There came a Wind like a Bugle -
It quivered through the Grass
And a Green Chill upon the Heat
So ominous did pass
We barred the Windows and the Doors
As from an Emerald Ghost -
The Doom's electric Moccasin
The very instant passed -
On a strange Mob of panting Trees
And Fences fled away
And Rivers where the Houses ran
Those looked that lived - that Day -
The Bell within the steeple wild
The flying tidings told -
Normally “rivers” are described as running, so it is curious to use “ran” to describe the house and not the river. Perhaps “ran” in this line is a way of describing the impact the storm’s strong winds on the houses nearby.
There came a Wind like a Bugle