 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
 | William Cowper - 1856 - 512 pages
...'Tvvas for your pleasure you came here, So turning to his horse, he said, You shall go back for mine, For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort,... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 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 galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1848 - 786 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,...spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear j Whereat his horse did snort, as lie Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all liis might,... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1858 - 780 pages
...your pleasure you came here You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless b»:\~i ' For which he paid full dear ; For while he spake,...horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gollop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 pages
...turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came hero Yon shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and...did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd 08" with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig... | |
 | Book - 1859 - 334 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,...his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, He gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 778 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,...did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd orf with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 766 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 o£f with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's... | |
 | Graduated series - 1860 - 264 pages
...said, — " I am in haste to dine: 'Twasfor your pleasure you came here; you shall go back for mine." A luckless speech and bootless boast, for which he paid...his horse did snort as he had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, as he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | William Cowper - 1860 - 506 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 bootless boast J For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spoke, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat... | |
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