 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 335by William Cowper - 1805Full view - About this book
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - 1915 - 918 pages
...This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." 3» The youth did ride, and soon , anee bis father's pride. His bonnet rev'rently is laid asid stop, By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | 1915 - 538 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... | |
 | 1916 - 303 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... | |
 | Sister Mary Domitilla - 1917
...crown. And thus unto the youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, 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... | |
 | George E. Teter - 1918 - 436 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... | |
 | 1920 - 962 pages
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 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - 1920
..."This shall be yours, when you bring back 10 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; 15 But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The... | |
 | William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - 1921
...away, She pulled out half-a-crown; 25 And thus unto the youth she said, 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; 5 But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frightened... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1908 pages
..."This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." 22° 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; »«4 But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done,... | |
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