What made sweet and gay music in the Lord’s palace & ground
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Explanation:
If I were Lord of Tartary,
Myself, and me alone,
My bed should be of ivory,
Of beaten gold my throne;
And in my court should peacocks flaunt,
And in my forests tigers haunt,
And in my pools great fishes slant
Their fins athwart the sun.
If I were Lord of Tartary,
Trumpeters every day
To all my meals should summon me,
And in my courtyards bray;
And in the evening lamps should shine,
Yellow as honey, red as wine,
While harp, and flute, and mandoline
Made music sweet and gay.
If I were Lord of Tartary,
I’d wear a robe of beads,
White, and gold, and green they’d be —
And small and thick as seeds;
And ere should wane the morning star,
I’d don my robe and scimitar.
And zebras seven should draw my car
Through Tartary’s dark glades.
Lord of the fruits of Tartary.
Her rivers silver-pale!
Lord of the hills of Tartary.
Glen, thicket, wood, and dale!
Her flashing stars, her scented breeze,
Her trembling lakes, like foamless seas,
Her bird-delighting citron-trees,
In every purple vale!
Meanings:
lord: a man of high office; a nobleman
ivory: a hard yellowish white part that forms the tusk of animals like the elephant and rhino.
flaunt: to show off
haunt: to scare away someone
athwart: to move from one side to another
trumpeters: people playing the trumpets
summon: call
bray: a loud harsh sound
harp, flute, mandolin: musical instruments
gay: happy
clustered: a group or a collection of
ere: before
wane: decrease in size
scimitar: a short sword with a curved blade
don: to wear
robe: a long loose garment
draw my car: pull the carriage
glen: narrow valley
thicket: a group of bushes
wood: forest
dale, vale: a valley
trembling: shaking