Yea, he strideth then

Upon the flower-hung couches of the field,

And traileth him thereon his robe,

And lo, the flowers do die of thirst

And parch of scoarching of his breath.

Yea, and ’mid the musics of the earth he strideth him,

And full-songed throats are mute.

Yea, music dieth of his luring glance.

And e’en the love of earth he seeketh out

And turneth it unto a folly-play.