Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker... Annual Register - Pagina 465geredigeerd door - 1847Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| 1850 - 536 pagina’s
...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 our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Henry Allon - 1847 - 600 pagina’s
...through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank 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 our place; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| 1846 - 578 pagina’s
...through ; Behind shut the postern, the light sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. ' Not a word to each 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 each stirrup,... | |
| Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pagina’s
...through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to 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 ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| George Wilson - 1852 - 336 pagina’s
...three horsemen are depicted as setting off from the former place at full gallop for the latter. '- Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace, Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place." First one horse and then another drops down dead. " And there... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 344 pagina’s
...through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to 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, I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pagina’s
...through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace...neck, stride for stride, never changing our place j I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right,... | |
| John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 pagina’s
...through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to 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 ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pagina’s
...through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank 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 our place ; I turned in my saddle, and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pagina’s
...through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we gallop'd abreast. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace Neck by ueck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; £ turn'il in my saddle and made its girths tight,... | |
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