 Fair and softly," John he cried, But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon In spite of curb and rein.  Poems - Page 223by William Cowper - 1817Full view - About this book
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must ,> Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1801 - 280 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Bcneuth his well-shod feet, The snorting beast be^an to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot becam6 a gallop .soon, In spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, Fair and...John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as nerds he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, Fair and...John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon. In spite of curb and rein. vOL. III. I. So stooping down, as needs he must Who... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath hi-s well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. X So, Fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...finding soon a smoother mad Beneath his well-ahod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 360 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, Fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of euro and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 354 pages
...soon 'a smoother roai, Beneath his well-shad feet,: The snorting beast began to trotylnt^i A So, Rur and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, Fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit... | |
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