Ye Carpette Knyghte

by Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

I have a horse; a ryghte good horse -
Ne doe Y envye those
Who scoure ye playne yn headye course
Tyll soddayne on theyre nose
They lyghte wyth unexpected force
Yt ys; a horse of clothes.
I have a saddel; "Say'st thou soe?
Wyth styrruppes, Knyghte, to boote?"
I sayde not that; I answere "Noe" -
Yt lacketh such, I woote:
Yt ys a mutton-saddel, loe!
Parte of ye fleecye brute.
I have a bytte; a ryghte good bytte -
As shall bee seene yn tyme.
Ye jawe of horse yt wyll not fytte;
Yts use ys more sublyme.
Fayre Syr, how deemest thou of yt?
Yt ys; thys bytte of rhyme.





Last updated May 02, 2015