"If thou art brave in battle's hour

As thou art bold in pleasure's rout;

If thou canst make the lances fly

As thou canst fling thy words about;

"If thou canst in the vega fight

As thou the ladies' eyes canst praise;

And show on horseback half the skill

That marks thee in the dance's maze;

"Meet with the briskness of the joust

The challenge of the deadly lance,