Chapter 31 No.31

It was a lodge of ample size,

But strange of structure and device;

Of such materials as around

The workman's hand had readiest found.

510 Lopped of their boughs, their hoar trunks bared,

And by the hatchet rudely squared,

To give the walls their destined height,

The sturdy oak and ash unite;

While moss and clay and leaves co