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" His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting... "
Poems - Page 277
by William Cowper - 1806
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - 1814 - 424 pages
...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 slowly pacing...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his wellshod feet, • f he snorting beast began, to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, " fair and softly," John...
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The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart].

J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...long rod cloak, well brushed and neat, ' He manfully did throw; Now see him. mounted once agaia ..-A Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the...heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well- shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gulled him in his seat. i -So, Fair and softly,...
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Poems by William Cowper ...

William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...once again Upon his nimble steed, Fnll slowly pacing o'er the stones, With cantion and good heed. Bnt finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, Fair and softly, John he cried, Bnt John he cried in vain; That trot became...
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Elegant extracts in poetry, Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...liquipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush 'd and neat, BOOK IV. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became...
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Repository of Arts, Literature, Fashions &c

1819 - 490 pages
...seat." The s.milarity between the heroes, now they are fairly started, becomes much more striking: " ' So, fair and softly !' John he cried, But John he...in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite ot' curb or rein. " So stooping down, as needs he must Who canuot sit upright, He grasp'd his rein...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...cloak, well hrushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimhle steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones, With caution...soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The suorting heast hegan to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...throw. Now see him mounted once again, Upon his nimble steed ; Full slowly pacing o'er the'stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road • Beneath his well shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in, his seat. So, " fair and softly,"...
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The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Part 1

William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...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 slowly pacing o'er...well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot became...
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The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple

William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stonesr With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother...well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became...
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The minor poems of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...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 slowly pacing o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. I5ut finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which...
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