Of pine-trees lightning-struck and broke.

I've marked the May Hill ploughman stay

There on his hill, day after day

Driving his team against the sky,

While men and women live and die.

And now and then he seems to stoop

To clear the coulter with the scoop,

Or touch an ox to haw or gee

While Severn stream goes out to sea.

The sea with all her ships and sails,