 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...while he spake, a brayiug ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might...and wig ; He lost them sooner than at first, For why t they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...sing most loud and clear ; Whereat [s] his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...than at first, For why ? — they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half-a-crown,... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...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 gallop'd off with all his might,...than at first, For why ? — they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 378 pages
...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 gallop'd off with all his might,...wig ; , He lost them sooner than at first, For why 1 — they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...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 gallop'd off with all his might,...than at first, For why — they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pages
...Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop 'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...than at first, For why?— they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country faf away, She pull'd out half-a-crown... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...For, while he spake, a braying ass Uid sing most loud and clear ; Whnrtwt hi» horse did snort, as he Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig...at first — For why ? — they were too big, Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half-a-crown... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...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 gallop'd off with all his might...sooner than at first, For why ? they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, Aa enown, And, doubly dying, shall go down To the vile...whence he sprung, Unwept, unhonoured, and unsung. 0 Cal Î — they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...than at first ; For why ? — :They were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half... | |
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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 gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. 
