 His long red cloak, well brushed 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. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting...  Poems - Side 277av William Cowper - 1806Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 sider
...top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed 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. The snorting beast began to trot Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,... | |
 | William Harris Elson - 1921 - 552 sider
...His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. 25 Now see mm mounted once again But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod...beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. 5 So "Fair and softly," John he cried; But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In... | |
 | Henry Van Dyke, Hardin Craig, Asa Don Dickinson - 1922 - 1920 sider
...toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat. He manfully did throw. 7« Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...beast began to trot, Which galled him in his seat. &i So, " Fair and softly," John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon,... | |
 | Calvin Noyes Kendall - 1922 - 380 sider
...be t Equipped from top to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, Now see hi1n mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 412 sider
...to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his... | |
 | Carlo Formichi - 1925 - 518 sider
...to toe, His long red cloak, well brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...heed ! But, finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well- shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot. Which galled him in his seat. So, Fair and softly,... | |
 | David Nichol Smith - 1926 - 744 sider
...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... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - 1926 - 1744 sider
...to toe, His long red cloak, well brush'd and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once t also you will lose," said the other. The sweat started...be lost, say I am plunged again in poverty, shall gall'd him in his seat. So, Fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became... | |
 | Melvin Everett Haggerty - 1927 - 586 sider
...to toe, His long red cloak, well-brushed and neat, He manfully did throw. Now see him mounted once again Upon his nimble steed, Full slowly pacing o'er...soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands And eke with all his... | |
 | Tom Peete Cross, Clement Tyson Goode - 1927 - 1432 sider
...o'er the scones With caution and good heed. 80 But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod of men, Where throngs of Knights and Barons bold,...weeds of peace, high triumphs hold, 120 With store of 86 But John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping... | |
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