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Pliicc Hie engine ! Seize the liosc 1
Let tho water boldly float
On tlx? fiendish fiery foe?,
A n d the engine puff her throat,

O the flamtts ! G the frames !
Winding, wafting, Uvi sting, turning,
Cracking, scorching, blaming, bi:rnini; f
Humimg, burning, burning 1

Hear those mmies [ Hear those
Save me, father! Save me, m other!
Sister, save mo 1 Save me, brother !
O hoar our an^rel btibv’s crv!
■O H i '
No i:10re. its lips :il lilies lie.

IlusJi! that clash! Gods, that crash!
M adly rising, tearing, dashing !
W ildly flouncing, flaring, flashing!
Red fiames iash the broken sash.

Hark, hark, within— a breath, a din !
Groaning, moaning, clinging, grasping,
Life on fire, a fire mail clasping t
Clamping, clasping, clasping!
Such love of kin should glory win.

Now, now you see the flames are free I
Sprouting, spreading, waving, soaring,
I’lunging, lo sin g , raging, roaring,
In a no hot sea of dread decree.

The high-raised throws from spurting hose..
Tending, bending, warping, winding,
Seeking, chasing, meeting, blinding,
Each blast that blows from fiery foes.