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...long rod cloak, well brushed and neat, ' He manfully did throw; Now see him. mounted once agaia ..-A Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the...heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well- shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gulled him in his seat. i -So, Fair and softly,...

...once again Upon his nimble steed, Fnll slowly pacing o'er the stones, With cantion and good heed. Bnt 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, Bnt John he cried in vain; That trot became...

...liquipp'd from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brush 'd and neat, BOOK IV. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...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 ; That trot became...

...seat." The s.milarity between the heroes, now they are fairly started, becomes much more striking: " ' So, fair and softly !' John he cried, But John he...in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite ot' curb or rein. " So stooping down, as needs he must Who canuot sit upright, He grasp'd his rein...

...cloak, well hrushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimhle steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones, With caution...soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The suorting heast hegan to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But...

...throw. Now see him mounted once again, Upon his nimble steed ; Full slowly pacing o'er the'stones, With caution and good heed. But 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,"...

...to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...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; That trot became...

...did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stonesr With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother...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 ; That trot became...

...to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. I5ut finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which...