’Twas ordered then to billet
the warriors in the town.
The king bade that his guests be
well-treated, as his own.
The wounded must be cared for
and granted quiet rest;—
E’en for his foes his kindness
the king did manifest.
’Twas ordered then to billet
the warriors in the town.
The king bade that his guests be
well-treated, as his own.
The wounded must be cared for
and granted quiet rest;—
E’en for his foes his kindness
the king did manifest.