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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... "
The Works of William Cowper, Esq., Comprising His Poems, Correspondence, and ... - Page 303
by William Cowper - 1836
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1819 - 366 pages
...when she had seen Her husband posting down ' Into the^country, far away, She pujMbput 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...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 398 pages
...posting down Into the country, far away, Site pulTd out half a crown ; X2 And thus unto the youth th« said ' That drove them to the Bell, " This shall be...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...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...Gilpin, when she saw Her hushand 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...Bell, This shall be yours, when you bring back My hushand safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet Jehn coming hack amain; Whom in a trice...
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Poems of William Cowper, Esq: With a New Memoir

William Cowper - 1869 - 306 pages
...Gilpin, when 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, whett you bring back My husband safe and well. Thfi youib did ride, and soon did meet, John coming...
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Children's stories - 1820 - 422 pages
...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, ^•ThisahaU be yours, when you bring bade My husband safe and well." 'The youth did ride, and soon...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 10

John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 278 pages
...Gilpin, when 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...he tried to stop, By catching at his rein ; But not performihg what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made...
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The Works of the British Poets: With Lives of the Authors, Volume 36

Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - English poetry - 1822 - 562 pages
...Gilpin, when she saw Her hushand posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; And thus unto the youth she said, That drove them...Bell, This shall be yours, when you bring back My hushand safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain ; Whom in a trice...
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Lessons in Elocution: Or, a Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse for the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1823 - 396 pages
...when she had teen 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...
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Poems of William Cowper, Esq

William Cowper - English poetry - 1824 - 470 pages
...Gilpin, when 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 bring bac1 My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain : Whom...
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The Poetical Works of John Milton ...

John Milton - 1824 - 510 pages
...posting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half-a-crown ; A nd thus unto the youth she saiu That drove them to the Bell, This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well. , n coming back amain s Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein; But not performing...
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