 | Electronic journals - 1879 - 674 pages
...worse." Poems, second ed., 178l>. " The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming b; ck amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein." A SUPPOSED OXFORD " OLD CHARACTER " OUT OF OXFORD. — Cun any one tell the modern world anything about... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1879 - 566 pages
...worse." Poemt, second ed., 1786. " The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coining b; ck amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein." A. A SUPPOSED OXFORD " OLD CHARACTKR " OUT OF OXFORD.— Can any one tell the modern world anything... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...youth did ride and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catehing at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And...his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss 126 129 Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering in the rear, They... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...bring lack My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ! tranquil breast Er poet-boy at his heels, The post-boy's horse right glad to miga The lumbering of the wheels. SU gentlemen... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pages
...youth did ride and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catehing at his rein; But not performing what he meant, And...made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went posthoy at his heels, The posthoy's horse right glad to The lumbering of the wheels. MISCELLANEOUS... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1852 - 466 pages
...hack My hushand safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming hack amain, Whom in n trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein : But...made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away, Went posthoy at his heels. The posthoy's horse right glad to miss The lumh'ring of the wheels, SU gentlemen... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...did ride, and soon did meet, John coming back amain : Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catehing at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And...Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels, Th6 postboy's horse right glad to miss Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With postboy... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 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...not performing what he meant, And gladly would have dono, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...well. The youth did ride, and foon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to ftop, By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted fteed he frighted more, And made him fafter run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went poftboy at his heels,... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...bring bat* 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 mitt The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpiii fly, With postboy... | |
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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... 
