He must have been a jovial king. 40

VI.

All round a hedge upshoots, and shows

At distance like a little wood;

Thorns, ivies, woodbine, mistletoes,

And grapes with bunches red as blood;

All creeping plants, a wall of green 45

Close-matted, bur and brake and briar,

And glimpsing over these, just seen,

High up, the topmost palace-spire.