 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1841 - 358 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... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 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...his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss Six gentlemen upon the road Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scamp'ring in the rear, Thus rais'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 604 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...Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels, 139 Six gentlemen upon the road, T hu* seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering in the rear, They... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 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...frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scamp'ring in the rear, They niis'd... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...shall be yours when you bring back 31 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 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...frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. FROM 1780 WILLIAM I1AYLEV. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels, The post-boy's horse... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 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...would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, WILLIAM HAYLEY. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels, The post-boy's horse right glad... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...bring back My husband safe and weU." 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet, John coming back amain i Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his...made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went bostboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumb'ring of the wheels. Six gentlemen... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...brjng 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... | |
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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;... 
