| William Cowper - 1818 - 448 páginas
...His fame soon spread*aronnd, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Trs for a thousand pound ! 8 2 'Twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike...threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head fall low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road,... | |
| William Cowper - 1869 - 306 páginas
...he t His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ' 'Tis for a thousand pound1. And still, as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful...gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down 1 ii.-i reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter' d at a blow. Down ran... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 páginas
...Gilpin— who but he ! His fame soon spread around — " He carries weight ! he rides a. race ! ' 'Tis for a thousand pound." ' And still, as fast as he drew...wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men . Their j^tes wide open threw. . And nolWs he went 'bowing down • His reeking head full low, The bottles... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 398 páginas
...— who but he ! « His fume seen spread around — " H* carries weight ; he rides a ra«e 5 'Tis for a thousand pound !" And still, as fast as he drew...wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Thtir gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 434 páginas
...carries weight ! he rides a rate i 'Tisfor a thousand pound !" And still, as fast as he drew near, 'T was wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men...Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing dawn His reeking head full low, , The bottles twain behind his back, Were shatter'd at a blow. Down... | |
| 1820 - 438 páginas
...Who but he! His fame soon spread around— ' He carries weight — he rides a race ! — ' 'Tis for a thousand pound !' And still, as fast as he drew near 'Twas wonderful to view, How, in a trice, the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing dowii His reeking head full low,... | |
| William Cowper - 1820 - 508 páginas
...fame soon spread around, He carries weight! he rides a race! Tis for a thousand pound ! And sttll, as fast as he drew near, Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Tlieir gates wide oyen threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head fu!l low, Tlte bottles... | |
| William Cowper - 1821 - 556 páginas
...Gilpin— who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound ! And still, as fast as he drew near,...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 278 páginas
...weight ! he rides a race ! ' T is for a thousand pound !" And still as fast as he drew near, 'T was wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men...shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke, As they had basted been. But still he seem'd... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 310 páginas
...went Gilpin — who but he ; His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a race! Tis for a thousand pound ! And still as fast as he drew near,...shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke, As they had basted been. But still he seem'd... | |
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