 So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein.  Poems - Page 185by William Cowper - 1808 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...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,...spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he mu>t Who cannot sit upright, He grasped the mane with both his hand«, And eke with all his might.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...smoother road Beneath bis well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which galled him in Ms seat. So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John...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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1852 - 466 pages
...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...John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot hecame a gallop soon, lu spite of curh and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 pages
...o'er the stnnco, 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...spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he muaf. Who cannot sit upright, Ho grasp'd the mane with both his hand*, And eke with all his might.... | |
 | Joseph S. Moore - Ballads, English - 1853 - 900 pages
...heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, So, fair and softly, John he cried, But John he cried...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He graspt the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might. His horse, which never in that sort... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...stonoir, With caution and good heed. But finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well shod feet, i ; Tho snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in...softly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain, I That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. * ' 1 So stooping down, as needs/lie must... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...well mod feet, The fnorting beaft began to trot, Which gall'd him in his feat. So, Fair and foftly, John he cried, But John he cried in vain ; That trot became a gallop foon, In fpite of curb and rein. So ftooping down, as needs he muft Who cannot fit upright, He grafp'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 806 pages
...o'er the stonot, 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...seat. So fair and softly, John he cried, But John he criod in vain, That trot became a gallop soon, In spite of curb and rein. So stooping clown, as needs... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 458 pages
...the stones With caution and good heed ! 21 But, finding soon a smoother road Beneath his well-shod feet, The snorting beast began to trot, Which gall'd him in his seat. 22 So, Fair and softly, John he cried, 23 So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1855 - 798 pages
...smoother road .' « .' Beneath his well shod feet, . The snorting beast began to trotj Which gnll'U him in his seat. So fair and softly, John he cried,...down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp 'd the mane with both his Aiaiht And eke with all his might. His hone, who never in that sort... | |
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