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" Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. "
A Little Book of Light Verse - Page 24
1902 - 193 pages
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The Works of Cowper and Thomson: Including Many Letters and Poems Never ...

William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space...did, and won it too, For he got first to town ; Nor stopped till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let ua sing, long live the king, And Gilpin,...
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The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song

Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike-gates again Flew open in short space: The tollmen thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. And so lie did ; and won it too; For he got first to town; Nor stopped till where he had got up He did again...
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The Works of William Cowper: Table talk. The task. Tirocinium; or, A review ...

William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...highwayman!" Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space...long live he ; And, when' he next doth ride abroad, SONG ON PEACE. [This and the following were composed at the request of Lady Austen in the summer of...
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The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ...

William Cowper - 1836 - 416 pages
...! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space, The toll-men thinking as before And so he did and won it too, For he got first to town, Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did...
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The Poetical Works of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pages
...! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pass'd that way, Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space,...get down. Now let us sing, Long live the king, And Gilpm long live he, And when he next doth ride abroad, May I be there to see ! ANTI-THELYPHTHORA. A...
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Select poetry for children: with notes, arranged by J. Payne

Joseph Payne - 1839 - 302 pages
...highwayman," Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space;...toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. [1] Amain — with vehemence, vigorously. [2] Hue-and-cry — properly, the term used in law to express...
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An Essay on the Genius of George Cruikshank

William Makepeace Thackeray - 1840 - 110 pages
...!' Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space...toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. The rush, and shouting, and clatter are here excellently depicted by the artist ; and we, who have...
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Poems, by William Cowper, Esq: Together with His Posthumous Poetry ..., Volume 1

William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...again Flew open in short apace ; fThe toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so ho did, and won it too, For he got first to town ; , Nor stopp'd till where he did get up He did again get down. Now let us sing, long live the king, And Gilpin long live he ; And...
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Poems. With a Biographical and Critical Introduction by the Rev ..., Volume 2

William Cowper - 1841 - 358 pages
...! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before, And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town ; Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did...
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Punch, Volume 128

Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - 1905 - 516 pages
...then to buy i A carriage and a pair, And when his wife goes forth to shop May I be near to stare. So let us sing, "Long live the King ! And Gilpin long live he ! " (And Gilpin's wife, who daily drives I Down Regent Street at three.) HOW HISTORY IS MADE. At last ! Unexampled...
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