Thaïs

ThaïsOne time in Alexandria, in wicked Alexandria,Where nights were wild with revelry, and life was but a game,There lived, so the report is, an adventuress and courtesan,The pride of Alexandria, and Thaïs was her name.Nearby in peace and piety, avoiding all society,There dwelt a band of holy men who'd built a refuge there,And in the desert's solitude they spurned all earthly follyto Devote their lives to holy works, to fasting and to prayer.Now one monk whom I solely mention of this group of ho...