 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
 | Lionel Strachey - 1905 - 316 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... | |
 | Frederick Brigham De Berard - 1905 - 354 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... | |
 | Mildred Lewis Rutherford - 1906 - 806 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 hi; rein ; But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The... | |
 | William Cowper - 1906 - 48 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... | |
 | Katherine Devereux Blake, Georgia Alexander - 1906 - 120 pages
...w "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, 30 By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, Away... | |
 | Ludwig Herrig - 1906 - 844 pages
...'This shall beyours, when you bringback My husband safe and well.' 220 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... | |
 | 1907 - 436 pages
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 | Charles Eliot Norton - 1908 - 352 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... | |
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