 | William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pages
...stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hand*,. And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in...sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his hack had pot Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ; He... | |
 | 1841 - 306 pages
...Come forth ! West winds for ever, and a groan for the north ! A SAILOR'S STORY, OR THE LAND VOYAGE. "His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back h¡id got Did wonder more and more." "Why, d'ye see, (»ays Ben,) it was that ere time when most of... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...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 been...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin neck or nought, Away went hat and wig, He little dreamt when he set out Of running... | |
 | American literature - 1850 - 602 pages
...this more effectually, he bestrode the reposing mass. While thus employed the tortoise, who probably " Never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more ;" and walked off with the Professor, to the great amusement of the Prince, while the philosopher,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...upright, He grasped the mane with both hie hands, And eke with all his might. H is horse, which »ever n the secret dee Away went Oilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when he set out Of running... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...spite of 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....thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought, Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1846 - 922 pages
...spite of 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, which never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1846 - 174 pages
...spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as need he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig : He little dreamed, when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...John he cried in vain, That 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...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or naught; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when he set out, Of running... | |
 | William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, Hegrasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running... | |
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He grasped the mane with both his hands. And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. 
