Trembling with curious delight

She rose on tip-toe, gazing through

The mass of heads which, like a hedge,

Bordered the avenue.

The sound of horns, which rolled and broke

Like summer thunder, and the crash

Of cymbals, while the hound-like drum

Howled underneath the lash;

The toss of plumes, the neigh of steeds,

The silken murmur of attire,