 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
 | Melvin Everett Haggerty - 1927 - 586 Seiten
...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,... | |
 | 1920 - 1002 Seiten
...pound 1 " 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...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
 | 1918 - 684 Seiten
...done!" thinking John Gilpin was racing. T. What happened next? Read the stanza. Ch. "And still as fast as he drew near, Twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw." T. What happened next? Read the stanzas. Ch. The wine bottles broke. (Child reads stanzas 31 and 32.)... | |
 | William Cowper - 2003 - 124 Seiten
...soon 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. 120 And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were... | |
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