 Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As he had done before.  Poems - Page 354by William Cowper - 1788Full view - About this book
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...For, while he spake, a braying ass r!)ul sing most loud and clear; >' x' Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. 0 O Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig! He lost them sooner than at first, For why... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 476 pages
...Did fing moil loud and clear; Whereat his horfe did foort, as he Had heard a lion roar ; And gallnp'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig; He loft them fooncr than at tirft, For why ? they were too big. Now Miftrcfs Gilpin, v.-hcn flie faw Her hulband... | |
 | 1797 - 350 pages
...Did fing mod loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did fnort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopp'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...than at firft, For why ? — they were too big. Now Mrs. Gilpin, when (he faw Her hufband porting down Into the country far away, * , • She pull'd out... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pages
...your pleafure you came here, You fliall go back for mine. Ah, lucklefs fpeech, and bootlefs load ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he fpake,...fooner than at firft For why ?— they were too big 1. Now, mitfrefs Gilpin, when flie law Her hufband poftlng down Into the country far away, She puli'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pages
...lucklefs fpecch, and bootlefs boaft I For which he paid full dear ; For, while he fpake, a braying af» Did fing moft loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did...than at firft — , For why ? — they were too big I VOL. II. Z Now, miftrefs Gflpin, when fhe faw Her hufband pofting down Into the country far away,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; , i Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with...went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ! He lost them sooner than at first — For why ? — they were too big ! Now, mistress Gilpin, when she... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 632 pages
...while he fpoke, a braying af* Did fing nu.it loud and clear. " Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might,...went Gilpin,— and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig 5 He loft them fooncr than at firft ; For why ? They were too big. Oz " Now Gilpin's wife, when (he... | |
 | 1800 - 608 pages
...while he fpoke, a braying au Did fing moft loud and clear. " Whereat his horfe did fnort, as ¡f He heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might....before. " Away went Gilpin, — and away Went Gilpin's bat and wig; He loft them fooner than at firft t For why ? They were too big, О а " Now Gilpin's... | |
 | 1800 - 632 pages
...clear. " Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his migbyt, As he had done before. *' Away went Gilpin, — and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig; He loft them foonerthan at firo-, For why ? They were too bic, O a J « Now Gilpin's wife, when flie had feen Her... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; . Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with...before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wi<{! He lost them sooner than at first — For why ? — they were too big ! Now, mistress Gilpin,... | |
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