And out he rode a-colonelling,

A wight he was, whose very sight wou'd

Intitle him, Mirrour of Knighthood;

That never bow'd his stubborn knee

To any thing but chivalry;

Nor put up blow, but that which laid

Right Worshipful on shoulder-blade:

Chief of domestic knights and errant,

Either for chartel or for warrant:

Great in the bench, great in the saddle,