Whate'er was offered he would never leave.

MAGNIFICENT a handsome horse had got,

It ambled well, or cantered, or would trot;

He greatly valued it, and for its pace,

'Twas called the Pad; it stept with wond'rous grace:

By Aldobrandin it was highly praised;

Enough was this: the knight's fond hopes were raised;

Who offered to exchange, but t'other thought,

He in a barter might perhaps be caught.

'Tis not, said he, that I the horse refuse;