 Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound...  Poems - Page 279by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Burton Egbert Stevenson - American poetry - 1915 - 568 pages
...Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; "He carries weight!" "He rides a race!" 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 down His reeking head full low,... | |
 | Adventure stories - 1916 - 314 pages
...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...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2062 pages
...race!" And still, as fast as he drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike-men oming years; My heart shall reap where it hath sown, And garner recking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Literature - 1920 - 668 pages
...carries weight!" "He rides a race!" " 'T is for a thousand pound!" And still as fast as he drew near, And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full...bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. B Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen; Which made his horse's flanks to smoke... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - 552 pages
...carries weight!" "He rides a race!" " 'Tis for a thousand pound!" And still as fast as he drew near, 10 'Twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike...as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, 15 The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - American literature - 1922 - 1920 pages
...pound!" "6 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...bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. "4 Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen. Which made his horse's flanks to smoke... | |
 | Outdoor recreation - 1893 - 646 pages
...remembered the caution of the mare's owner : " She will follow any leader." Down the road we saw " How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw," and the people on the piazza rushed out to see the race. Two miles beyond, the horses stopped of their... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1925 - 518 pages
...? His fame soon spread around — He carries weight ! he rides a race I '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 down His reeking head full low,... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - English poetry - 1926 - 744 pages
...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. 572 And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - American literature - 1926 - 1746 pages
...he ? His fame soon spread around — He carries weight! he rides a race! 'Tis for a thousand pound! me, She look'd down to Camelot. turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low,... | |
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