| George Wilson - 1852 - 336 páginas
...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, stride by stride, never changing our place." First one horse and then another drops down dead. " And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight... | |
| 1854 - 576 páginas
..." cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; 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 girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| William Holmes McGuffey - 1858 - 516 páginas
...speed!" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew; "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through; 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 girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 páginas
...to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place j I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then...each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, — Nor galloped less steadily Roland, a whit. T was moonset... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 páginas
...cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " echoed' the wall to us galloping 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... | |
| Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 páginas
...cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undre w ; " Speed ! " echo'd the wall to the galloping 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,... | |
| Coventry Patmore - 1862 - 372 páginas
...speed!' cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; ' Speed !' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting;... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1862 - 564 páginas
...midnight we galloped abreast. Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neck by neck, stride for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my...Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebackled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, — Nor galloped less steadily Roland, a whit.... | |
| Chambers's journal - 1863 - 432 páginas
...' cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; ' Speed ! ' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting... | |
| 1863 - 888 páginas
...!' cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; ' Speed !' echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest,...Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Eebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas... | |
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