 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. Away went...  Poems - Seite 283von William Cowper - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Melvin Everett Haggerty - 1927 - 586 Seiten
...half-a-crown ; And thus unto the youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, "This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." The...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. Away went Gilpin,... | |
 | Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - 1927 - 1432 Seiten
...thus unto the youth she said, That drove them to The Bell, ' This shall be yours when you bring back 95; 225 And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away... | |
 | William Cowper - 2003 - 124 Seiten
...half a crown; 216 And thus unto the youth she said That drove them to the Bell — This shall be yours when you bring back My husband safe and well. The...a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein; 224 But, not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more,... | |
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