 His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted with such ease into his seat As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.  The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke - Page 153by Edmund Burke - 1887Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - Great Britain - 1889 - 556 pages
...having lately bathed : As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun in Midsummer, Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw...with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropped from the c'ouds To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus. In that excellent book, so remarkable for the vivacity... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 494 pages
...coats, like images ; As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer ; Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw young Harry, — with his beaver on, 1 Thrown off. 3 Dressed with Ostrich feathers. + Fresh as birds just washed. His cuisses s on his thighs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 154 pages
...coats, like images ; As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer ! Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw young Harry,— with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted... | |
 | Francis William Blagdon - Paris (France) - 1803 - 534 pages
...horse, that, to borrow the words of Shakspeare, he seemed to " Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, " And vaulted with such ease into his seat, " As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds " To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, f( And witch the world with noble... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 632 pages
...Harry,—with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd,— Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 480 pages
...coats, like images ; As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer ; Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw young Harry, — with his beaver on, His cuisses5 on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, — Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 488 pages
...golden coats, like images ; As full of spirit as the month of May, And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer; Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw young Harry, — with his beaver on, His cuisses5 on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, — Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 526 pages
...with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs, gallantly arm'd, Rose from the ground like feather'd Mercury ; And vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropt down from the clouds." The students at the university seem desirous of retaining in their dress... | |
 | Sir John Carr - Baltic Sea - 1805 - 314 pages
...-with his beaver on, His cuishes on his thighs, gallantly arin'd, Rose from the ground like feather'd Mercury; And vaulted with such ease into his seat, As if an angel dropt down from the clouds." The students at the university seem desirous of retaining in their dress... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...their ornaments, &c " The holy saints of their rich vestiments And gorgeous as the sun at midsummer; Wanton as youthful goats, wild as young bulls. I saw young Harry,— with his beaver on, His cuisses on his thighs,4 gallantly arm'd, — Rise from the ground like feather'd Mercury, And vaulted*... | |
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