Close as thy bark, old friend!
Here shall the wild bird sing,
And still thy branches bend.
Old tree, the storm still brave!
And, woodman, leave the spot;
While I’ve a hand to save,
Thy axe shall harm it not.
[40] Foreˊfa-ther, an ancestor, as a grandfather, or great-grandfather.
[41] Fa-milˊiar, well-known.
[42] Re-nownˊ, fame, high honor.