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" Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. "
The Children's Miscellany: In which is Included The History of Little Jack ... - Page 196
1797 - 325 pages
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The Life of John Gilpin,: Taken from Divers Manuscripts in the Possession of ...

William Cowper - 1785 - 184 pages
...moft load and clear : Whereat Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallop 'd off, with all his might, As he had done before. Away...than at firft : For why ?— they were too big. Now Gilpia's wife, when fhe had fcen Her hufband polling down Into the country far away, She pull'd out...
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Poems for Young Ladies: In Three Parts. Devotional, Moral, and Entertaining

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...Did fing moft loud and clear : Whereat his horfe did faort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallop'd off, with all his might, As he had done before. Away...fooner than at firft : For why .'—they were too big.. M 3 Now Now Gilpin's wife, when fhe had feen Her hufband pofting down Into the country CM away, She...
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Annual Register, Volume 26

Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might. As he bad done before. *' Away went Gilpin,— and away Went...fooner than at firft: For why ? They were too big, 0 * " No* •« Now Gilpin's wife, when fh« had feea Her hufband pofting down Into the country far...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...Did fing rrioft loud and clear. Whereat his horfe did fnort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As he had done before. Away...fooner than at firft, For why ? they were too big. Now Miftrefs Gilpin, when fhe faw Her hufband porting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...Did fing moft loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did fnort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ; Hc loft them fooner than at firft, For why ? they were too big. Now, Miftrefs Gilpin, when fhe faw...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...Did fing moft loud and clear; Whereat his horfe did fnort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...fooner than at firft> For why ? they were too big. Now, Miftrefs Gilpin, when fhc faw Her hufband pofling down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...Did fing molt loud and clear: Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallop'd off, with all his might, As he had done before* Away...wig ; He loft them fooner than at firft : For why l-^-Thej were too big. Now, Gilpin's wife, when fhe had feen. Her hufband pofting down Into the country...
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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...

William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...Did fing moft loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did fnort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin'« nat and wig ; He loft them fooner than at firft, For why ? they were too big. Now, Miftrefs...
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Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...

William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...Did fing moft loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did fhort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...at firft — For why ? — they were too big ! Now, miftrefs Gilpin, when fhe faw Her hufband pofting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 268 pages
...Did {ing molt loud and clear; Whereat his horfe did fnort, as he Had heard a lion roar : And gallpp'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ; He loft ihem fooner than at firfl, For why ? they were too big. Vol. V. 20. C Now dim, down Into the country...
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