 | Edmund Clarence Stedman - 1875 - 302 σελίδες
...! " cried the watch, as the gatebolts undrew ; "Speed I" echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique... | |
 | 1875 - 210 σελίδες
...speed ! " cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | Thomas Wadleigh Harvey - 1875 - 348 σελίδες
...through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 2. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace Neck...place; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right; Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | A. W. Patterson - 1875 - 252 σελίδες
...through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 2. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace,...I turned in my saddle, and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Eebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 576 σελίδες
...speed!" cried the watch as the gatebolts undrew, " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortenedeach stirrup and set the pique right, 470 471 Rcbuckledthecheck-strap, chained slacker... | |
 | 1876 - 508 σελίδες
...speed !" cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed !" echoed the wall to us galloping through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | 1876 - 216 σελίδες
...speed 1" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew! "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place. I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
 | Herbert Courthope Bowen - 1876 - 272 σελίδες
...; Behind shut the postern,* the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Nor a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | Alfred Macleod - 1877 - 238 σελίδες
..." cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " SPEED ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 σελίδες
...speed!" cried the watch as the gatebolts undrew, " Speed !" echoed the wall to us galloping through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortenedeachstirrupandset the piqueriglit, Bebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit,... | |
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HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three; 'Good speed!' cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; 
