 And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.  A Little Book of Light Verse - Page 221902 - 193 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 562 pages
...Ware. So, turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; Twas for your pleasure you- came here. You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech and...roar, And gallop'd off with all his might. As he had dgne before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first,... | |
 | John Struthers - 1822 - 276 pages
...horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; " 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, Ah ! luckless word and bootless boast, For which he paid full dear; For, while he spoke, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear: Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion... | |
 | William Scott - 1823 - 396 pages
...So turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah ! luckless speech,...most loud and clear : Whereat his horse did snort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallopM off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1824 - 446 pages
...turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, V i MI shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless...a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, Aa he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than... | |
 | John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...stare, So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came hete, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and...braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat hi; horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And eallop'd off with all hie might As ne had. done... | |
 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 pages
...Ware. So turning to his horse he said, I am in haste'to dine; 'Twas for, your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and...gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before.. o 2 THE HISTORY OF Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin' s hat and wig; He lost them sooner than... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...Ware." So taming to his horse he said, " I am in haste to dine; Twas for your pleasure you came here You shall go back for mine." Ah ! luckless speech, and bootless boast ! _ For which he paid full dear; For while he spake a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear! Whereat... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 pages
...Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am hi haste to dine ; Twas for your pleasure you cams here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and...his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, Andgallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 262 pages
...dine ; :Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. 240 HISTORY OF JOHN GILPm. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ' For which...he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying asa Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 pages
...So turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech,...horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop 'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
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