 The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run.  Poems - Page 255by William Cowper - 1787Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pages
...drove them to the Bell, This lhall be yours when you bring back My hufband fafe and well. • « " i The youth did ride, and foon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein. But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pages
...pofling down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ;. 7 And And thus unto the youth fhe faid That drove them to the Bell, This fhall be your's...back My hufband fafe and well. The youth did ride, artd foon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...half-a-crown : And thus, unto the youth fhe faid That drove them to the Bell, '•This fliall be yours, when you bring back My hufband fafe .and well.' The youth did ride, and foon they met : He tried to flop John's horfe By feizing faft the flowing rein ;. But only made things worfe... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pages
...hufband pofting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half-a-crown : And thus unto the youth fhe faid That drove them to the Bell, This fhall be your's when you bring bads. My hufband fafe and well. The youth did ride, and foon did meet John coming back amain, Whom... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pages
...hufband pofting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; And thus unto the youth fhe faid That drove them to the Bell — This fhall be...John coming back amain } Whom in a trice he tried to ftop, By catching at his rein ; . But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The... | |
 | James Roach - English poetry - 1794 - 268 pages
...unto the youth [he faid That drove them to the Bell, This fhall be yours when you bring b'ar.H' sf!T My hufband fafe and well, The youth did ride, and...a trice he tried to flop ' By catching at his rein ; 'U 13\ WOH But not performing; what he meant. , r ° iA" And gladly would have done, . ;' fT3nw bn.n... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pages
...pofting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown; And thus unto the youth (he fakl That drove them to the Bell— This fhall be your's...John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to ftop, By catching at his rein; But, not performing what he meant* And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pages
...This shall be your's when you bring back My husband safe and well. (. ,' The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain, Whom in a trice he tried to stop By catching at his rein; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...Bell, This fhall be yours when you bring back My hulband fafc and well. The youth did ride, and loon did meet John coming back amain, . Whom in a trice he tried to ftop By catching at his rein ; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1800 - 438 pages
...— This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well. The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain; Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein; . But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The... | |
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