 | William Scott - Elocution - 1814 - 424 pages
...when she had see* Her husband posting down Into the country, far away, She pull'd out half a crown : And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to...husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon they met ; He tried to stop John's horse By seizing fast the flowing rein ; But only made things worse... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 pages
...Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down x Into the country far away, She pulled out half a crown : And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell, This shall be your's when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 pages
...Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country faraway, She pulled out half a crown ; And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell, This shaM be your's when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 496 pages
...drove them to the Bell, This shall be yonrs, when yon bring back My hnsband safe and well. The yonth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a triee he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; Bnt not performing what he meant, And gladly wonld... | |
 | William Cowper - Poets, English - 1815 - 356 pages
...Gilpin, Vihen she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; And thus unto the youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, This shall be yours, when you bring1 back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1817 - 416 pages
...when she had seen Her husband posting down Into the country, far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; And thus unto the youth she said * That drove them...to the Bell, '"' This shall be yours when you bring tack • ;.f It My husband safe and well." . .|j The youth did ride, and soon they met ; He tried to... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 252 pages
...Gilpin, when she saw Her hushand posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half-a-crown ; And thus unto the youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, This shall he yours when you hring hack My hushand safe and well. The > '-Mill did ride, and soon did meet Johu... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...the youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, This shall he yours when you hring hack My hushand safe and well. ' The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming hack amain ! Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein : But not performing what he... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1818 - 314 pages
...Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; And thus unto thc youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, This shall be yours, when you bring hack "* My husband sale and well. The youth did ride and soon did meet John coming buck amain ; Whom... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...when she had seen Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half-a-crown ; And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to...husband safe and well.' The youth did ride, and soon they met ; He tried to stop John's horse By seizing fast the flowing rein, t But only made things worse... | |
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... off with all his might, as he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first; — for why? — they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw her husband posting down Into the country... 
