. The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet; ed. with a careful revision of the text. -m r _rs. APPENDIX. SFubenile iLines. JFrom Firgtl. [17S2.] In awful ruins ^tna thunders nigh,And sends in pitchy whirlwinds to the skyBlack clouds of smoke, which, still as they their dark sides there bursts the glowing fire ;At other times huge balls of fire are tossed,That lick the stars, and in the smoke are lost:Sometimes the mount, with vast convulsions huge rocks, which instantly are borneWith loud explosions to the starry stones made liquid as the huge mass flie

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. The poetical works of Sir Walter Scott, baronet; ed. with a careful revision of the text. -m r _rs. APPENDIX. SFubenile iLines. JFrom Firgtl. [17S2.] In awful ruins ^tna thunders nigh,And sends in pitchy whirlwinds to the skyBlack clouds of smoke, which, still as they their dark sides there bursts the glowing fire ;At other times huge balls of fire are tossed,That lick the stars, and in the smoke are lost:Sometimes the mount, with vast convulsions huge rocks, which instantly are borneWith loud explosions to the starry stones made liquid as the huge mass back again with greater weight recoils,While ^tna thundering from the bottom boils. ©n a STfjunttcr-Stcnn. [ Loud oer my head though awful thunders roll,And vivid lightnings flash from pole to pole, Yet tis thy voice, my God, that bids them fly. Thy arm directs those lightnings through the sky-Then let the good thy mighty name revere,And hardened sinners thy just vengeance fear. ©It t\}t Setting Sun. I1783.] Those evening clouds, that setting beauteous tints, serve to displ

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