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" The wine is left behind !' Good lack ! quoth he — yet bring it me, My leathern belt likewise, In which I bear my trusty sword, When I do exercise. "
A Little Book of Light Verse - Page 17
1902 - 193 pages
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...exercise.'1 Now Mrs. Gilpin (careful soul) Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...his balance true. Then over all. that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat. He manfully did throw. Now see...
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The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review ...

William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...exercise." Now Mrs Gilpin (careful soul !) Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the...
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Translation from Madame de La Mothe-Guion. The task. Tirocinium. John Gilpin ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 404 pages
...Now Mistress Gilpin, careful soul, Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat He manfully did throw, sc — 9. x Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble...
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The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...Now Mistress Gilpin, careful soul, Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well brush'd and neat Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the...
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The Life and Works of William Cowper: Now First Completed by the ..., Volume 7

William Cowper - 1835 - 406 pages
...Now mistress Gilpin (careful soul!) Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full...
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Poems; to which is prefixed a memoir of the author by J. M'Diarmid

William Cowper - 1837 - 534 pages
...round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it griev'd him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew Would...Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full...
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Select poetry for children: with notes, arranged by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...Mistress Gilpia — careful soul ! — Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...his balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that she loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle bad a curling ear, Through which the belt he drew, And hung a bottle on each side To make hia balance true. Then over all, that he might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak well...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 2

1840 - 368 pages
...Now Mistress Gilpin (careful soul !) Had two stone bottles found, To hold the liquor that he loved, And keep it safe and sound. Each bottle had a curling...might be Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well-brash'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed,...
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Poems, by William Cowper, Esq: Together with His Posthumous Poetry ..., Volume 1

William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...their mind, When Betty screaming came down stairs, ^- " The wine is left behind !" Good lack ! qnoth he — yet bring it me, , My leathern belt likewise,...Equipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. , Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full...
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