 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 strani
...Good speed !" cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew, " Speed !" echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 strani
...speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; "" Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...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 - 568 strani
...Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...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 strani
...Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " eehoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...Not a word to each other ; we kept the great pace Neek by neek, stride for stride, never changing our place ; I turned in my saddle and made its girths... | |
 | George Wilson - 1852 - 336 strani
...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 strani
...Good speed ! " cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew ; " Speed ! " echoed the wall to us galloping through ; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...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... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 strani
...speed!" cried the watch as the gate-bolts undrew, " Speed !" echoed the wall to us galloping through j Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest And...Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit Twas moouset... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - 1858 - 516 strani
...; "Good speed!" cried the watch, as the gate-bolts undrew; "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...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 strani
...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 shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, — Nor galloped less steadily Roland, a whit.... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - 1861 - 540 strani
..." Good speed ! cried :he watch as the gate-bolts undrew ; "Speed!" echoed the wall to us galloping through. Behind shut the postern, the lights sank...Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit ; Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas... | |
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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 ; 
