And there will be a hundred robes
Of white wool for the priests.
“A hundred chains of burnished gold
For warriors brave and true;
And for young girls a roomful gay
Of festal mantles blue.
“Eight hundred nether garments good
For folk of poor estate,
And seemly gifts for every guest
Or be he small or great.
“A hundred skilled musicians there,
Each seated in his place,
Music will make, by day and night,
The festival to grace.
“And in the midst of all the court,
With fitting pomp and state,
Merlin the Bard that marriage high
Will duly celebrate.
“In short, the feast will all surpass
That e’er have been before;