 Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine. Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion...  The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Strana 110podľa William Cowper - 1839 - Počet stránok 516Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 478
...Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why? — they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 226
...Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...and wig : He lost them sooner than at first, For why ?— they were too big. , Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting clown Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - Počet stránok 310
...ioud aud clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion ro.ir, And galloped oft" with aJl his might* As he had. done before. Away went Gilpin,...hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why?—They were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Inlo the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - Počet stránok 360
...luckless speech, and bootlesa boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse...done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's bat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? — they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 390
...Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse...and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why ?— they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - Počet stránok 422
...Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gailop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...and wig : He lost them sooner than at first, For why ?— they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - Počet stránok 396
...Ah luckless speech, and bootless boast! For which he paid foll dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse...and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why ?—they were too big. Now mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - Počet stránok 496
...bootless boast ! For which he paid fnll dear; For, while he'spake, a braying ass Did sing most lond and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had...and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why ?— they were too big. Kow mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her hnsband posting down Into the conntry... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - Počet stránok 424
...braying ass, Did amp: most loud and clear : . Whereat his hor« did sncrt, as if • , He heard », lion roar ; And gallop'd off' with all his might,...•wig ; He lost them sooner than at first ; For why > They were too big. Now Gilpin's wife, when she had see* Her husband posting down Into the country,... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - Počet stránok 798
...Did sing most loud and clear . Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...and wig, He lost them sooner than at first, For why ? — they were top big. Now Mrs. Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country faraway,... | |
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