 Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he seemed to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle-necks Still...  Poems - Page 279by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke Aa they had basted been. But still he seem.'d to carry weight, • With leathern girdle braced, For... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 710 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road. Most 'piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's Hanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be...flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle brac'd ; For all might see the bottle necks Still dangling... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...bowing down His reeking [2] head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be...With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play... | |
 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road Most pitcous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced, For all might see the bottle neeks Still dangling... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 368 pages
...bowing down, His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be...flanks to smoke, As they had basted been. But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle-necks Still dangling... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be...flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle brac'd ; For all might see the bottle-necks Still dangling... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...bowing down His recking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which mode his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he secm'd to carry weight) With... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. required. These general notions of property were then...been possible for mankind to have remained in a s bottle necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. he eea. 0 bottle necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play,... | |
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