 For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew Would trouble him much more.  Poems - Seite 276von William Cowper - 1806Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...stay'd, Where they did all get in; Six precious souls, and all agog To dash through thick and thin! 40 Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never...Cheapside were mad. John Gilpin at his horse's side Seiz'd fast the flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again; 48 For saddle-tree... | |
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...following stanza is from William Cowper's long comic poem about the wild carriage ride of John Gilpin: Smack went the whip, round went the wheels, Were never folk so glad, The stones did rattle underneath, CHAPTER VIII The Professor Explains When Gabriel Syme found himself finally established in a chair,... | |
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