 And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine, 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.  Poems - Page 323by William Cowper - 1808Full view - About this book
 | John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...came here, Ah ! luckless word and bootless boast, For which he paid full dear; For, while he spoke, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear: Whereat...snort, as he Had heard a lion roar ; And gallop'd oil; with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin — and away Went Gilpin's hat and... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah ! luckless speech, and bootless boast, For which he paid full dear ; For, while he...most loud and clear : Whereat his horse did snort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallopM off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he...done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now Mrs. Gilpin, when... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 450 pages
...'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he...done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? — they were too big. Now Mrs. Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...'Twas for your pleasure you came here, V i MI shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he...a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, Aa he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...'Twas for your pleasure you came hete, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ' For which he paid full dear ; For, while he...braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat hi; horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And eallop'd off with all hie might As ne had. done... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 464 pages
...•Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he...done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first ; For why ? — they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...'Twas for, your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast; For which he paid full dear ! For, while he...gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before.. o 2 THE HISTORY OF Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin' s hat and wig; He lost them sooner than... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...your pleasure you came here You shall go back for mine." Ah ! luckless speech, and bootless boast ! _ For which he paid full dear; For while he spake a...loud and clear! Whereat his horse did snort as he Mad heard a lion ronr; And galloped olf with all his might, AJ he had done before. Away went Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...Twas for your pleasure you cams here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast " For which he paid full dear ; For, while he...his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, Andgallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's... | |
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