 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...feeing Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry : Stop thief, ftop thief— a highwayman! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry: Stop thief! flop thief 1—a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the juirfuif; And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...feeing Gilpin fly, With Poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry : Stop thief ! ftop thief — a highwayman Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the purfuit : And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry :— Stop thief! ftop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...Gilpin fly, With post-boy scamp'ring in the reiT) They Yais'd the hue and cry: -V , H» »»«>!«•• Stop thief! stop thief !— a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike-gates again Flew open in short space,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With post-boy scamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry: Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft.boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry i— Stop thief 1 flop thief ! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fliort fpace... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry: — Stop thief! flop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that pafs,d that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue aud cry : — Stop thief! flop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pafs'd that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 pages
...Gilpin fly, With poft-boy fcampering in the rear, •They raifed the hue and cry :— Stop thief! flop thief !— a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that paffed that way Did join in the purfuit. And now the tumpike gates again Flew open in fhort fpace ;... | |
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Stop thief, stop thief — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space, The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. 
