 | 1795 - 90 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...down, as needs he must ,> Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. * <• ' f ' • '•;* *...,, .... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
 | William Cowper - 1801 - 280 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Bcneuth his well-shod feet, The snorting beast be^an to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain; That trot becam6 a gallop .soon, In spite of curb and rein. So, stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath hi-s well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, Fair and...soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as nerds he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both bis hands, And eke with all his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 pages
...and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, Fair and...trot became a gallop soon. In spite of curb and rein. vOL. III. I. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 334 pages
...finding soon a smoother mad Beneath his well-ahod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 354 pages
...soon 'a smoother roai, Beneath his well-shad feet,: The snorting beast began to trotylnt^i A So, Rur and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain...down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both hU hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 360 pages
...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, Fair and softly, John he cried,...vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of euro and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 312 pages
...a smoother road , . ' . Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane -with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
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He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, 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. 
