...ots; upon the doors Gleamed polished tortoise shells from Indian seas: And gems of price and yellow jasper shone On couch and coverlet, whose greater part Dipped more than once within the vats of Tyre Had drunk their juice; and part were feathered gold; Part crimson dyed, in manner as are passed Through Pharian leash the threads. There waited slaves In number as a people, some in ranks By dif...