Burnt green, and blue and white.

"And some in dreams assured were

Of the spirit that plagued us so:

Nine fathom deep he had follow'd us

From the land of mist and snow.

"And every tongue, through utter drought,

Was withered at the root;

We could not speak, no more than if

We had been choked with soot.

"Ah! well a-day! what evil looks