Returned her all the thanks she could afford,
And took her friendly hostess at her word;
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Who, entering first her lowly roof, a shed }
With hoary moss and winding ivy spread, }
Honest enough to hide an humble hermit's head, }
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Thus graciously bespoke her welcome guest: }
So might these walls, with your fair presence blest, }
Become your dwelling-place of everlasting rest; }