to salute my king / With ruder terms, such as my wit affords / And over-joy of heart doth minister

So Wang and Tiger’s men rushed into such houses as were not too ablaze and they began to drag out booty of silken pieces and yards of cloth and garments and anything they could carry.

Confound all women, I say! muttered the young misogynist.

But there’s this difference; one is gold put to the use of paving-stones, and the other is tin polished to ape a service of silver.