Book 2 / Act 5 — SPINOSA.
Reading edition
A mighty oak here ruined lies, Its top was wont to kiss the skies, Why is it now o'erthrown?— The peasants needed, so they said, Its wood wherewith to build a shed, And so they've cut it down.
Reading edition
A mighty oak here ruined lies, Its top was wont to kiss the skies, Why is it now o'erthrown?— The peasants needed, so they said, Its wood wherewith to build a shed, And so they've cut it down.