And telling him to mind that precious bull—

He's fresh from town, poor lad, and does not know

What danger lurks amid the beautiful;

Here a tall oak its branches flingeth out,

As if it said—"I am of trees the king!"

And there an aged hawthorn spreads about

Its crooked arms—a queer misshapen thing;

Far off you see a mill—more trees—some houses—

Look at this frisking colt, why what a kicker!—

Feathers and parasols! here come the spouses