The drifts of frankincense and myrrh,

And amorous lithe shapes that purr....

'Tis finished. Turn the page

To where man cased his bones in fat.

His mate moved like a tiger-cat

Until he built her cage.

"You, I have watched you all who sat

Successive round the food-stained mat,

And reckoned many who lived for that

Alone; have seen the mark