To hearken to the marvels of his voyage.
…
There is a stillness over sea and heaven—
A placid calm, a holy peace; alas!
Whence is that sudden cry—that rising flame
That bursts from the fair vessel? ’Tis no fire
Of heaven, no angry lightning, that hath struck
And blasted it! A moment, and the scene
That was so fair is changed; the heavens above
And still as ever; but the death-fire glows