limb’s crotch,

Stirs the drowsy, drowsy embers till the cozy

fire beams

And flickers dance like gnomes and elves athwart

the glowing dreams

Of the sleeping town-bred fisher who is stretched

with placid soul

On the earth in sweeter slumber than his town

couch can cajole.

Ah, ’tis tough on bone and muscle, is this chas-