 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 277by William Cowper - 1806Full view - About this book
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pages
...to toe, 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...soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 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...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,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 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...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, 1 he snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly ! Jobn he cried,... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pages
...to toe, 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...soon, in spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as needs he must, who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, and eke with all bis... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1844 - 184 pages
...brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. '. LESSON XXXIV. The same, continued. Now see him mounted, once again, Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...soon, In spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as need he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 446 pages
...well brushed and neat, he manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again upon his nimble steed, 30 Full slowly pacing o'er the stones, with caution and...galled him in his seat. So " fair and softly," John did cry, but John he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon, in spite of curb or rein. 35 So... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pages
...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 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...to toe, His long red cloak, well brnsh'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now, see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 508 pages
...He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing O'OT the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet. MISCELLANEOUS POEMS. 38J The snorting beast began to trot. Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and... | |
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