By laying hold on tail and maingon You Hale 677 Which oft he us'd instead of rein. w [10 But now we talk of mounting steed, Jo Before we further do proceed, id to floound 420 It doth behove us to say something, cintail! Of that which bore our valiant bumkingum ofi.I The beast was sturdy, large, and tall, arrobau 101 With mouth of meal, and eyes of wall; ziwT I would say eye for hi had butione,tilppab 425 As most agree, though some say noné...o bil 47 He was well stay'd, and in his gaity and ec 102 Preserv'd a grave, majestic state!l b' iW 10 At spur or switch, no more he skipp'd,...] We shall not need to say what lack Of leather was upon his back; For that was hidden under pad, : And breech of knight gall'd füll as bad. Which on his rider he should flirt, " With arm'd heel, or with unarm'd, kick'd:: 445 4.50 455 A Squire he had, whose name was Ralph, That in th' adventure went his half.oni Though writers, for more stately tone, tou es Do call him Ralpho, 'tis all one: And when we can with metre safe, en bu A We'll call him so; if not, plain Ralph; (For rhyme the rudder is of verses, With which, like ships, they steer their courses,) An equal stock of wit and valour, e non volan465 A To his great ancestor, her heir: así titu Whom they destroy'd both great and small. The Knight's, but one of another kind,⠀⠀⠀ (480 Some call it gifts, and some new lights in W A lib'ral art, that costs no painsi Of study, industry, or brains. His wit was sent him for a token. 485 But in the carriage, crack'd and broken, f. Like commendation ninepence crook'd With-to and from my love-it look'd,.. He ne'er consider'd it, as loathto boote hur A To look a gift-horse in the mouthgui bil 490 And very wisely would lay, forth T vidaim ofT No more upon it than 'twas worthle of dua diiW t But as he got it freely, so iw ti oreol hiⱭ To dive like wild fowl for salvation,oo qoob A And fish to catch regeneration.lt en l'isl af. This light inspires and plays upon.qpm. A 12515 The nose of saint, like bagpipe drone, Lila LaA And speaks through hollow empty soul,imA H As through a trunk, or whisp'ring hole,...! I^ Such language as no mortal ear ratios wrongd But spiritual, eaves-droppers can hear So Phœbus, or some friendly muse, Into small poets song infuse; 520 Which they at second-hand rehearse arbor 91 Through reed or bagpipe, verse for verse.ow A Thus Ralph became infallible, rán is blu525 As three or four-legg'd oracle, Las Audi; tuT The ancient cup, or modern chair;dmou 18:177 Spoke truth point-blank, though unaware.o For mystic learning, wondrous ablenzo Dol In magic talisman, and cabal, i modi good hi5g0 Whose primitive tradition reaches gist'voɛ 10 As far as Adam's first green breeches;qoïb 10 I Deep-sighted in intelligences,ab odam b'vouT Ideas, atoms, influences;le, 'out gebro And much of terra incognita, i I Th' intelligible world, could say; b H |