But he was meek, nor let his pride appear;

Nay, truth to speak, he felt a sense of fear,

Lest the rude beast, unmindful of the rein,

Should take a fancy to turn back again.

He found, and wonder ’tis he found, his way,

The orders many that he must obey:

“Now to the right, then left, and now again 250

Directly onward, through the winding lane;

Then, half way o’er the common, by the mill,

Turn from the cottage and ascend the hill;