 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.  Poems - Page 255by William Cowper - 1787Full view - About this book
 | Horace Elisha Scudder - Children's periodicals, American - 1870 - 774 pages
...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 1870.] [January, But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed... | |
 | Edmund Routledge - 1871 - 194 pages
...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 ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...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 ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Thomas William Hodgson Crosland - Ballads, English - 1902 - 376 pages
...: ' 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 ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Mrs. Kate Douglas (Smith) Wiggins, Nora Archibald Smith - American poetry - 1916 - 784 pages
...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 ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | English poetry - 1902 - 270 pages
...— ' This shall be your's 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 ; But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would hare done, •... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - American poetry - 1902 - 516 pages
...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; But not performing what he meant, and gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Joel Chandler Harris - Children's poetry - 1902 - 442 pages
...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; But, not performing what he meant, and gladly would • have done, The... | |
 | Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin, Nora Archibald Smith - American poetry - 1902 - 772 pages
...*' This shall be yours when you bring bock 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; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | English poetry - 1904 - 876 pages
...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 ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frightened... | |
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