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| Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman - Caricatures and cartoons - 1907 - 484 pages
...blue." [The play upon the words " red " and " blue " is decidedly clever.] (4) R. BKOWNINO, ESQ. I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped,...Dirck galloped, we galloped all three. " Good speed I " cried they all, " Quick! " echoed the wall, (For it wasn'ta very good echo, you see !) [Mr. BROWSING'S... | |
| Liberalism (Religion) - 1850 - 536 pages
...of Mr. Macaulay's Armada : — " ' HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX.' [16-.] I. " I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...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... | |
| Henry Allon - Christianity - 1847 - 600 pages
...I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three. "Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate bolts undrew; " Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. n. Not a word to each other, we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
| 1846 - 534 pages
...back to Rembrandt and his Burgomaster: — HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. I. ' I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...galloping through ; 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... | |
| 1846 - 578 pages
...extract, and very cordially recommend this, we suppose we must call it a Serial, to our readers. ' I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and He ; I galloped,...galloped all Three ; " Good speed !" cried the watch, aa the gatfi-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern,... | |
| Theology - 1850 - 538 pages
...— • ,,„,., . . ," . " • HOW THEY BROUGHT tflfe' 6OOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX.' [16-.] I.1 " I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...Speed ! ' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; 1830.] , ., ,ufc -BfcrfWU,,-^ 369 Behind shut the posteni, the lights sank to rest, And into the... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 592 pages
...orde,r. HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. ' [16-.] I sprang to the stirrup, and loris and he; | I galloped, Dirck galloped,, we galloped...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 - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...TO AIX," 16—. — Robert Browning. I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped, Direk galloped, we galloped all three ; " Good speed ! "...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, And... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1855 - 580 pages
...order. HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. [16-.] I sprang to the stirrup, and loris and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all..." Speed !" echoed the wall to us galloping through j Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...Alz, or Aix-la-Chapelle, is in Prussia, about a hundred miles distant, in an easterly direction.] I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped,...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. n. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
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