Find quotes from this poem, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Man and the Natural World Quotes
This wizened earth has never troubled usWith hay, so as you see, there are no stacksOr stooks that can be lost. (3-5)
Isolation Quotes
Nor are there treesWhich might prove company (5-6)
Fear Quotes
We are prepared: we build our houses squat, (1)
The Home Quotes
We are prepared: we build our houses squat,Sink walls in rock and roof them with good slate. (1-2)