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VGW(HU.751.060
4 Jul 1751:11, 12 (27)
Hanover, May 10, 1751. Mr. Hunter, We had a violent storm
of rain, thunder, and lightning her yesterday. . . .
Immediately after, I digested them into the following poem;
interspersed with a few serious reflections, which the
solemn scene seemed naturally to suggest. . . .
I.
Now when the war of elements is o'er
And heav'n's artillery cease to flash and roar;
Calm'd by his sovereign nod, who bids
Th' etherial forces rage or fall;
. . . [8 lines and 9 more verses]
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