 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
 | 1840 - 368 sider
...you come at alU" 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, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 358 sider
...you come at all ? Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a 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, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 sider
...come, Or why you come at all ! Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke ; And thus unto n seen and regretted by the author) the hero is made...half-civilized age. The battle of Flodden, and the death Returned him not a single word, But to the house went in. Whence straight he came with hat and wig... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 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... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 sider
...come at all ? " Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit And loved a timely joke, And thus unto the Callender 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 Callender, right glad to find... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 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;... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 sider
...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...will soon be here, — " They are upon the road." The callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house... | |
 | William Draper Swan - 1846 - 174 sider
...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...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... | |
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