 Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he...  Annual Register - Seite 151herausgegeben von - 1785Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 Seiten
...spread around — He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound. And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How in a...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 416 Seiten
...spread around — He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound. And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How in a...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 406 Seiten
...around, He carries weight ! he rides a race 1 "Tis for a thousand pound ' VOL. vn. Q And still, as fast as he drew near, Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 Seiten
...spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound ! And still, as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low,... | |
 | 752 Seiten
...his fraternity, immortalized by Cowpcr in Johnny Gilpin, in the following lines ; " And still as fait as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gales wide open threw," the mammon-loving money-taker slammed the gate in the face of the runaway animal,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 Seiten
...around, " He carries weight ! [i] he rides a race ! "Tis for a thousand pound !" And still, as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a...threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking [2] head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 Seiten
...race, 'Tis for a thousand pound ! And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How iu a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw....head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most pitcous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1851 - 726 Seiten
...his fraternity, immortalized by Cowper in Johnny Gilpin, in the following lines ; " And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How in a...trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw," the mammon-loving money-taker slammed the gate in the face of the runaway animal, "no trust " being... | |
 | 1840 - 368 Seiten
...spread around, "He carries weight J he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound !" And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down, His reeking head full low,... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...spread around : ' He carries weight ! he rides a race ! "Tis for a thousand pound !" And still, as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
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