 | William Cowper - 1826 - 504 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels, The posthoy's horse right glad to miss The lumb'ring of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1826 - 262 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet, John coming back amain : Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, Tho frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain : Whom in a trice he .tried to stop, By catching at...And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away W ent post-boy at his heels, The post-boy's horse right glad to miss The lumb'ring of the wheels. Six... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1830 - 374 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...bring back My husband, safe and well/* The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighten'd more. And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels, The... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...postboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to mis* 128 MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. Sir gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1832 - 184 pages
...flowing rein, but only made things worse ; For, n9t performing what he meant, and gladly would have 27. Away went Gilpin, and away went post-boy at his heels ; The post-boy's horse right glad to miss the lumbering of the done, Ha Hereby frighted Gilpin's horse, and made him faster run. wheels. Six gentlemen,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...she said, That drove them to the Bell, The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1835 - 512 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus-seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his...heels, The post-boy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With post-boy scampering... | |
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And thus unto the youth she said, that drove them to the Bell, "This shall be yours when you bring back my husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain — Whom in a trice he tried to stop, by catching at his rein;... 
