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 Rh And hush, hush, hush! the dreamy rout Came close with a ghastly bustle, Like the whirlwind in the hazel-bush, When it makes the dry leaves rustle: And faster, faster! ring, ring, ring! To and fro they sway and swing; Snorting and snuffing they skim the ground, And the sparks spurt up, and the stones run round.

How flew the moon high overhead, In the wild race madly driven! In and out, how the stars danced about. And reeled o'er the flashing heaven! "What ails my love? the moon shines bright: Bravely the dead men ride thro' the night. Is my love afraid of the quiet dead?" "Alas! let them sleep in their dusty bed."