 Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker...  The Oxford and Cambridge review - Page 1001846Full view - About this book
 | American poetry - 1875 - 210 pages
...abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace, — Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made...each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. Twas a moonset at starting... | |
 | A. W. Patterson - Readers - 1875 - 252 pages
...abreast. 2. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace, Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place; I turned in my saddle, and made...Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Eebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Bolaud a whk. 3. 'Twas... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1875 - 584 pages
...galloped abreast. Not a word to each other : we kept the great pace Neck and neck, stride hy stride, never changing our place. I turned in my saddle and made...Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Re-buekled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit ; Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twasmoonset... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1875 - 588 pages
...galloped abreast. Not a word to each other : we kept the great pace Neck and neck, stride by stride, never changing our place. I turned in my saddle and made...girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the piqne right, Re-buckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit; Nor galloped less steadily Roland... | |
 | Ralph Waldo Emerson - American poetry - 1875 - 588 pages
...Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting, but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew, and twilight dawned clear; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to sco, At Duffleld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard tlio... | |
 | Rossiter Johnson - 1875 - 242 pages
...abreast. Not a word to each other : we kept the great pace, — Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Th en shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1875 - 302 pages
...galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique... | |
 | Recitations - 1876 - 734 pages
...galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made...'Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ;... | |
 | 1876 - 732 pages
...galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made...steadily Roland, a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting ; but*while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow... | |
 | Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1876 - 272 pages
...galloped abreast. Nor a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made...the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. * A small gate in a wall, generally a back gate. Fr. posterne. D 'Twas moonset at starting ; but while... | |
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