 | William Cowper - 1839 - 554 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For while he spake, a brayiug ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pagini
...luckless speech and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 456 pagini
...Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop 'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...she saw Her husband posting down Into the country faf away, She pull'd out half-a-crown ; And thus unto the youth she said, t That drove them to the... | |
 | William Cowper - 1841 - 260 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boost ' For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | 1843 - 368 pagini
...bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud an£ clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, . And gallop'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did gentle rill ; Hush, whispering winds ; ye rustling leaves be still ; Kest, silver bu Gilpin'» hat and wig : He lost them sooner than at first ; For why ? — they were too big. Now Mistress... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ase Did Scotland, more lovely by far, That would gladly be bride to the young Lochinvar!' Aa he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig : He lost them sooner than... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 70 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear, For while he spake a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear. Whereat his horse did snort as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallopped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat... | |
 | John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pagini
...luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear ; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop' d off, with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin' s... | |
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And I should dine at Ware." So turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear ; For while he spake, a braying... 
