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" Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. Away went Gilpin out of breath, And sore against... "
Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].
1795
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...tir'd !*' Said Gilpin—" so am 1 !" But, yet his horse was not a whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why ? — His owner had a house Full ten miles off',...did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song1. Away went Gilpin, out of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend's, Tom Calender's,...
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Poems by William Cowper ...

William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...Bnt yet his horse was not a whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why r — his owner had a honse Fnll ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he...brings me to The middle of my song. Away went Gilpin ont of breath, And sore agaiust his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse at last stood...
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The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].

J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...Ware* -..:.So like an arrott: swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; • «^ So did he fly-~*whicn brings me to ••<••" • ' The middle of my...breath, And sore against his will, • » Till at hU friend the calendrer's • i His horse at. last stood still. V Tin.1 caiendrer, amazed to see •..•'...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - Poets, English - 1815 - 356 pages
...are tir'd : Said Gilpin— So am I ! But yet his horse was not a. whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off,...did he fly— which brings me to The middle of my sang;. 38S . THE HISTORY OF Away went Gilpin out of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his...
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Elegant extracts in poetry, Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...are tir'd : Said Gilpin — So am I. But yet his horse was not a whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why ? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at...arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong ; So Hid he fly — which brings me to The middle of my soug. Away went Gilpin, out of breath, And sore...
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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

Decoration and ornament - 1819 - 490 pages
...after the fashion of a steeple hunt. A singular coincidence makes us quote the following verse : " So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer...he fly, which brings me to The middle of my song." This is very remarkable; the corresponding passage in Mazeppa also occurs about the middle of the poem,...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...tir'd !" Said Gilpin — " So am I !" But, yet his horse was not a whit Inclin'd to tarry there ; For why ? — His owner had a house Full ten miles off,...And sore against his will, • Till at his friend's Tom Calender's, His horse at last stood still. Tern Calender, surpris'd to see His friend in such a...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...are tired : Said Gilpin— So am I ! But yet his horse was not a wit Inclined to tarry there ; For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot hy an archer strong ; So did he fly — which hrings me to The middle of my song. Away went Gilpin...
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The minor poems of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...are tired : Said Gilpin— So am I! But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off,...of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse al last stood still. The calender, amazed to see His neighbour in such...
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The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple

William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 244 pages
...are tired : Said Gilpin— So am I! But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off,...of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse at last stood still. • a The calender, amazed to see His neighbour...
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