(Ay, for we see them)—Thamuris of Thrace
Predominating foremost of the band.
Therefore the morn-ray that enriched his face,
If it gave lambent chill, took flame again
From flush of pride; he saw, he knew the place.
What wind arrived with all the rhythms from plain,
Hill, dale, and that rough wildwood interspersed?
Compounding these to one consummate strain,
It reached him, music; but his own outburst
Of victory concluded the account,