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[REAL TENNIS] Printed document entitled Service Royal by James H. Van Alen with a portrait of King Henry VIII, with an 18 stanza poem, 8 lines to each, discussing Real Tennis at Hampton Court and King Henry VIII's obsession with the game. Concluding:
Stanza XVIII:
"In closing is offered
this bit of advice,
Before the fifth set
you had better think twice
Or in time like King Hal
you may find you've been caught
mixing two dangerous opposites
Amour and sport."
Stanza XVIII:
"In closing is offered
this bit of advice,
Before the fifth set
you had better think twice
Or in time like King Hal
you may find you've been caught
mixing two dangerous opposites
Amour and sport."