 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...Gilpin neck or nought, Away went hat and wig, He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer...been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all, And every soul cried out, Well done ! As loud as he could bawl.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...Gilpin, neck or nought ; Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt when he set out, Of running such a rig.* The wind did blow, the cloak did fly Like streamer...been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children scream'd, Up flew the windows all ; And every soul cried out, — " Well done! " As loud as he could... | |
 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...: and, as he flew, left all the world behind. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, like streamers long and gay ; Till loop and button failing both,...he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side, as has been said or sung. 45 The dogs did bark, the children screamed, up flew the windows all ; And every... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1893 - 688 pages
...ballad of ' John Oilpin ' may prove an illustration :— LOOPS INSTEAD ОГ BuTTOKB (8 th S. Νά. 227, The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer...loop and button failing both. At last it flew away. Newbourne Rectory, Woodbridge. JOHN PICKFORD, MA CARRINGTON (8 Л S. iv. 27). —For state of SmithCarrington... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...Oilpin, neck or nought; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. effect. The desperate state of our army abroad is...I know that the conquest of English America is an 1 As loud as he could bawL Away went Gilpin — who but he 1 His fame soon spread around ; He carries... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...dreamt, when he sat out, Of running such a rig. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamers rving some names of little note recorded in the Biographia Britannlca, ib. Report of done1 As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he ? HU fame soon spread around, He carries... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...dreamt, when he sat out, Of running such a rig. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamers long and gay, Till loop and button failing both, At...been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children sereamed, Up flew the windows all; » And every soul cried out, Well done ' As loud as he could bawl.... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 pages
...Gilpin, neck or nought; Away went hat and wig; He little dreamt when he set out Of running such a rig. The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer...flew the windows all; And every soul cried out, Well donel As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin — who but he? His fame soon spread around; He carries... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 pages
...neck or naught ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when he set out, Of running such a rig. Tho wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long...been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children icrcam'd, Up flew the windows all ; And ev'ry soul cried out, well done ! As loud as be could bawl.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...neck or naught ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt when ho set out, Of running such a rig. Tho wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long and gay, Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side, As hath... | |
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And eke with all his might. 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... 
