The host would have them treated
well, at his festal board,
Theirs was to be the best food.
Thus managed he to ward
The slightest breath of scandal,
which oft a king doth reach.
From guest to guest on went he,
with kindly words for each.
The host would have them treated
well, at his festal board,
Theirs was to be the best food.
Thus managed he to ward
The slightest breath of scandal,
which oft a king doth reach.
From guest to guest on went he,
with kindly words for each.