Seeking a place of refuge[212] at the root

Of yon black Yew-tree, whose protruded boughs

Darken the silver bosom of the crag,[CS]

From which she draws her[213] meagre sustenance.

There in commodious shelter may we rest.

Or let us trace this streamlet to its[214] source;

Feebly it tinkles with an earthy sound,

And a few steps may bring us to the spot

Where, haply, crowned with flowerets and green herbs,

The mountain infant to the sun comes forth,