 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...view, How, in a trice, the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain, behind his back, Were fhatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Moft piteous to be feen, And made his horfe's... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1785 - 652 pages
...view, How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. " And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain, behind his back. Were lhatter'd at a blow. VOL. XXVI. O «< Down " Down rar. the wine into the road, Moil piteous to be feen,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...to view How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back-- • Were fhatter'd at 'a blow. Down ran the wine into the road • • * Moft piteous to be feen, Which made... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 pages
...to view How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were fhatter'd at a blow. • Down ran the wine into the road, Moft piteous to be fccn, Which made his horfc's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...to view How in a trice the turnpike-men 1'heir gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were fhatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Moft piteous to be feen, Which made his horfe's... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...view, How, in a trice, the turnpike-mea Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back, Were fliatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Moll piteous to be feen, And made his horfe's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 384 pages
...to view How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were fhatter'd at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Moft piteous to be feen, Which made his horfe's... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, Xhe bottles twain behind his back Were shatter'd at a...wine into the road, Most piteous to be seen, ]Which mad^his horse's flanks to smoke As they had basted been. But still he seem'd to carry weight, With... | |
 | Children's stories - 1797 - 350 pages
...view, How, in a trice, the turnpike- men Their gates wide open threw. And now as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back, Were (battered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, Moft piteous to be feen, Which made his horfe's... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. H. 2 c And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind...But still he seem'd to carry weight, With leathern girdle brac'd; For all might see the bottle-necks Still dangling at his waist. 4 . Thus all through... | |
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Twas wonderful to view, How in a trice the turnpike men Their gates wide open threw. 
