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.