 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. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing...  Poems - Page 393de William Cowper - 1800 - 420 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 pages
...boast \ For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spoke, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. He lost them sooner than at first, For why... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all Ids might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and...were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her hushand posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half a erown ; And thus unto the youth... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped ' 5 FVs ZV ף \۴ Z4 rZZN f Z6e RZ k z #㻆 i u e dRw p... ɷOXx sk \ˠ? t 1 W U x?' h 0\z ӿ 6,ܟ 2B I ș 1 — they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her hushand posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Chauncey Fowler - 1851 - 1502 pages
...flower which produces the sensation. Hero the word smell is applied witli equal propriety to both. 23. whyf they were too big." — COWPER. 24. Did you never observe (says Mr. Gray, in a letter to a friend),... | |
 | William Chambers - 1851 - 200 pages
...boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake, a braying ass, Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his 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... | |
 | 1852 - 950 pages
...yours. They therefore needs must fit. " But again, " Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin 's liât and wig ; He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? They were too big." And stories are not wanting of passionate old gentlemen who gave vent to their wrath by snatching the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...boaft ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he fpake, a braying afs Whereat his horfe did fnort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with...went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He loft them fooner than at firft, For why ? — they were too big. Now Miftrefs Gilpin, when me faw Her... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 800 pages
...boast' For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying aai Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might/ As ho had done before. Away went GHpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ; He lost them sooner than... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...boast! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; "Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion...he had 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 458 pages
...snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopp'd off with all his might, As he had done before. 53 Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig...sooner than at first, For why ? — they were too big. 54 Now, Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd... | |
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