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" The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. "
Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ... - Page 26
by James Roach - 1794
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...drove them to the Bell, This lhall be yours when you bring back My hufband fafe and well. • « " i The youth did ride, and foon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...thus unto the youth fhc faid That drove them to the Bell, This fhall be your's when you bring back My hufband fafe and well. The youth did ride, and...in a trice he tried to flop By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted fteed he frighted more,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...the Bell, This fhall be your's when you bring back My hufband fafe and well. The youth did ride, artd foon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted...
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Poems: By William Cowper, ... In Two Volumes. ...

William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...thus unto the youth fhe faid That drove them to the Bell, This fhall be your's when you bring bads. My hufband fafe and well. The youth did ride, and...John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein ! But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted...
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Poems: By William Cowper, of the Inner Temple Esq. In Two Volumes ...

William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...thus unto the youth fhe faid That drove them to the Bell — This fhall be your's when you bring back My hufband fafe and well. • The youth did ride,...John coming back amain } Whom in a trice he tried to ftop, By catching at his rein ; . But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The...
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Satirical,humourous & Familiar Pieces: Prose [No] 1-[2?].

1795 - 94 pages
...This shall be your's when you bring back My husband safe and well. (. ,' The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...Bell, This fhall be yours when you bring back My hulband fafc and well. The youth did ride, and loon did meet John coming back amain, . Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted...
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The Children's Miscellany: In which is Included The History of Little Jack ...

1797 - 350 pages
...«' My hufband fafe and well." i.- The The youth did ride, and foon did meet John coming back again, Whom in a trice he tried to flop, By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted fleed he frighted more,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...thus unto the youth fte faid That drove them to the Bell This fliall be your's when you bring back My hufband fafe and well. The youth did ride, and...a trice he tried to flop, By catching at his rein ; But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would hive done, The frighted fteed he frighted more,...
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Poems, Volume 2

William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...— This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein; . But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The...
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