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(Written for W. G. Grace's Fiftieth Anniversary.)
When Arthur and his Table Round / Thought lusty thumps the best of sport, Sir, / And cups and cuffs, for all but muffs, / Were just the code the nobles taught, Sir, / Their jests were coarse, and swift their coursers, / Their throats were hoarse and strong as hawsers; / And they would shout a loud refrain / The while they pricked across a plain, / Observe this phrase just once again -- / The while they pricked across a plain.