 | 1850 - 536 pages
...us of Mr. Macaulay's Armada : — " ' HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX.' [16-.] I. " I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...Speed ! ' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; 1850.] A Ballad. 369 Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1847 - 600 pages
...I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three. "Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate bolts undrew; " Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. n. Not a word to each other, we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pages
...— • ,,„,., . . ," . " • HOW THEY BROUGHT tflfe' 6OOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX.' [16-.] I.1 " I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...Speed ! ' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; 1830.] , ., ,ufc -BfcrfWU,,-^ 369 Behind shut the posteni, the lights sank to rest, And into the... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...orde,r. HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. ' [16-.] I sprang to the stirrup, and loris and he; | I galloped, Dirck galloped,, we galloped...to rest And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 'Twos moonset at starting, but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear;... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...galloped all three ; " Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " eehoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the...Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neek by neek, stride for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 pages
...order. HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. [16-.] I sprang to the stirrup, and loris and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all..." Speed !" echoed the wall to us galloping through j Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...Belgium. Alz, or Aix-la-Chapelle, is in Prussia, about a hundred miles distant, in an easterly direction.] I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. n. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1863 - 430 pages
...them aught, let us keep our promise. "HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO A1X." [16—.] j, I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. n. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1863 - 314 pages
...the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three ; ' Good-speed !' cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew; ' Speed...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 2. lN"ot a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1864 - 436 pages
...they pipe us free, from rats or fr<5m mice, "HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX." [16-.] I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. ii. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
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I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three; " Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; 
