Reynolds’sownremarkableverseisnotbetterknown。\"Letustrytoknowitalittlebetter。
IhavenotsucceededingettingReynolds’sfirstvolumeofpoems，whichwaspublishedbefore\"Endymion。\"ItcontainedsomeOrientalmelodies，andwonacarelessgoodwordfromByron。TheearliestworkofhisIcanlaymyhandonis\"TheFancy，aSelectionfromthePoeticalRemainsofthelatePeterCorcoran，ofGray’sInn，StudentatLaw，withabriefmemoirofhisLife。\"ThereisamottofromWordsworth：
\"Frankarethesports，thestainsarefugitive。\"{4}
ItwastheoldpalmytimeoftheRing。EveryoneknowshowByrontooklessonsfromJacksontheboxer；howShelleyhadafightatEtoninwhichhequotedHomer，butwaslickedbyasmallerboy；howChristopherNorthwhippedtheprofessionalpugilist；howKeatshimselfneverhadenoughoffightingatschool，andbeatthebutcherafterwards。HisfriendReynolds，also，likedaset—towiththegloves。Hisimaginarycharacter，PeterCorcoran，isapoeticallad，whobecomespossessedbyapassionforprize—fighting。Itseemsoddinapoet，but\"thestainsarefugitive。\"
Wewouldlieferseeayoungmanrejoicinginhisstrengthandimprovinghisscience，thanloafingaboutwithlonghairandgivinganxiousthoughttothecolourofhisnecktie。Itisadisinterestedpreference，asfightingwasnevermyforte，anymorethanitwasArtemusWard’s。AtschoolIwas\"moreremarkableforwhatI