Scan 380
The violin, its famous makers and their imitators, 1887
32 lines. Read by computer on 28 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1ANECDOTES.
3Ralpho dispatch'd with speedy haste,
4And having ty'd Crowdero fast,
5He gave Sir Knight the end of cord,
6To lead the captive of his sword.
8The Squire in state rode on before,
9And on his nut-brown whinyard bore
10The Trophy-Fiddle, and the case
11Leaning on shoulder, like a mace.¹
12The Knight himself did after ride,
13Leading Crowdero by his side,
14And tow'd him if he lagg'd behind,
15Like boat against the tide and wind.
16Thus grave and solemn they march on,
17Until quite thro' the town th' had gone,
18At further end of which there stands
19An ancient castle, that commands²
20Th' adjacent parts; in all the fabric
21You shall not see one stone nor a brick
22But all of wood, by powerful spell
23Of magic made impregnable.
25Thither arriv'd, th' advent'rous Knight
26And bold Squire from their steeds alight
27At th' outward wall, near which there stands
28A bastile, built t' imprison hands;
30¹ The Fiddle-case referred to is one covered with leather, studded with nails, and with a lid opening at the end, and might be likened unto a mace.
31² This is an enigmatical description of a pair of stocks and whipping-post. It is so pompous and sublime that we are surprised so noble a structure could be raised from so ludicrous a subject. We perceive wit and humour in the strongest light in every part of the description."—Note by Dr. Grey.
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