 | 1795 - 94 pages
...Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse he said, I am in haste to dine; 'T was for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.. . ^7' ,-J- ' Ah luckless speech, and bootless boastl For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake,... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...Edmonton And I should dine at Ware ! So, turning to his horse, he said — I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 478 pages
...dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...dine at Edmonton And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dinej 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear ; For while he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1806 - 226 pages
...dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to hi* horse, he said, I am in haste to dine; 'Twa* for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid hill dear; For, while be spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 pages
...Edmonton, And 1 should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haute to diue; 'Twai for your pleasure you came here. You shall go back for mine. Ah Ircklcss npffch, and bootVw boast 1 For which he paid full dear; For, v bile he spake, a braying... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 pages
...Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware 1 So, turning to his horse, he said— I am in haste to dine ; Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech and Bootless boast .' For which he paid full dear ; > For, while he spake, a braying... | |
 | Select stories - 1810 - 102 pages
...Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. r So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; J 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah ! luckless speech, and bootless OF JOHN GILPIN. For while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 pages
...dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying... | |
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Twas for your pleasure you came here — you shall go back for mine." 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... 
