 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...gate, And thus accosted him : What news? what news ? your tidings tell , Tell me you must and shall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : I came... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers (Elementary) - 1844 - 184 pages
...trim, 1 . PART THIRD. " What news ? what news ? your tidings tell ; Tell me you must and shall — Say, why bareheaded you are come ? Or why you come at all ? " Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender k In merry guise he spoke : —... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...: " What news ? what news ? your tidings tell ; tell me you must and shall ; Say why bareheaded yon are come, or why you come at all!" Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, and loved a timely joke; And thus unto the calendrer in merry guise he spoke : "I came... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...accosted him : — " What news? What news? your tidings tell, " Tell me you must and shall ? — " Say why bareheaded you are come ? " Or why you come at all ? " Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit .. , And lov'da timely* joke ; And thus unto the calendrer In merry guisef he spoke :... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...gate, And thus accosted him : What news ? what news ? your tidings tell, Tell me you must and shall — Say why bare-headed you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit And loved a timely joke, And thus unto the Callender In merry guise he spoke : I came... | |
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 pages
...And thus accosted him : What news ? what news ? your tidings tell ; Tell me you must and shall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : I came... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...gate, And thus accosted him : What news ? what news ? your tidings tell, Tell me you must and shall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : I came,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...gale, And thus accosted him: What newsl what news'! your tidings tell; Tell me you must and shall — ancies, little, glittering prettinesses, mixed turns of 1 Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke; And thus unto the calender In merry gul=e... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...gate, And thus accofted him : What news ? what news ? your tidings tell ; Tell me you muft and mall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleafant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto the Callender In merry guife he fpoke : I came becaufe your horfe... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1853 - 382 pages
...And thus accosted him : What news ? what news ? your tidings tell ; Tell me you must and shall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : I came... | |
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What news? what news? your tidings tell; Tell me you must and shall — Say why bare-headed you are come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke! 
