There, laden now, they bore what Mary thought
The tender exiles, in the lonely wood,
Would need or miss the most, and likewise aught
That would most cheer or comfort their abode;
With useful household wares, securely piled,
But cumbersome for journeying through the wild.
VII.
He saw red Waban take each palfrey’s rein,
And slowly walk the laden beasts before;
He saw his Mary, with her little train