 | 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,...clear; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see ; At Duff eld 'twas morning as plain as could be; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-chime... | |
 | 1850 - 536 pages
...crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Diiffield, 't was morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the half-chime, So Jons broke silence with, ' Yet there is time ! ' IT. " At Aerschot, up leaped of a sudden the sun,... | |
 | Henry Allon - 1847 - 600 pages
...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...clear; At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see; At Duffeldr 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church steeple we heard the half-chime,... | |
 | 1846 - 578 pages
...galloped less steadily Roland a whit. ' 'Twas moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lockeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom,...heard the half-chime, So Joris broke silence with, " Yet there is time !" ' At Aeschot, up leaped of a sudden the sun And against him the cattle stood... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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,...; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see ; At Duffield, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln's church-steeple we heard the half... | |
 | 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,...At Boom, a great yellow star came out to see ; At Duffeld, 'twas morning as plain as could be ; And from Mecheln church-steeple we heard the halfchime,... | |
 | 1850 - 538 pages
.....//!•!•. -iii.il,.- '!•! ni -' '" T was moonset at starting; but while" We SreV'tteat1''1''' Lokeren, the cocks crew and twilight dawned clear ; At Boom, a great yellow star carne out to see ; At Diiffield, 't was morning as plain as could be; >• And from Mecheln church-steeple... | |
 | 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...clear; At Boom a great yellow star came out to see; At Duffeld 'twas morning as plain as could be; And from Mechelm church-steeple wo heard the half chime,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...Rebuckled the cheek-strap, chained slacker the bit, — Nor galloped less steadily Roland, a whit. 'T was moonset at starting ; but while we drew near Lokeren,...heard the half-chime, So Joris broke silence with, " Yet there is time ! " At Aerschot, up leaped of a sudden the sun, And against him tne cattle stood... | |
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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 bit, Nor galloped less steadily Roland a whit. 
