 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 - 1850 - 516 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 bottles' necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 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 - 1851 - 624 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Where shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be...his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. When I do exereise. COWPER'S WORKS. But still he seemed to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Where shattered at a blow. nseen they stole, And roll the doubling smrkc As they had basted been. Whence straight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flowed behind,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. n the sun Like restless gossameres Ï Are those her ribs through which the ran Did peer, a amoke As they had basted been. But still he seemed to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced ; For... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 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...With leathern girdle braced; For all might see the bottle necka Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play,... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 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 ho secm'd to carry weight; With leathern girdle brac'd ; For all might see tho bottle-neckl Still dangling... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1853 - 382 pages
...But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols did he play, Until he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay ; And there he threw the wash about On... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 482 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 486 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... | |
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