The rich man, Mister Astor
Kissed his darling wife

from Bob Dylan – Tempest Lyrics on Rap Genius

This is John Jacob Astor, perhaps the richest American at the time, returning to America with his new trophy wife, a former Mistress, having gone to Europe for a honeymoon away from the scandal, she being much younger than he. She survived the sinking, but Astor did not.

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