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... The first (-sixth) 'Standard' reader - Sida 214efter James Stuart Laurie - 1863Obegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
| 1850 - 536 sidor
...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, 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,... | |
| Henry Allon - 1847 - 600 sidor
...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...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,... | |
| 1846 - 578 sidor
...galloping 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... | |
| 1846 - 534 sidor
...Behind shut the postern, the lights sunk 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 for stride, never changing our place — I turned in my saddle and made the girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1847 - 910 sidor
...мм! H«. 7mA 0JUM<L w» ci2'-f3«?¿ ^^ Tkr« : à« **eà i* u« r»:e-bolts undrew Ц M «W II. 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 saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 sidor
...galloping 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...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,... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 344 sidor
...galloping 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...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,... | |
| George Wilson - 1852 - 336 sidor
...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... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 sidor
...galloping 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 for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
| Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 sidor
...galloping 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 for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened... | |
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