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...in their nests : A slaughter to be told in groans not words, — The very St. Bartholomew of Birds ! The summer came, and all the birds were dead ! The...orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars ; and around Each cultivated field and garden bed, Hosts of devouring insects crawled, and found No foe to check...

...in their nests ; . A slaughter to be told in groans, not words, The very St. Bartholomew of Birds ! The Summer came, and all the birds were dead; The...the orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around 1 The cultivated fields and garden beds Hosts of devouring insects crawled, and found No foe to check...

...of birds followed ; then came a hot summer, the days like coals, the ground burned to ashes, and " In the orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around...had made The land a desert, without leaf or shade." The town, like Herod, was devoured by worms, because, like him, it had slaughtered the innocents. From...

...birds followed • then came a hot summer, the days like coals, the ground burned to ashes, and ' " In the orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around...had made The land a desert, without leaf or shade." The town, like Herod, was devoured by worms, because, like him, it had slaughtered the innocents. From...

...famine in their nests ; A slaughter to be told in groans, not words, The very St Bartholomew of Birds ! The Summer came, and all the birds were dead ; The...like hot coals ; the very ground Was burned to ashes ; and the orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around The cultivated fields and garden beds Hosts...

...Dooms! A few lost leaves blushed crimson with The Summer came, and all the birds ! t h e j r sname, were dead; The days were like hot coals; the very...caterpillars, and around The cultivated fields and garden-beds Hosts of devouring insects crawled, and found No foe to check their march, till they And...

...famine in their nests : A slaughter to be told in groans, not words, The very St. Bartholomew of Birds ! The Summer came, and all the birds were dead ; The...caterpillars, and around The cultivated fields and garden beds Devoured by worms, like Herod, was the town, Because, like Herod, it had ruthlessly Slaughtered the...

...famine in their nests; A slaughter to be told in groans, not words, The very St Bartholomew of Birds ! The Summer came, and all the birds were dead ; The days were like hot coals; the very ground Was bumed to ashes ; in the orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around The cultivated fields and...

...create, The ceaseless fusillade of terror ran. Dead fell the birds, with blood-stains on their breast*, Or wounded crept away from sight of man, While the...were like hot coals; the very ground Was burned to aahes ; in the orchards fed Myriads of caterpillars, and around The cultivated fields and garden-beds...