 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...husband posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half a crown ; And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell : " This shall... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop' d off, with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin' s hat and wig ! He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? — they were too big. Now Mistress... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1846 - 174 pages
...sing most loud and clear ; — Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...sooner than at first For why ? They were too big. Now, Mrs. Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half a... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might,...posting down Into the country far away. She pull'd out half-a-crown ; And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Dell, This shall be yours, whon... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...snort, as he had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, as he had done beforeAway went Gilpin, and away went Gilpin's hat and wig ;...husband posting down Into the country far away, she pulled out halt' a crown ; And thus unto the youth she said, that drove them to the Bell, " This shall... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers (Elementary) - 1844 - 184 pages
...sing most loud and clear ; — Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first — Now, Mrs. Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As...He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? they wiere too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away,... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 466 pages
...did sing most loud and clear : Whereat his horse did snort, as if he heard a lion roar ; And galloped off with all his might, as he had done before. Away...sooner than at first : for why ? — they were too big. 45 Now Gilpin's wife, when she had seen her husband posting down Into the country far away, she pulled... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 508 pages
...Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might. As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpiu's hat and wig Ml SCELL.AJN KOtJS POEMS. He lost them sooner than at first. For why ? — they... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...Bootless "—useless, unavailing. S " Whereat "—at which. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin 's hat and wig, He lost them sooner than at first — For why ? They were too big1. Now Mrs. Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away She pulled out... | |
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Ah ! luckless speech and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. 
