 Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race.  Poems by William Cowper ... - Page 237by William Cowper - 1814 - 480 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 pages
...them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The tollmen thinking as before And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town; Nor stopt till where he had got up He did... | |
 | William Cowper, Henry Stebbing - 1854 - 850 pages
...them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men...first to town ; Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, Long live the kings And Gilpin long live he ; And when he... | |
 | Rose Lucia - Readers - 1912 - 170 pages
...up and down the road watched the chase. They thought that Gilpin was riding a race with these men. " And so he did and won it, too, For he got first to town, Nor stopped, till where he had got up, He did again get down." "That is a good story," said Polly. " He... | |
 | Martha Adelaide Holton, Charles Madison Curry - Readers - 1914 - 334 pages
...them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. 2*0 And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The tollmen...Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too, s« For he got first to town; Nor stopped till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us... | |
 | Emilie Kip Baker - Children's poetry - 1915 - 232 pages
...them was mute; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in- short space : The tollmen...first to town ; Nor stopp'd, till where he had got up He did again get down. — Now let us sing, Long live the King, And Gilpin, long live he ; And when... | |
 | American poetry - 1923 - 658 pages
...them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men...did, and won it too, For he got first to town; Nor stopped till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, Long live the king! And Gilpin,... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - English poetry - 1915 - 956 pages
...vas mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join iu the pursuit. 340 And now the turnpike se without peer; Clapped my hands, laughed and s: ng, any noise, bad or stopped till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, Long live the king I And Gilpin,... | |
 | Ella Flagg Young, Walter Taylor Field - Readers - 1915 - 392 pages
...them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. -, And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men...Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too, 10 For he got first to town ; Nor stopped till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us... | |
 | Lucius Hudson Holt - English poetry - 1915 - 952 pages
...all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. HP And now the turnpike gates again Hew r.ice. And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town; Nor stopped till where he had got up... | |
 | Adventure stories - 1916 - 314 pages
...way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space: The toll man thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. And so...did, and won it too ! For he got first to town; Nor stopped, till where he had got up He did again get down. — Now let us sing, Long live the King, And... | |
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