And thou didst wear in knightly ring,
Of all, the stateliest mien;
And thou didst prove, where spears are proved,
In war, the bravest heart:
Oh! ever the renown’d and loved
Thou wert—and there thou art!
“Thou that my boyhood’s guide
Didst take fond joy to be!—
The times I’ve sported at thy side,
And climb’d thy parent knee!