Her presence made it holy, not its seed)

Why all with ireful looks thus threat'ned me?

'It is supposed, Bellama fair,' quoth he,

'The goddess of this walk was forced by you

To this benighted path to bid adieu.'

'Alas!' quoth I (meanwhile the thistle paus'd),

1470'Their wrath is undeserved, I never caused

By any ill demeans that saint to leave

This place, and widow every branch and greave.

Unto your testates I myself refer,