 What news? what news? your tidings tell; Tell me you must and shall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all?' Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke: 'I came because...  Poems - Side 357av William Cowper - 1812Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Cowper - 1803 - 362 sider
...fpoke:— I came beeaufe your horfe would came ; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will fboo be here—- They are upon the road. The calender,...to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a fingle word, But to the houfe went in ; Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig ; A wig that flow'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1805 - 362 sider
...loved a timely joke ! And thus unto the calender In merry guile he fpoke: I came becaufe your horfe would come; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Retumed... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 sider
...come, Or why you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ! And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke : I came because...calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Returned him not a single word, But to the house went in ; Whence straight he came with hat and wig... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 sider
...why you come at all ? Now Gilpiu had a pleasant wit, • • And loved a timely joke! And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke: I came because...calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Returned him not a single word, But to the bouse went in; Whence straight he came with hat and wig;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 sider
...come at all ? . Now Gilprn had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely jokel And thus unto the calendar . In merry guise he spoke : I came because your horse...calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Keturned him not a single word, But to the house went in; Whence straight he came with hat and wig;... | |
 | 1806 - 408 sider
...you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto the Callender In merry guise he spoke : I came because your horse...wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Jleturn'd him not a single word, But to the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 sider
...come, Or why you come at all. Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke :— I came because...My hat and wig will soon be here— They are upon tho road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word,... | |
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 792 sider
...at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke! And thus unto the calendrer • ' In merry guise he spoke: I came because your horse...wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calendrer, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Returned him not a single word, But to the house... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 sider
...Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto Tom Callender, In merry strains he spoke :— " I came because your horse would come ; , And if I well forbode, My hat and wig will soon be here ; They are upon the road." Tom Callender, right glad to find... | |
 | William Cowper - 1814 - 496 sider
...lov'da timely joke; And thns nnto the calender In merry gnise he spoke: I came becanse yonr horse wonld come; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will soon be bere, They are npon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Retnrn'd him... | |
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