by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll
Ye Carpette Knyghte
Language: English
I have a horse -- a ryghte goode horse-- Ne doe I envye those Who scoure ye playne yn headye course Tyll soddayne on theyre nose They lyghte wyth unexpected force -- Yt ys -- a horse of clothes. I have a saddel -- "Say'st thou soe? Wyth styrruppes, Knyghte, to boote?" I sayde not that--I answere "Noe" -- Yt lacketh such, I woote: Yt ys a mutton-saddel, loe! Parte of ye fleecye brute. I have a bytte -- a ryghte good bytte -- As shall bee seene yn tyme. Ye jawe of horse yt wyll not fytte; Yts use ys more sublyme. Fayre Syr, how deemest thou of yt? Yt ys -- thys bytte of rhyme.
Authorship:
- by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (1832 - 1898), as Lewis Carroll, appears in Rhyme? and Reason?, first published 1883 [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Gary Bachlund (b. 1947), "Ye Carpette Knyghte", 2014 [medium voice or high voice and piano] [ sung text checked 1 time]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2017-11-14
Line count: 18
Word count: 109