 Ah 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.  Poems - Σελίδα 354των William Cowper - 1788Πλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1785 - 568 σελίδες
...while he fpoke, a braying afs Did fing moft loud and clear : Whereat his horfe did faort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallop'd off, with all his...fooner than at firft : For why .'—they were too big.. M 3 Now Now Gilpin's wife, when fhe had feen Her hufband pofting down Into the country CM away, She... | |
 | William Cowper - 1785 - 184 σελίδες
...moft load and clear : Whereat Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallop 'd off, with all his might, As he had done before. Away...than at firft : For why ?— they were too big. Now Gilpia's wife, when fhe had fcen Her hufband polling down Into the country far away, She pull'd out... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1785 - 652 σελίδες
...while he fpoke, a braying afs Did fing moft loud and clear. *' Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with all his might. As he bad done before. *' Away went Gilpin,— and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig; He loft them fooner than... | |
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 σελίδες
...and bootlefs boaft ! For which he paid full dear, For while he fpake a braying afs Did fing rrioft loud and clear. Whereat his horfe did fnort as he...why ? they were too big. Now Miftrefs Gilpin, when fhe faw Her hufband porting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; • • •... | |
 | William Cowper - 1787 - 346 σελίδες
...lucklefs fpeech, and bootlefs boaft ! For which he paid full dear ; For while he fpake, a braying aft Did fing moft loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did...Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ; Hc loft them fooner than at firft, For why ? they were too big. Now, Miftrefs Gilpin, when fhe faw... | |
 | William Scott - 1789 - 416 σελίδες
...For, while he fpoke, a braying afe Did fing molt loud and clear: Whereat his horfe did fnort, as if He heard a lion roar ; And gallop'd off, with all his...wig ; He loft them fooner than at firft : For why l-^-Thej were too big. Now, Gilpin's wife, when fhe had feen. Her hufband pofting down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 σελίδες
...your pleafure you came here, . You fhall go back for mine. Ah lucklefs fpeech, and bootlefs boaft ! For which he paid full dear ; For while he fpake,...he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin'« nat and wig ; He loft them fooner than at firft, For why ? they were too big. Now, Miftrefs... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 σελίδες
...dear; For, while he fpake, a braying afs Did fing moft loud and clear ; Whereat his horfe did fhort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with...— they were too big ! Now, miftrefs Gilpin, when fhe faw Her hufband pofting down Into the country far away, She pull'd out half a crown ; And thus... | |
 | James Roach - 1794 - 268 σελίδες
...Did {ing molt loud and clear; Whereat his horfe did fnort, as he Had heard a lion roar : And gallpp'd off with all his might, As he had done before. Away...Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig ; He loft ihem fooner than at firfl, For why ? they were too big. Vol. V. 20. C Now dim, down Into the country... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 σελίδες
...dear; For, while he fpake, a braying aft Did fing moft loud and clear; Whereat his horle did Ihort, as he. Had heard a lion roar, And gallop'd off with...Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin's hat and wig 1 He loft them fooner than at firft— For why ?—they wefe too big! Now, miftrefs Gilpin, when me... | |
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