 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...Thus feeing Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue-and-cry. " Stop " Stop thief! — ftop thief! — a highwayman !" Not one of them was mute ; So they, and all that pafs'd that way, Soon join'd in the purfuit. But all the turnpike-gates again... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry: Stop thief! flop thief 1—a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the juirfuif; And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace, The toll-men thinking, as before,... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...post-boy scamp'ring in the reiT) They Yais'd the hue and cry: -V , H» »»«>!«•• Stop thief! stop thief !— a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike-gates again Flew open in short space,... | |
 | Children's stories - 1797 - 350 pages
...fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue-and-cry. " Stop thief ! — flop thief! — a highwayman 1" Not one of them was mute ; . . , . , And all and each...purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fliort fpace, The toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And fo he did, and won it... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft.boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry i— Stop thief 1 flop thief ! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute...purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fliort fpace ; The toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And fo he did— and won... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...seeing Gilpin fly, With post-boy scamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry: Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 358 pages
...Six gentlemen upon the road Thus feeing Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcampering in the rear, They raifed the hue and cry :— Stop thief! ftop thief! — a...highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that paffed that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the tumpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcampering in the rear, •They raifed the hue and cry :— Stop thief! flop thief !— a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that paffed that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the tumpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace ;... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...Gilpin fly, With post-boy scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry : — Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...Gilpin fly, With post-boy scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry: — Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space;... | |
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Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. 
