John he cried ; But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands And eke with all his might. Poems - Strana 319podľa William Cowper - 1808Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
| William Cowper - 1836 - Počet stránok 710
...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, But John he cried in vain...curb a,nd rein. So stooping down, as needs he must WTho cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse,... | |
| William Cowper - 1837 - Počet stránok 534
...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, But John he cried in vain...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 Had handled been before, What... | |
| Joseph Payne - 1839 - Počet stránok 302
...Which galled him in his seat. [1] When Ida exercise— as captain of one of the trainbands. So, " fair and softly! " John he cried, But John he cried in...down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort... | |
| William Cowper - 1839 - Počet stránok 554
...gailM him in his seat. So, Fair and softly ! John he cried; But John he eried in vain, That trot beeame a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping...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 Had handled been before, What... | |
| 1840 - Počet stránok 368
...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, But John he cried in vain...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 Had handled been before, What... | |
| William Cowper - 1841 - Počet stránok 260
...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, But John he cried in vain,...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 Had handled been .before,... | |
| Book - 1841 - Počet stránok 164
...So, "Fair and softly," John he cri»«d. But John he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon, So stooping 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 Had handled been before, What... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - Počet stránok 70
...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, But John he cried in vain,...cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands His horse, who never in that sort Had handled been before, What thing upon his back had got... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - Počet stránok 738
...Beneath hi« well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, fair vantages. If he that shared the danger enjoyed the...might show his gains without envy. But at the conclus grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. ! FROH 1780 CYCLOPAEDIA OF TILL THE... | |
| John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - Počet stránok 464
...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— But John he cried in...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 Had handled been before,... | |
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