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" Stop thief ! stop thief ! — a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race. "
Elements of English Composition: A Preparation for Rhetoric - Page 92
by Lucy A. Chittenden - 1884 - 174 pages
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry : — Stop thief ! stop thief ! a highwayman ! Kot ambers optn in short space ; The tollmen thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won...
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The rhetorical reader, consisting of choice specimens of oratorical ...

John Hall Hindmarsh - 1845 - 464 pages
...was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike-gates again • Flew open in short space ; The toll-men...did,' and won it too'! For he got first to town ;' Nor stopp'd/ till where he first got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, Long live the king, And...
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 922 pages
...scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry : " Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman!" Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike-gates again Flew open in short space : The tollmen thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race....
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Poems of William Cowper, Esq., with a New Memoir: Compiled from Johnson ...

William Cowper - 1846 - 310 pages
...— Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike...toll-men thinking as before, That Gilpin rode a race. Nor stopp'd till where he did get up He dtd again get down. Now let us sing, long live the king, And...
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Poems, with a memoir of the author

William Cowper - 1847 - 556 pages
...mute ; And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike—gates again Flew open in short space ; The toll-men thinking...did, and won it too, For he got first to town ; Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, long live the king, And Gilpin...
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The Primary School Reader: Designed for the First Class in Primary ..., Part 3

William Draper Swan - 1844 - 184 pages
...Gilpin fly, With postboy scampering in the rear, "Stop thief! Stop thief! — a highwayman ! " Not one of them was mute ; And all and each, that passed...turnpike gates again Flew open in short space ; The tollman thinking, as before, That Gil pin rode a race. And so he did, and won it too ; For he got first...
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The Dartford edition of The adventures of ... John Gilpin and his family ...

William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...thief! " " Stop thief ! " " A highwayman ! " Not one of them was mute, And all, and each, that pass'd that way, Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike...did, and won it too, For he got first to Town ; Nor gtopp'd till where he had got np, He did again get down. Now let us sing, "Long live the King,* And...
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The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper ...: Including the Copyright ...

William Cowper - 1849 - 740 pages
...cry : Stop thief ! stop thief ! a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute, And all and each that pass'd that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike...did, and won it too ! For he got first to town, Nor stopp'd till where he had got up He did again get down. Now let us sing, Long live the king, And Gilpin...
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Exercises in Rhetorical Reading: With a Series of Introductory Lessons ...

Richard Green Parker - 1849 - 466 pages
...soon joined in the pursuit. But all the turnpike, gates again flew open in short space ; The men still thinking, as before, that Gilpin rode a race : And...for he got first to town ; Nor stopped till where he first got up he did again get down. 10 Now let us sing — " Long live the king, and Gilpin, long live...
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The Poems of William Cowper

William Cowper - 1849 - 508 pages
...scampering in the rear, They raised the hue and cry, — Stop thief! stop thief! a highwayman ! Not one of them was mute ; And all and each that passed...join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again open in short space ; The toll-men thinking as before That Gilpin rode a race. And so he did, and won...
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