#NaPoWriMo 2024 day sixteen

the character and pursuits
of the famous gentleman
--the name I desire--
(one of those gentlemen
that keep a lance
in the lance-rack,
an old buckler,
a lean hack,
a greyhound for coursing)
 
he made a brave figure
 
the age of this gentleman
was bordering on fifty;
he was of a hardy habit,
spare, gaunt-featured,
a very early riser and
a great sportsman
 
there is some difference of opinion
among the authors
(the subject)
 
from reasonable conjectures
it seems plain
he was called
 
this is of little importance to our tale;
it will be enough not to stray
from the truth
in the telling of it.