By the time the storm had blown over the ship was lying awrack on the craggy rocks, all of her crew dead.

So Dan, by dint of noise, obtains a peace, And with his natural untender knack, By new distress, bids former grievance cease, Like tears dried up with rugged huckaback, That sets the mournful visage all awrack ;

But hard blew the winds, and his ship was awrack; His ship it was awrack!

Now falls thy kingdom, Morgan, all awrack, For Uther dies, and England waits a king.

Sometimes it almost seems that the writer takes a perverse delight in finding the times out of joint, finding everything awrack and awry.

His mighty weapon trailing at his back, His gilded five-hued streamers all awrack.

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