 The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run.  Poems - Page 337by William Cowper - 1805Full view - About this book
 | 1902 - 270 pages
... ' This shall be your's when you bring back My husband safe and well.' The youth did ride and soon did meet John coming back amain ; ., Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would hare done, ... | |
 | Thomas William Hodgson Crosland - 1902 - 376 pages
...: ' This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well.' The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Joel Chandler Harris - 1902 - 442 pages
...Bell, This shall be yours when you bring back my husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop, by catching at his rein; But, not performing what he meant, and gladly would have done, The... | |
 | Mrs. Kate Douglas (Smith) Wiggins, Nora Archibald Smith - 1916 - 784 pages
...Bell " This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - 1902 - 516 pages
...Bell, " This shall be yours when you bring back my husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain Whom in a trice he tried to stop, by catching at his rein; But not performing what he meant, and gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | 1904 - 876 pages
...Bell, " This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frightened... | |
 | 1904 - 276 pages
..." This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig - 1912 - 334 pages
...This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." 22ฐ The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; 224 But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The... | |
 | William Cowper - 1905 - 916 pages
...Bell, " This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well." The^routh did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain : Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, MAR1A,... | |
 | Jeannette Leonard Gilder - 1910 - 330 pages
..." This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
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