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Page 75
... Which is both bright and clear . " John Gilpin kiss'd his loving wife ; O'erjoyed
was he to find That , though on pleasure she was bent , She had a frugal mind .
The morning came , the chaise was brought , But [ 75 ] POETICAL FAVORITES.
... Which is both bright and clear . " John Gilpin kiss'd his loving wife ; O'erjoyed
was he to find That , though on pleasure she was bent , She had a frugal mind .
The morning came , the chaise was brought , But [ 75 ] POETICAL FAVORITES.
Page 76
John Gilpin at his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane , And up he got , in
haste to ride But soon came down again : For saddletree scarce reach'd had he ,
His journey to begin , When , turning round his head , he saw Three customers ...
John Gilpin at his horse's side Seized fast the flowing mane , And up he got , in
haste to ride But soon came down again : For saddletree scarce reach'd had he ,
His journey to begin , When , turning round his head , he saw Three customers ...
Page 77
... 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 to
trot , Which gall'd him in his seat . So , “ Fair and softly , " John he [ 77 ] POETICAL
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... 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 to
trot , Which gall'd him in his seat . So , “ Fair and softly , " John he [ 77 ] POETICAL
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Page 78
So , “ Fair and softly , " John he cried , But John he cried in vain ; That trot became
a gallop soon , In 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 ...
So , “ Fair and softly , " John he cried , But John he cried in vain ; That trot became
a gallop soon , In 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 ...
Page 80
Stop , stop , John Gilpin ! here's the house , " They all at once did cry ; “ The
dinner waits , and we are tired : Said Gilpin — “ So am I ! ” But yet his horse was
not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten
miles off ...
Stop , stop , John Gilpin ! here's the house , " They all at once did cry ; “ The
dinner waits , and we are tired : Said Gilpin — “ So am I ! ” But yet his horse was
not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten
miles off ...
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