 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...  Heroic Ballads: With Poems of War and Patriotism - Page 191edited by - 1890 - 319 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see ; At Duff eld 'twas morning as plain as could be; And from... | |
 | 1850 - 536 pages
...place ; I turned in my saddle and 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. in. , " 'T was moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1847 - 600 pages
...place; I turned in my saddle and 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. 'Twos moonset at starting; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear;... | |
 | 1846 - 534 pages
...the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. ill. • 'Twas moonset at starting; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew, and daylight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see, At Diiffeld 'twas morning as... | |
 | 1846 - 578 pages
...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. ' 'Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lockeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1847 - 910 pages
...Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Rowland a whit. III. 'Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew, and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see ; At Duffield, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And... | |
 | Robert Browning - 1850 - 436 pages
...Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. nx. 'Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Duffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pages
...saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup, and set the pique right, ,;• Rebuekled the check-strap, chained slacker the bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. . , -:,i;.i| • • ijjf.' 1 1 • i ..//!•!•. -iii.il,.- '!•! ni -' '" T was moonset at starting;... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 pages
...through; Behind shut the postern, the lights sank to rest And into the midnight we galloped abreast. 'Twos moonset at starting, but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see; At Duffeld 'twas morning as plain as could be; And from... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 344 pages
...place, I turned in my saddle and made its girths tight, Then shortened each stirrup and set the pique right, Rebuckled the check-strap, chained slacker...bit Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 'Twas moonset at starting, but while we drew near Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At... | |
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