 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
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 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...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,... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 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,... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...back 31 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,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ! Whom in a trice he tried to stop, lived in a great house in Norfolk (a hundred times bigger than that in which they and papa steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...soon did mo^t John coming back amain ! \ Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; V s steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went poet-Ъоу at his... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...weU." 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 Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 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. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet, John coming back amain i 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 bostboy at his heels,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...well. The youth did ride, and soon did meel Jobn 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,... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 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,... | |
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