How we cite our quotes: (Line)
Quote #4
But only a belilaced cellar hole,
Now slowly closing like a dent in dough. (46-47)
There's an inevitability to the overgrowth in this image. Nature grows rampant, now that those who civilized this place are long gone. That's Nature 1, Man 0.
Quote #5
A brook that was the water of the house,
Cold as a spring as yet so near its source,
Too lofty and original to rage. (50-52)
If nature is often destructive, it can also be redemptive. Hey, this brook is what kept the people of the house alive and sustained, and it can do the same for you. Why not drink up?