 What news? what news? your tidings tell; Tell me you must and shall — Say why bareheaded you are come, Or why you come at all?' Now Gilpin had a pleasant wit, And loved a timely joke; And thus unto the calender In merry guise he spoke: 'I came because...  Poems - Pàgina 357per William Cowper - 1812Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | William Cowper - 1786 - 756 pàgines
...loved a timely joke, And thus unto the Callender In merry guife he fpoke— I came becarjfe your horic would come ; And if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1788 - 376 pàgines
...timely joke ; And thus unto the Callender . In merry guife he fpoke : ' , I came becaufe your horfe would come ;' And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, - / They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1790 - 300 pàgines
...lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto the Callender In merry guife he fpoke : I came becaufe your horfe would come ; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road. The Callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd... | |
 | William Cowper - 1793 - 378 pàgines
...fpoke:— I came becaufe your horfe would corflc; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here—- They are upon the road. The calender,...to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a fingle word, But to the houfe went in; Whence ftrait he came with hat and wig ; A wig that flow'd behind,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1795 - 410 pàgines
...fpoke :— I came becaufe your horfe would come; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here— They are upon the road. The calender, right...to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a fingle word, But to the houfe went in; Whence ftraight he came with hat and wig; A wig that flow'd... | |
 | 1795 - 94 pàgines
...thus unto the callender In merry guise he spoke: ''••/ l»came because your horse would ctKne; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will soon be here, They are upon the road. The callender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a single word, But to the house... | |
 | 1800 - 632 pàgines
...lov'da timely joke, *d thus unto the callender In merry ftrains he fpoke. " ' I came becaufe your horfe would come } And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road.' " The callender right glad to find His friend in merry pin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 394 pàgines
...lov'da timely joke ; And thus unto the calender In merry guife he fpoke :— I came becaufe your horfe would come ; And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here — They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to find His friend in merry pin,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 632 pàgines
...timely joke, And thus unto the callender In merry ftrains he fpoke. " ' I cafme becaufe your horfe would come } And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here, They are upon the road." " The callender right glad to find His friend in merry pin,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1800 - 364 pàgines
...fpoke \ — J came becaufe your horfe would come j And, if I well forebode, My hat and wig will foon be here — They are upon the road. The calender, right glad to fini His friend in merry pin, Return'd him not a tingle word, But to the houfe went in; Whence ftraight... | |
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