A Wheelman's poem from 1883

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Wheelman's Song.

OH, the knights of the olden time

Were brave and strong and true,

And they loved their faithful steeds,

My wheel, as I love you.

 

And swiftly forth they rode,

Some knightly deed to do,

To win their lady's praise,

And for her hand to sue.

 

Knight of the wheel am I,

My lady's eyes are blue;

I kneel to kiss her hand;

She whispers, "I'll be true."

--Greylock. "Wheelman's Song." Outing and The Wheelmen. December 1883. p. 192