 And still, as fast as he drew near, 'twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike men their gates wide open threw.  Poems - Page 320by William Cowper - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 pages
...every soul cried out, Well donel As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries weight! he rides a...reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke As... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Readers - 1920 - 668 pages
...Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; 85 "He carries weight!" "He rides a race!" " 'T is for a thousand pound!" And still as fast as he drew near, And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - 552 pages
...soul cried out, "Well done!" As loud as he could bawl. 5 Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; "He carries weight!" "He rides...thousand pound!" And still as fast as he drew near, 10 'Twas wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1854 - 580 pages
...Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around. He carries weight ! he rides a race I 'Tis for a thousand pound ! And still as fast as he drew near, 'Twos wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - American literature - 1922 - 1920 pages
...pound!" "6 And still, as fast as he drew near, 'T was wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. '-<> And now, as he went...head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow. "4 Down ran the wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen. Which made his horse's... | |
 | Outdoor recreation - 1893 - 646 pages
...remembered the caution of the mare's owner : " She will follow any leader." Down the road we saw " How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw," and the people on the piazza rushed out to see the race. Two miles beyond, the horses stopped of their... | |
 | Calvin Noyes Kendall - 1922 - 380 pages
...ev'ry soul cried out, "Well done!" As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; — "He carries weight! he rides...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, Which made his horse's... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1925 - 518 pages
...went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame soon spread around — He carries weight ! he rides a race I 'Tis for a thousand pound ! And still, as fast as...drew 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,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1925 - 412 pages
...liilpin, — who but he ' His fame soon spread around, " " He carries weight ! he rides a race ! T is for a thousand pound ! '' And still as fast as he drew near, 'T was wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - American literature - 1926 - 1746 pages
...the windows all ; And ev'ry soul cried out — Well done! Away went Gilpin — who but he ? His fame nd then one thing was getting pretty clear to turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low,... | |
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