And all that ministers to our ease
And puts dull carking care to flight.
They sang of banquets in gorgeous halls,
Of raiment tinct with saffron dyes;
Of ivory towers and crystal walls
And beauty in many a wondrous guise,
And all that fascinates and enthralls
The saint and the sinner, the fool and the wise.
Wily Ulysses at heart was sound—
At least he was quite a family man;