As the night grew more old and unpleasant,

We saw in the distance a horn,

Out of which a miraculous crescent

To the sides of the road was outborne;

’Twas Sal’s father’s horn lanthorn there present,

The crescent distinct from the horn.

And I said—He is better than Dian;

But I wish that his light had more size,—

And the light wasn’t much for its size;

He has guess’d—that’s a thing to rely on—