There was a sound of revelry by night,[290]

And Belgium's Capital had gathered then

Her Beauty and her Chivalry—and bright

The lamps shone o'er fair women and brave men;[hf]

A thousand hearts beat happily; and when

Music arose with its voluptuous swell,

Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again,

And all went merry as a marriage bell; [3.B.]

But hush! hark! a deep sound strikes like a rising knell!