Or cumber with their trunks the littered ground;
The solid beams and rafters does he hew,
Or labors hard to roll or heave them round;
Or squares their sides, or shapes the joints aright
To match their fellows and the whole unite.
IX.
The beams now hewn, he frames the building square,
Each joint adjusting to its counterpart—
Tier over tier with labor does he bear,
Timber on timber closes every part,