 | William Cowper - 1825 - 244 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... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pages
...road, Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to snort, Which gull'd him in his scat. " So — fair and softly !" John he cried, But John...; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb or rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 264 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 soft... | |
 | William Cowper - 1826 - 274 pages
...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,...So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upriglrt, He grasp 'd the mane with both his hands. And eke with nil his might. His horse, who never... | |
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 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 elte with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 pages
...finding soon a smother road Beneath his wellshod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, " fair and softly," John he cried ; But John he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon ; In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 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... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, " Fair and softly," John, he cried, Bat John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon,...So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit npright, He grasp'd the mane with both his bauds, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast liegan to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and...vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb or rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who can not sit upright, He grasped the mane with both... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, " Fair and softly,'1 John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot...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. 
