And rushed upon them with a cry.

Him Angad smote,—for, sure, he thought

This was the fiend they long had sought.

From his huge mouth by Angad felled,

The blood in rushing torrents welled,

As, like a mountain from his base

Uptorn, he dropped upon his face.

Thus fell the mighty fiend: and they

Through the thick wood pursued their way;

Then, weary with the toil, reclined