. The ballad of Beau Brocade, and other poems of the XVIIIth century. iCfntfemanoftfte Qld Schoof /\ 1 ) E lived in that past Georgian day, When men were less inclined to sayThat Time is Gold, and overlay With toil their pleasure;He held some land, and dwelt thereon,—Where, I forget,—the house is gone;His Christian name, I think, was John,— His surname, Leisure. 24 A Gentleman of the Old School. Reynolds has painted him,—a faceFilled with a fine, old-fashioned grace,Fresh-coloured, frank, with neer a trace Of trouble shaded;The eyes are blue, the hair is drestIn plainest way,—one hand is prest

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. The ballad of Beau Brocade, and other poems of the XVIIIth century. iCfntfemanoftfte Qld Schoof /\ 1 ) E lived in that past Georgian day, When men were less inclined to sayThat Time is Gold, and overlay With toil their pleasure;He held some land, and dwelt thereon,—Where, I forget,—the house is gone;His Christian name, I think, was John,— His surname, Leisure. 24 A Gentleman of the Old School. Reynolds has painted him,—a faceFilled with a fine, old-fashioned grace,Fresh-coloured, frank, with neer a trace Of trouble shaded;The eyes are blue, the hair is drestIn plainest way,—one hand is prestDeep in a flapped canary vest, With buds brocaded. He wears a brown old Brunswick coat,With silver buttons,—round his throat,A soft cravat;—in all you note An elder fashion,—A strangeness, which, to us who shineIn shapely hats,—whose coats combineAll harmonies of hue and line, Inspires compassion. A Gentleman of the Old School. 25 He lived so long ago, you see !Men were untravelled then, but we,Like Ariel, post oer land and sea With careless parti

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