 For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more....  Poems - Page 276by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Emilie Kip Baker - Children's poetry - 1915 - 232 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddle tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round...pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more. Were suited to their mind, When Betty, screaming, came downstairs, "The wine is left behind!" "Good... | |
 | Burton Egbert Stevenson - American poetry - 1915 - 568 pages
...Seized fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again; For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When,...grieved him sore. Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, 372 STORIES IN RHYME 'Twas long before the customers Were suited to their mind, When Betty screaming... | |
 | Ella Flagg Young, Walter Taylor Field - Readers - 1915 - 392 pages
...And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddletree scarce reached had he 5 His journey to begin, When, turning round his head,...; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, ie Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more. 'T was long before the customers... | |
 | Adventure stories - 1916 - 314 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again; For saddletree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round...suited to their mind, When Betty, screaming, came downstairs, "The wine is left behind !" 69 "Good lack!" quoth he, "yet bring it me, My leathern belt... | |
 | George E. Teter - American poetry - 1918 - 464 pages
...Seized fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When,...pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more, 'T was long before the customers Were suited to their mind, When Betty screaming came down stairs,... | |
 | American poetry - 1918 - 2062 pages
...Seized fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again; For saddle-tree and, To lay him in the grave! — In that strange grave without a name, Whence hi So down he came; for less of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew,... | |
 | American poetry - 1920 - 1016 pages
...fast the flowing mane. And up he got, in haste to ride — but soon came down again : For saddletree scarce reached, had he, his journey to begin. When,...came: for loss of time, although it grieved him sore, Yot loss of pence, full well he knew, would trouble him much more. 'Twas long before the customers... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Readers - 1920 - 668 pages
...reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. »s So down he came; for loss of time, Although it grieved...pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more. T was long before the customers »o Were suited to their mind, "Good lack!" quoth he, "yet bring it... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Literature - 1920 - 668 pages
...fast the flowing mane; And up he got, in haste to ride, w But soon came down again; For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When,...turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. 25 So down he came; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - Readers - 1921 - 680 pages
...And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again; 21 For saddletree scarce reached had he, So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved...pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more. 5 Twas long before the customers Were suited to their mind, When Betty screaming came downstairs, "The... | |
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