 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...  Elements of Composition for Secondary Schools - Seite 401von Henry Seidel Canby, John Baker Opdycke - 1913 - 593 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Mother Angela Gillespie - 1877 - 350 Seiten
...saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique 2 right, Rebnckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 3. 'Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lo'keren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned... | |
 | John Andrew Jennings - 1878 - 488 Seiten
...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...At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Diiffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-chime,... | |
 | 1878 - 254 Seiten
...by stride, never changing our place; 3. Twas moonset at starting; but, while we drew near Lokereu, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see; At Diiffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be; Aud from Mechlin church-steeple we heard the halfchime,... | |
 | John Cunningham Geikie - 1878 - 232 Seiten
...saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique4 right, Ee-buckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twos moonset at starting ; but, while we drew near Lokeren,5 the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear... | |
 | Charles Anderson Dana - 1878 - 882 Seiten
...made its girths tight, 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 a moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ;... | |
 | Helen A Hertz - 1879 - 292 Seiten
...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...At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Diiffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the halfchime,... | |
 | Joseph Wadsworth Keene - 1879 - 256 Seiten
...its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, Eebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit — Nor galloped less steadily...At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Dtlffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mechlin church-steeple we heard the half-chime,... | |
 | David Charles Bell - 1879 - 556 Seiten
...pique right ; Bebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit — Nor galloped less steadily Koland a whit ! 'Twas moonset at starting ; but, while we...At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Diiffield, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-cliiine,... | |
 | Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore - 1879 - 376 Seiten
...turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, 'Twas moonset at starting; but, while we drew near...; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see; At Diiffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-chime,... | |
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