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Their unappeased ghosts will shriek, REVENGE ! 

 The temples of the gods, the all- viewing heaven, 

 The gods themsehes shall justify the cry, 

 And swell the general sound REVENGE! REVENGE! 



PAYNE, 



DUNCAN'S WARNING. 



As* o'er the heath, amid his steel-clad thanes, 



The royal Duncan rode in martial pride, 

 Where, full to view, high-.topp'd with glittering vanes, 



Macbeth" s strong towers o'erhung the mountain's side ; 



Inf dusky mantle wrapp'd, a grisly form 

 Rush'd with a giant's stride across his way; 



And thus, while howl'd around the rising storm, 

 In hollow thundering accents pour'd dismay. 



" Stop,$ O King ! thy destined course, 

 Furl thy standard, turn thy horse; 

 Death besets this onward track, 

 Come no further, quickly back. 



" Hear'st thou not the raven's croak ? 

 Seest thou not the blasted oak 

 Feel'st thou not the loaded sky? 

 Read thy danger, King, and FLY. 



" Lo ! yon castle's banners glare 

 Bloody through the troubled air : 

 Lo ! what spectres on the roof, 

 Frowning, bid thee stand aloof. 



" Murder, like an eagle, waits, 

 Perch'd above the gloomy gates, 

 Just in act to pounce his prey ; 

 Come not near AWAY ! AWAY ! 



" Let not plighted faith beguile ; 

 Honor's semblance, Beauty's smile ; 

 Fierce ambition's venom'd dart 

 Rankles in the fest'ring heart. 



* Descriptive, requiring little more than level speaking, 

 t The manner becomes more serious, with a feeling of alarm, 

 f. This warning requires a peculiarly solemn and earnest tone ad 

 manner. 



