 For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss of pence, full well he knew, Would trouble him much more.  Poems - Page 338by William Cowper - 1786Full view - About this book
 | Henry Pitman - 1863 - 780 pages
...the flowing mane, And up he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again. For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet... | |
 | William Cowper - 1863 - 540 pages
...the flowing mane, And up he got in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet... | |
 | English poetry - 1863 - 392 pages
...the flowing mane ; And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1863 - 234 pages
...the flowing mane , And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again. For saddle-tree scarce reach'd had he, His journey to begin, . When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it griev'd him sore, Yet... | |
 | William Henry Maxwell, George James Smith, George Jay Smith - English language - 1900 - 284 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, but soon came down again. For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, his journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw three customers come in. So down he came ; for loss of time, although it grieved him sore, Yet... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - Literature - 1901 - 444 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddletree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw w cu _ J =*> 3 r as 1 § < So down he came ; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Tet... | |
 | Poetry - 1901 - 106 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, but soon came down again. For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, his journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw three customers come in. So down he came; for loss of time, although it grieved him sore, Yet loss... | |
 | Joel Chandler Harris - Children's poetry - 1902 - 442 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, but soon came down again; For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, his journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw three customers come in. So down he came; for loss of time, although it grieved him sore, Yet loss... | |
 | Frederic Lawrence Knowles - American poetry - 1902 - 508 pages
...mane, And up he got, in haste to ride — but soon came down again : For saddletree scarce reached had he, his journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw three customers come in. So down he came : for loss of time, although it grieved him sore, Yet... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1902 - 386 pages
...flowing mane, And up he got, in haste to ride, But soon came down again ; For saddle-tree scarce reached had he, His journey to begin, When, turning round his head, he saw Three customers come in. So down he came; for loss of time, Although it grieved him sore, Yet loss... | |
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