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But in this grove the trees Had been so thickly planted, and had thriven In such perplexed and intricate array; 35 That vainly did I seek, beneath [1] their stems A length of open space, where to and fro My feet might move without concern or care; And, baffled thus, though earth from day to day Was fettered, and the air by storm disturbed, 40 I ceased the shelter to frequent, [2]  and prized, Less than I wished to prize, that calm recess. BUT IN THIS GROVE THE TREES HAD BEEN SO THICKLY PLANTED AND HAD THRIVEN IN SUCH PERPLEXED AND INTRICATE ARRAY THAT VAINLY DID I SEEK BENEATH THEIR STEMS A LENGTH OF OPEN SPACE WHERE TO AND FRO MY FEET MIGHT MOVE WITHOUT CONCERN OR CARE AND BAFFLED THUS THOUGH EARTH FROM DAY TO DAY WAS FETTERED AND THE AIR BY STORM DISTURBED I CEASED THE SHELTER TO FREQUENT AND PRIZED LESS THAN I WISHED TO PRIZE THAT CALM RECESS
th the roof 10 Of that perennial shade, a cloistral place Of refuge, with an unincumbered floor. Here, in safe covert, on the shallow snow, And, sometimes, on a speck of visible earth, The redbreast near me hopped; nor was I loth 15 To sympathise with vulgar coppice birds That, for protection from the nipping blast, Hither repaired.--A single beech-tree grew Within this grove of firs! and, on the fork Of that one beech, appeared a thrush's nest; 20 A last year's nest, conspicuously built At such small elevation from the ground As gave sure sign that they, who in that house Of nature and of love had made their home Amid the fir-trees, all the summer long 25 Dwelt in a tranquil spot. And oftentimes, A few sheep, stragglers from some mountain-flock, Would watch my motions with suspicious stare, From the remotest outskirts of the grove,-- Some nook where they had made their final stand, 30 Huddling together from two fears--the fear Of me and of the storm. Full many an hour Here did I lose. ROVE WHITHER I WAS WONT TO HASTEN FOR I FOUND BENEATH THE ROOF OF THAT PERENNIAL SHADE A CLOISTRAL PLACE OF REFUGE WITH AN UNENCUMBERED FLOOR HERE IN SAFE COVERT ON THE SHALLOW SNOW AND SOMETIMES ON A SPECK OF VISIBLE EARTH THE REDBREAST NEAR ME HOPPED NOR WAS I LOATH TO SYMPATHIZE WITH VULGAR COPPICE BIRDS THAT FOR PROTECTION FROM THE NIPPING BLAST HITHER REPAIRED A SINGLE BEECH TREE GREW WITHIN THIS GROVE OF FIRS AND ON THE FORK OF THAT ONE BEECH APPEARED A THRUSH'S NEST A LAST YEAR'S NEST CONSPICUOUSLY BUILT AT SUCH SMALL ELEVATION FROM THE GROUND AS GAVE SURE SIGN THAT THEY WHO IN THAT HOUSE OF NATURE AND OF LOVE HAD MADE THEIR HOME AMID THE FIR TREES ALL THE SUMMER LONG DWELT IN A TRANQUIL SPOT AND OFTENTIMES A FEW SHEEP STRAGGLERS FROM SOME MOUNTAIN FLOCK WOULD WATCH MY MOTIONS WITH SUSPICIOUS STARE FROM THE REMOTEST OUTSKIRTS OF THE GROVE SOME NOOK WHERE THEY HAD MADE THEIR FINAL STAND HUDDLING TOGETHER FROM TWO FEARS FEAR OF ME AND OF THE STORM FULL MANY AN HOUR HERE DID I LOSE
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