 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 rein.  Poems - Page 255by William Cowper - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...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 rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels,... | |
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...The > '-Mill did ride, and soon did meet Johu coming hack amain ! Whom in a trice he tried to (top, By catching at his rein : But not performing what he meant, And gladiy would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster ran. Away went Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...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 rein : But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...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 rein : But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 314 pages
...The youth did ride and soon did meet John coming buck amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, ijy catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he flighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...did meet, John coming back amain : Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; Bnt not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went bostboy at his heels,... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1821 - 556 pages
...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 rein : But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels,... | |
 | John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...The youth did ride, and soon did meet : John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Awny went Gilpin — and away Went post-boy at his... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 310 pages
...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 rein : But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went postboy at his heels,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...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 rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went posthoy at his heels,... | |
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