Such as is put into a tree, which turns
Away from the north wind with what nest it holds."B
B: The Ring and the Book—Canon Caponsacchi, 1374-1376.
The Pope—who, if any one, speaks for Browning—declares that
"Brute and bird, reptile and the fly,
Ay and, I nothing doubt, even tree, shrub, plant
And flower o' the field, are all in a common pact
To worthily defend the trust of trusts,
Life from the Ever Living."C
C: The Ring and the Book—The Pope, 1076-1081.