Admonitory texts inscribed the walls,

Each in its ornamental scroll enclosed;

Each also crowned with winged heads—a pair

Of rudely painted cherubim. The floor

Of nave and aisle, in unpretending guise,

Was occupied by oaken benches ranged

In seemly rows; the chancel only showed

Some inoffensive marks of earthly state

And vain distinction. A capacious pew

Of sculptured oak stood here, with drapery lined;