17.12.2012, 12:31
Vouch not the pow'r of chivalry 's decay'd
With the tourney and the ladye has flown,
Are there not breasts that its inspirings own
Where inward stars of honour are display 'd?
Tho' possessing not th* adventitious aid
Of custom, the self-constituted laws
Gain more than the transitory applause
Of him who triumph'd with the champion's blade,
With Acre's Hero was the chasten'd style
Somewhat reviving th' ancient mttitaire,
Appreciation show'd that the surprise
Testified it was as his valour — rare : —
Will not repressing conscious puissance dare
More than the boaster whose profession lies?
With the tourney and the ladye has flown,
Are there not breasts that its inspirings own
Where inward stars of honour are display 'd?
Tho' possessing not th* adventitious aid
Of custom, the self-constituted laws
Gain more than the transitory applause
Of him who triumph'd with the champion's blade,
With Acre's Hero was the chasten'd style
Somewhat reviving th' ancient mttitaire,
Appreciation show'd that the surprise
Testified it was as his valour — rare : —
Will not repressing conscious puissance dare
More than the boaster whose profession lies?