...pacing o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smother road Beneath his wellshod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd...softly," John he cried ; But John he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon ; In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who...

...o'er the stones. With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd...his seat. So, " Fair and softly," John, he cried, Bat John he cried in vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down,...

...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast liegan to trot, Which galled him in his seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried,...vain; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb or rein. So stooping down, as needs he must, Who can not sit upright, He grasped the mane with both...

...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." John he cried...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright. He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort...

...o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother .road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, " Fair and softly,'1 John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb...

...o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd...curb a,nd rein. So stooping down, as needs he must WTho cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse,...

...to trot, Which galled him in his seat. [1] When Ida exercise— as captain of one of the trainbands. So, " fair and softly! " John he cried, But John he...down, as needs he must, Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, who never in that sort...

...finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gailM him in his seat. So, Fair and softly ! John he cried; But John he eried in vain, That trot beeame a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs...

...o'er the stones, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet. The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. So, "Fair and softly," John he cri»«d. But John he cried in vain ; The trot became a gallop soon, So stooping down, as needs he...

...else to do, At length must needs forsake His role of looker-on, to put The clutch in by mistake ! " So, fair and softly ! " John, he cried, But John he cried in vain ; The car began to move as though 'Twould never stop again. And fast and faster grew the pace : For,...