Of the fierce wind, while mid-day lightnings prowl

Insidiously, untimely thunders growl;

While trees, dim-seen, in frenzied numbers, tear

The lingering remnant of their yellow hair,

And shivering wolves, surprised with darkness, howl

As if the sun were not. He raised his eye

Soul-smitten; for, that instant, did appear[358]

Large space ('mid dreadful clouds) of purest sky,

An azure disc[359]—shield of Tranquillity;

Invisible, unlooked-for, minister