His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What 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 such a rig. The Poems of William Cowper - Page 376by William Cowper - 1828 - 427 pagesFull view - About this book
| James Fenimore Cooper - 1853 - 480 pages
...that were thus awakened anew. •• • -S**'1 CHAPTER XXIX. A ny went Gilpin, neck or nought, •• Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig. Cmeptr. THE road which it was neceisary for the pedler and the English captain to travel, in order... | |
| Ella Flagg Young, Walter Taylor Field - Readers - 1915 - 392 pages
...So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been...Did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought; 5 Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of running such a rig. The wind... | |
| Sister Mary Domitilla - 1917 - 396 pages
...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, who never in that sort...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 such a rig. The wind... | |
| George E. Teter - American poetry - 1918 - 456 pages
...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, who never in that sort...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 such a rig. The wind did... | |
| American poetry - 1920 - 996 pages
...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, who never in that sort...did wonder more and more. Away went Gilpin, neck or nought; inviiv went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, of running such a rig. The wind... | |
| American poetry - 1920 - 1016 pages
...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, who never in that sort...thing upon his back had got did wonder more and more. The Diverting History of John Gilpin 567 Away went Gilpin, neck or nought; away went hat and wig; He... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck - Literature - 1920 - 668 pages
...his hands And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, 5 What 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, 10 Of running such a rig. The wind... | |
| William Harris Elson, Christine M. Keck, Lura E. Runkel - Readers - 1921 - 680 pages
...his hands And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, 15 What thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and...went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, 20 Of running such a rig. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long and gay, Till, loop... | |
| William Cowper - English poetry - 1854 - 580 pages
...cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, wlio never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing...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 such a rig. The wind... | |
| Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - American literature - 1922 - 1920 pages
...the mane with both his hands. And eke with all his might. »3 The Diverting History of John Gilpin His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been...thing upon his back had got Did wonder more and more. »6 Away went Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt, when he set out, Of... | |
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