Spend with our lord thy happy hours;

The mighty lord who makes his own

The treasures of the worlds o'erthrown.”

Then, as a tear bedewed her eye,

The hapless lady made reply:

“I loathe, with heart and soul detest

The shameful life your words suggest.

Eat, if you will, this mortal frame:

My soul rejects the sin and shame.

A homeless wanderer though he be,