 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
 | J A. Stewart - 1814 - 798 sider
...caiendrer \ In merry 'guise he spoke: I came because.your horse would come; And, if] well forebode, My bat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The caiendrer, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, . - ,' Returned him not a single word, . But... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sider
...come at all ! Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto the calender la merry guise he spoke : I came because your horse would come, And, if I well forebode, Mv hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. ' The calender, right glad to find His friend... | |
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 sider
...Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto Tom Calender, In merry strains he spoke : — " I came because your horse would come...wig will soon be here ; t'hey are upon the road." Tom Calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, » Return'd him not a single word, But to... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 sider
...spoke : I came hecanse your horse would come ; And, if I well forehode, My hat and wig will soon he here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Returned him not a single word. But to the house went in , When straight he came with hat and wig A... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 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 ; When straight he came with hat and wig ;... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 240 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...your horse would come; And, if I well forebode, My bat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 314 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 your horse would come ; And, if I well forbode, My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find... | |
 | 1820 - 438 sider
...Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto the callendcr, In merry strains, he spoke — ' I came because your horse would come, ' And, if I well forbode, ' My hut and wig will soon be here; ' They are upon the road.' The callender, right glad to... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 sider
...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 - 1821 - 556 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...and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. x 2 The calender right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Returned him not a single word, But to... | |
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