 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the sloiies With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feel, The snorting beast began to I rot, So " Fair and softly," John he cried ; But John he cried in... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...did throw. Now see him mounted once ajram Upon his nimblo steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stonot, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So fair and softly,... | |
 | Select poetry - 1855 - 80 pages
...each side, Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted...well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, " Fair and softly, John," he cried, But " John " he cried in vain ; That... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 582 pages
...balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted...heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat So, fair and softly,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 pages
...Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and OMt He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again...finding soon a smoother road .' « .' Beneath his well shod feet, . The snorting beast began to trotj Which gnll'U him in his seat. So fair and softly,... | |
 | John Warner Barber - Belgium - 1855 - 608 pages
...balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon hie nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones, With cautiun and goud heed. Bnt finding Boon... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted...Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to I rot, So "Fair ami softly," John he cried; But John he cried in vain j That trot became a gallop soon,... | |
 | Collection - 1856 - 120 pages
...he drew, Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now, see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Pull slowly pacing o'er the stones With caution and good heed. But, finding soon a smoother road Beneath... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted...well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. " So, fair and softly," John, he cried, But John he cried in vain : That trot... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and n«it He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble eteed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road... | |
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John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. 
