So am I!" But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. Away... The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Page 308by William Cowper - 1924 - 536 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why ? his owner had a house Full ten miles oft' at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer...against his will, Till at his friend the calender's Hie horse at last stood still. The calender, amazed to sec His neighbour in such trim, Laid down his... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? his owner had a bouse Full ten miles off1 at Ware. d And aching heart beneath the soil, To slumber in...From all my toil. For misery stole me at my birth, «ore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse at last stood »till. The calender,... | |
| English poetry - 1844 - 70 pages
...was not a whit Inclined to tarry there, For why ? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew Shot by an archer strong, So did he fly — which brings me to 29 Away went Gilpin, out of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend's the Calender's... | |
| Lucius Hudson Holt - 1915 - 956 pages
...whit Inclined to tarry there ! 150 For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer...friend the calender's His horse at last stood still. 260 The calender, amazed to see His neighbour in such trim, Laid down his pipe, flew to the gate, And... | |
| Lucius Hudson Holt - 1915 - 952 pages
...whit Inclined to tarry there ! 150 For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer...my song. Away went Gilpin, out of breath, And sore ngainst his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse at last stood still. ate The calender,... | |
| Emilie Kip Baker - 1915 - 232 pages
...was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer...fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. And sore against his will, Till at his friend the Calender's His horse at last stood still. The Calender,... | |
| Ella Flagg Young, Walter Taylor Field - 1915 - 392 pages
...whit 10 Inclined to tarry there ! For why ? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew Shot by an archer strong; is So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song. Away went Gilpin, out of breath, And... | |
| 1916 - 314 pages
...was not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer...last stood still. The Calender, amazed to see His neighbor in such trim, Laid down his pipe, flew to the gate, And thus accosted him. " What news ? what... | |
| Sister Mary Domitilla - 1917 - 396 pages
...not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of...last stood still. The calender, amazed to see His neighbor in such trim, Laid down his pipe, flew to the gate, And thus accosted him : "What news? what... | |
| Clifton Johnson - 1917 - 298 pages
...not a whit Inclined to tarry there; For why? — his owner had a house Full ten miles off at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew Shot by an archer strong; So did he fly — which brings me to Away went Gilpin, out of breath, And sore against his will, Till at his friend the calender's His horse... | |
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