 | 1850 - 536 pages
...the gate-bolts undrew ; ' Speed ! ' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; 1850.] A Ballad. 369 Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. II. " Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
 | 1846 - 578 pages
...gatfi-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the light sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast....other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, nerer changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
 | 1846 - 534 pages
...Behind shut the postern, the lights sunk to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. II. ' Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place — I turned in my saddle and made the girths tight, Then shortened... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1847 - 910 pages
...мм! H«. 7mA 0JUM<L w» ci2'-f3«?¿ ^^ Tkr« : à« **eà i* u« r»:e-bolts undrew Ц M «W II. Not a word to each 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... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
..." 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,...each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. nx. 'Twas moonset at... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pages
...>-lv,li MI it-lI'Ml Vllfll (: *' Not ft 'wofd to each other; we kept the great pace -n '•' tll(' f- -1 Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our...Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, ,;• Rebuekled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit.... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...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 And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 'Twos moonset at starting, but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear;... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
..." 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... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
..." cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " eehoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neek by neek, stride for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths... | |
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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 ; 
