A rider approaches, is this your man?”

Ay, mark that coal-black barb that skims,

With flowing mane and graceful limbs,

As lightly onward o’er the lea

As greyhound from the leash set free;

Observe the rider’s flashing eye,

His gallant front and bearing high;

His slender form, which scarce appears

Fitted to manhood’s riper years;

The easy grace with which at need