She spread her wings; some few beneath them crawl;
She spread them wider yet, but could not cover all.
To augment their woes, the winds began to move,
Debate in air for empty fields above,
Till Boreas got the skies, and poured amain
His rattling hailstones, mixed with snow and rain.
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The joyless morning late arose, and found }
A dreadful desolation reign around, }
Some buried in the snow, some frozen to the ground. }