 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
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back 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... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...bowing down His reeking 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,... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 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...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 - 1846 - 310 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 - 1847 - 556 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain bebind 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... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 pages
...bowing down, his reeking 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...waist. Thus all through merry Islington these gambols he did play, Until he came unto the Wash of Edmonton so gay; And there he threw the wash about on both... | |
 | William Draper Swan - Readers (Elementary) - 1844 - 184 pages
...bowing down His reeking 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 - 1849 - 44 pages
...make his weight on the horse equal to that of a heavier man, * •' Kecking ' —smoking, steaming. 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 - English poetry - 1849 - 740 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... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...bowing down his reeking 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 seen, And made his horse's flanks to smoke, as he had basted been. But still he seemed to carry weight, with... | |
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