 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 the stones With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting...  Poems - Page 232by William Cowper - 1820 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pages
...o'er the stone*, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd...curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. " His horse,... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...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 beast began...gall'd him in his seat. So, "Fair and softly," John he cri»«d. But John he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon, So stooping down, as needs he... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...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 beast began...curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands His horse, who never in that sort Had handled... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled ns, because they are commonly fellows of much ii.irth...this fever, Mr Harley, the house where I lay took f cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both hie hands, And eke with all his might. H is horse,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath hi« well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...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 might. ! FROH 1780... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...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 beast began...curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And, eke, with all his might. His horse,... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So " Fair and softly," John he cried...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 might. His horse,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd...trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...stones, With caution and good heed. But 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, But Jobn he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.... | |
 | Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 pages
...finding soon a smoother road beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, which galled him in his seat. So, " Fair and softly," John he cried,...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 might. His horse,... | |
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