 He grasp'd the mane with both his hands And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin neck or...  Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 4361819Full view - About this book
 | William Draper Swan - Readers (Elementary) - 1844 - 184 pages
...Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. " So ! fair and softly ! " John he cried, But John he cried in...; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as need he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, which galled 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 upright, He grasped the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...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 upright, He grasp'd the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...softly ! " John he cried, But John he cried in vain; The trot became a gallop soon In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, (as needs he must Who cannot sit upright,) He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. The horse, which never in that sort... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled 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 upright, He grasped the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 pages
...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 muaf. Who cannot sit upright, Ho grasp'd the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1853 - 382 pages
...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 upright, He grasp'd the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...well mod feet, The fnorting beaft began to trot, Which gall'd him in his feat. So, Fair and foftly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop foon, In fpite of curb and rein. So ftooping down, as needs he muft Who cannot fit upright, He grafp'd... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 pages
...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 upright, He graspt the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, which never in that sort... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1854 - 796 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feel, The snorting beast began to I rot, So " Fair and softly," John he cried ; But John he cried in...; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both... | |
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