Of the city and the sea.

Come from what far sea-isles or pestilent parts?

Come from what feverish or methodic marts?

Their eyes are filled with bitter, cunning hate,

They fight their instincts that they cannot sate;

Around red females who befool them, they

Herd frenzied till the dawn of sober day.

The panelling is fiery with lewd art;

Out of the wall nitescent knick-knacks dart;

Fat Bacchuses and leaping satyrs in