Ye Carpette Knyghte
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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.