 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | Select stories - 1810 - 102 pages
...John he cry'd in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or naught, Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 422 pages
...of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasp 'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...who never in that sort Had handled been before, What tlling upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...of curb and rein. ' So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...upon his back had got . Did wonder more and more. • Away went Gilpin, neck or nought; Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...of curb and rein. v So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke 'with all his might....thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig -t He little dreamt when he set out Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...spite of cnrb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he mnst, Who caunot sit npright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...in that sort , Had handled been before, What thing npon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away v,-cj,t Gilpin, neck or nonght; Away went hat... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Wno cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort . ~i Had handled been before, ;,.-,/ What thing upon his back had got , Did wonder more and more,'... | |
 | 1819 - 490 pages
...rein. " So stooping down, as needs he must Who canuot sit upright, He grasp'd his rein with both bis hands, And eke with all his might. " His horse, who...Nothing can be finer and more headlong than this, except these lines from Mazeppa: " Away, away my breath had gone; I saw not where he hurried on ; 'Twa» scarcely... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horsej who never in that sort Had handled been before, What...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought, Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who caunot sit upright, He grasped the mane with hoth his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled heen hefore, What thing upon his hack had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought... | |
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He grasped the mane with both his hands. And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. 
