 | David Munro - 1881 - 160 pagina’s
...in their dust. HOW THEY BEOUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX. I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all...speed! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through;... | |
 | Alexander Lovett Stimson - 1881 - 452 pagina’s
...California, it will not be inappropriate to insert it here : I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and be ; 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 through ; Behind shut the postern,... | |
 | Robert McLean Cumnock - 1882 - 420 pagina’s
...leave that out. HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FRC M GHENT TO AIX. I SPRANG to the stirrup, and Joris and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all...postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight wo galloped abreast. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace, — Neck by neck, stride by... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1882 - 984 pagina’s
...BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHEXT TO AJX. I si'KANG to the stirrup, and Joris and he: I galloped. Direk galloped, we galloped all three ; "Good speed!" cried...gate-bolts undrew, " Speed!" echoed the wall to us gaK loping through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest, And into the midnight we galloped... | |
 | P R Jackson - 1882 - 184 pagina’s
...Women, The Ring and the Book, Dramatic Lyrict, and other poems. I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he ; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all...Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts " Speed ! " echoed * the wall to us galloping through : back* sound. Pattern, a small door or gate... | |
 | John Swett, Charles H. Allen, Josiah Royce - 1883 - 366 pagina’s
...This poem affords a good illustration of fast movement or rate. 1. I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all...to rest, And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 2. Not a word to each other; we kept the great pace, Neck by neck, stride by stride, never changing... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1883 - 308 pagina’s
...I " " HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX." [16-.] I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris. and he ; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all...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... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1883 - 544 pagina’s
...to the stirrup, and Ions and he ; I galloped, Dirck galloped, we galloped all three ; "Good speed I" cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew " Speed !...Not a word to each other : we kept the great pace Xeck by neck, stride by stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths... | |
 | William James Linton, Richard Henry Stoddard - 1883 - 386 pagina’s
...GHENT TO AfX. I sprang to the stirrup, and Joris, and he, — I gallop'd, Dirck gallop'd, we gallop'd all three ; " Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the...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 neck, stride by stride,... | |
 | Francis Thayer Russell - 1883 - 364 pagina’s
...stupefying to the greatest degree. Rapid Movement. 1. How they brought the Good News. — Browning. "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 girth tight, Then shortened... | |
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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 ; 
