Homework Help: English

Posted by Alexis on Friday, November 11, 2011 at 7:41pm.

What is the meaning of this stanza?
Money maketh festival,
Wine she buys, and beds can strow;
Round the necks of captains tall,
Money wins them chains to throw,
Marches soldiers to and fro,
Gaineth ladies with sweet eyes:
These alone can ne'er bestow
Youth, and health, and Paradise.

English - SraJMcGin, Friday, November 11, 2011 at 8:15pm
Try some of the following links on that Scottish ballade:

http://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&p=Money%20maketh%20festival%2C%20Wine%20she%20buys%2C%20and%20beds%20can%20strow%3B%20Round%20the%20necks%20of%20captains%20tall%2C%20Money%20wins%20them%20chains%20to%20throw%2C%20Marches%20soldiers%20to%20and%20fro%2C%20Gaineth%20ladies%20with%20sweet%20eyes%3A%20These%20alone%20can%20ne%27er%20bestow%20Youth%2C%20and%20health%2C%20and%20Paradise.

Sra

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