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The bard hath ceased his song, and bound
    The falchion to his side;
E'en for the marriage altar crowned,
    The lover quits his bride!
And all this haste, and change, and fear,
    By earthly clarion spread!
How will it be when kingdoms hear
    The blast that wakes the dead?