 Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman!" Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The tollmen thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race.  Thackeray's Works - Página 315por William Makepeace Thackeray - 1891Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | 1795 - 94 páginas
...was mute; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike-gates again Flew open in short space, The toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too! For he got first to town; Nor stopp'd 'till where he first got up He... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 438 páginas
...them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did — and won it too! — For he got first to town; Nor stopp'd till where he had got up... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 478 páginas
...scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry: — Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race.... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 226 páginas
...scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry : — Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a... | |
 | 1806 - 408 páginas
...them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space, The toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town, Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 316 páginas
...the line acd cry: — Stop thief! stop thief! — <i highwayman! Not one of them was mute; And nil and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again • Flew open in short space; The toil-men thinking as before That Giipin rode... | |
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 páginas
...the road Thus seeing Gilpin fly, With post-boy scampering in the rear They raised the hue and cry:-*. Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that wny Stop thief! stop thief!—a highwayman ! Did join in the pursuit. Flew open in short space; The... | |
 | William Cowper - 1808 - 330 páginas
...them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did — and won it too ! For he got first to .town •; Nor stopp'd till where he had got... | |
 | William Cowper - 1810 - 390 páginas
...them was mute; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town; Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did... | |
 | Select stories - 1810 - 102 páginas
...was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. • And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too, For he got first to town ; Now let us sing, long live the king, And... | |
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