One red swol'n arm, that pinned the hairy fright,

Strong as a god's, iron at the gullet's brawn:

Dug in its midriff, the close knees, updrawn,

Wedged, as with steel, the glutton sides that strove,—

A shaggy bulk,—with hoofs that drove and drove.

And then she saw how Urience swiftly slipped

One arm, the monster's tearing tusks had ripped

And ribboned redly, to the dagger's hilt,—

Which at his hip hung long, its haft gold-gilt;—

Flame-like it flashed; and then, as bright as ice,