| William Cullen Bryant - 1877 - 630 σελίδες
...into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace, — Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place...turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortenedeachstirrupandset the piqueriglit, Bebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor... | |
| Charles Underwood Dasent - 1877 - 238 σελίδες
...we kept' the great pace', Neck' by neck', stride by stride', never changing our place'; I' turn'd' in my sad'dle, and made' its girths tight', Then'...short'ened each stirrup, and set' the pique ri'ght, Re | buckled the cheek' strap; chained' slac'ker the bit', Nor' galloped less stea'dily Roland a whit'.... | |
| Mother Angela Gillespie - 1877 - 346 σελίδες
...other; we kept the great pace— Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place; . I tfcrned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique 2 right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit.... | |
| John Andrew Jennings - 1878 - 488 σελίδες
...rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place...'Twas moonset at starting ; but, while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ;... | |
| John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 σελίδες
...rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place;...girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique4 right, Ee-buckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland... | |
| Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 σελίδες
...each other ; we kept the great pace — Neck by neck, stride by stride, never dmujring our place ; 1 turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then...each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. Twas a moonset at starting... | |
| H. L. D. Potter - 1871 - 440 σελίδες
...; we kept the great pace — Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; I turned to my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rcbuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Ro'land a whit. 'Twas... | |
| Frances Mayes - 2001 - 548 σελίδες
...rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other: we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place;...whit. Twas moonset at starting; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see; At... | |
| Bill Moore, David Booth - 2003 - 154 σελίδες
...rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place;..."Twas moonset at starting; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see; At... | |
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