belfries
a tower where bells hang
rent
split open; torn apart
forlorn
sad; melancholy
pealed
rang out loudly
doth
archaic form of "does"
prevail
win out in the end
sublime
awesome; exalted; beautiful
Christendom
the land where Christians live (in this case, the United States)
accursed
cursed; terrible
hearth-stones
homes
