:The roof over the supper joyously cooked by the chaste wife, and joyously eaten by the chaste husband, content after his day's work.

29. The shapes arise!

The shape of the prisoner's place in the court-room, and of him or her seated in the place,

The shape of the pill-box, the disgraceful ointment-box, the nauseous application, and him or her applying it,

The shape of the liquor-bar leaned against by the young rum-drinker and the old rum-drinker,

The shape of the shamed and angry stairs, trod by sneaking footsteps,

The shape of the sly settee, and the adulterous unwholesome couple,

The shape of the gambling-board with its devilish winnings and losings,

The shape of the slats of the bed of a corrupted body, the bed of the corruption of gluttony or alcoholic drinks,

The shape of the step-ladder for the convicted and sentenced murderer, the murderer with haggard face and pinioned arms,

The sheriff at hand with his deputies, the silent and white-lipped crowd, the sickening dangling of the rope.

30. The shapes arise!

Shapes of doors giving so many exits and entrances,

The door passing the dissevered friend, flushed, and in haste,