 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
 | English poetry - 1843 - 368 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 spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud an£ clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, . And gallop'd off with all... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...was 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,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless of mine, To lead but one measure, drink one cup of wine ! There be m ase Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 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...horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop' d off, with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin' s... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...'Twas tor 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...horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 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 - 1847 - 556 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 Draper Swan - Readers (Elementary) - 1844 - 184 pages
...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...horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - Readers - 1847 - 502 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...horse did snort, as he had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, as he had done beforeAway went Gilpin, and away went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 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...done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ; He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? they wiere too big. Now Mistress Gilpin,... | |
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