 For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew Would trouble him much more.  Poems - Page 276by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...to dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, were never folks so 10 glad; The stones did rattle underneath, as if Cheapside...saddle-tree scarce reached had he, his journey to begin, 15 When, turning round his face, he saw three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...Hot-presser. Johnson's Dictionary. + " QOoTH." Says, or said. : " AooQ." In a state of excitement or desire. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never...Cheapside were mad. John Gilpin at his horse's side Seiz'd fast the flowing mane ; And up he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again. For saddle-tree... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pages
...stay'd, Where they did all get in, Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never...underneath As if Cheapside were mad. John Gilpin at hig horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane, And up he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again... | |
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 pages
...all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were ever folks so glad, The stones did rattle underneath, As if Cheapside...he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again : When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time,... | |
 | Morning call - 1850 - 624 pages
...having merely a bridle, and no saddle ; of the first it might be said, as of John Gilpin, that — " Up he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again." For he was thrown in the very outset, having taken rather more wine than suited the pace he set off at.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were ever folks so glad, The stones did rattle underneath, As if Cheapside...his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane, And op he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again: For eaddle-tree scaree reached had he, Ills journey... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 pages
...precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheel«, nk : 'Tie not through envy of thy happy lot But being too happy in thy happiness, That tho Gilpiu at his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon... | |
 | William Cowper - 1852 - 466 pages
...all agog To dash tbrough thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folks so glad, The stones did rattle underneath, As if Cheapside were mad. John Gilpin at his horse's side Seiz'd fast the flowing mane. And up he got, in haste to ride, But scou came down again. For saddletree... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - 1853 - 900 pages
...stayed, Where they did all get in; Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad; The stones did rattle underneath, 589 690 John Gilpin at his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 800 pages
...precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin. Smack went the whip, round went tho wheel*, Were never folk so glad ; The stones did rattle underneath, As if Cheapside were mad. John Gi!pin at his horse's side Seiz'd fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon... | |
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