 | American literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...Prince Albert, proceeded to take the dimensions of the girth of the animal. To do this more effectually, he bestrode the reposing mass. While thus employed...great amusement of the Prince, while the philosopher, as he rode along, calmly continued his measurement, which gave twelve feet as the circumference of... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands 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 nought, Away went hat and wig, He little dreamt when he set out Of running... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...upright, He grasped the mane with both hie hands, And eke with all his might. H is horse, which »ever n the secret dee Away went Oilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when he set out Of running... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, which 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 nought ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...sit upright, 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 nought, Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1846 - 174 pages
...cannot sit upright, He grasped 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 nought ; Away went hat and wig : He little dreamed, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...curb and rein. 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 naught; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...cannot sit upright, Hegrasp'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 nought ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, and eke with all bis 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 naught; away went hat and wig; He little dreamed, when he set out, of running... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers (Elementary) - 1844 - 184 pages
...cannot sit upright, He grasped 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 Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig : He little dreamed, when he set out, Of running... | |
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He grasped 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. 
