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HEBREW MELODIES.
VI.
"Belshazzar's grave is made,
"His kingdom pass'd away,
"He in the balance weighed,
"Is light and worthless clay.
"The shroud, his robe of state,
"His canopy, the stone;
"The Mede is at his gate!
"The Persian on his throne!"