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" Stop thief, stop thief — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space, The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. "
The young woman's companion; or, Female instructor [by J.A. Stewart]. - Page 424
by J A. Stewart - 1814
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Poems by William Cowper ...

William Cowper - 1814 - 496 pages
...gentlemen npon the road. Thns seeing Gilpin fly, With posthoy scamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hne and cry : — Stop thief! stop thief!— a highwayman! Not one of them was mnte ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pnrsnit. And now the tnrupike gates again...
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Elegant extracts in poetry, Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Six gentlemen upon the road Thus seeing Gilpin 0y, With post-boy scamp'ring in the rear. They rais'd the hue and cry : Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman...! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...gentlemen upon the road Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With post-hoy scampering in the rear, They raised the hne and cry : — Stop thief '. stop thief \ — a highwayman...passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turupike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as hefore That Gilpin rode a...
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Poems,

William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...wheels. Thus seeing Gilpin flv. With post-hoy scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and 07 -. — Stop thief ! stop thief ! — a highwayman ! Not one...them was mute ; And all and each that passed that « -n Did join in the purcuit. And now the turupike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - 1817 - 416 pages
...thief! a highwayman !M Not one of them was mute ; So they, and all that pass'd that way, Soon join'd in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The tollman thinking, as before. That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did and won it too ; For he got first...
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The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple

William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...away Went postboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss. The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly,...highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space...
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The minor poems of William Cowper, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1818 - 244 pages
...away Went postboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly,...! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space...
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The Minor Poems of William Cowper of the Inner Temple, Part 1

William Cowper - 1818 - 240 pages
...away Went postboy at his heels, The postboy's horse right glad to miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly,...They raised the hue and cry :— Stop thief! stop thief!—a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...miss The lumbering of the wheels. Six gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With posthoy scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry...! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursnit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space;...
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The Parlour Portfolio, Or, Post-chaise Companion: Being a ..., Volume 1

1820 - 438 pages
...gentlemen upon the road, Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With post-boy scamp'ring in the rear, They rais'd the hue and cry. ' Stop thief! — stop thief! — a highwayman!' Not one of them was mute ; So they, and all that pass'd that way, Soon join'd in the pursuit. But all the turnpike-gates again...
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