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" Till, loop and button failing both, at last it flew away. Then might all people well discern the bottles he had slung; A bottle swinging at each side, as hath been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children screamed, up flew the windows all, And every... "
British Minstrel - Page 96
by John Struthers - 1822
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1829 - 420 pages
...children scream'd, Up flew the windows all; And every soul cri'd out, " Well done !'' As loud as they could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ! His...near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The...
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A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art ..., Volume 18

Thomas Curtis - Aeronautics - 1829 - 804 pages
...himself by writing prose, as a rucedme hurt» his motions by condescending to draw in ' team. Shemtone. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread...weight ! he rides a race / 'Tis for a thousand pound ! Camper. RACE, in general, signifies running with others in order to obtain a prize, either on foot,...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - English poetry - 1830 - 374 pages
...said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all ; And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went...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,...
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd. Up flew the windows all ; And ev'ry soul cried out, " Well done !" As loud as he could bawl. Away...spread around, " He carries weight! he rides a race! T is for a thousand pound I " And still, as fast as he drew near, *T was wonderful to view, How, in...
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The New sporting magazine, Volume 22

1851
...fraternity, immortalized by Cowper in Johnny Gilpin, in the following lines ; " And still as fast as be drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How In a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw," the mammon-loving money-taker slammed the gate in the face of the runaway animal, "no trust " being...
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...or sung. . The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all ; And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he1 His fame soon spread around, He carries weight ! he rides a race ! 'Tis for a thousand pound! And...
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children screamed. Up flew the windows all ; And every soul cried out, " Well done!" As loud as he could bawl. Away...drew near, 'Twas wonderful to view How in a trice llie turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full...
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The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review ...

William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all ; And every soul cried out, " Well done ! " Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread...near, 'Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike mei. Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low,...
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The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all, And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went...trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd...
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all, And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl. Away went...trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd...
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