Nor pause at the brook's side to drink;

In the race he will not pant,

In the combat he'll not faint;

On the stones he will not stumble,560

Time nor toil shall make him humble;

In the stall he will not stiffen,

But be wingèd as a Griffin,

Only flying with his feet:

And will not such a voyage be sweet?

Shall our bonny black horses skim over the ground!