Sentence:  At length th' Almighty caſt a pitying eye, / And mercy ſoftly touch'd his melting breaſt: / He ſaw the town's one half in <WSD>rubbiſh</WSD> lie, / And eager flames give on to ſtorm the reſt. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Debris or ruins of buildings.