 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1852 - 570 pages
...all in a moment his roan Rolled neek and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...nostrils like pits full of blood to the brim, And with cireles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast loose my buffcoat, each holster let fall, Shook... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1852 - 588 pages
...and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and crop over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news, which ^ alone...could save Aix from her fate, With his nostrils like pita full of blood to the brim, And with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. Then I cast loose... | |
 | Elocution - 1854 - 576 pages
...all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...in the stirrup, leaned, patted his ear, Called my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer ; Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise, bad or... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Authors - 1855 - 580 pages
...and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and crop over, lay dead as a stone j And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news, which alone...in the stirrup, leaned, patted his ear, Called my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer; Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise bad or good,... | |
 | William Holmes McGuffey - Elocution - 1858 - 516 pages
...all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...in the stirrup, leaned, patted his ear, Called my Roland his pet name, my horse without peer; Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise, bad or good,... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 pages
...all in a moment his roan Roiled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...go belt and all, Stood up in the stirrup, leaned, parted his ear, Called my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer ; Clapped my hands, laughed and... | |
 | John Williamson Palmer - Folk songs - 1861 - 540 pages
...all in a moment his roan, Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...in the stirrup, leaned, patted his ear, Called my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer, Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise, bad or good... | |
 | Thomas Shorter - 1861 - 438 pages
...all in a moment his roan, Eoll'd neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood up in the stirrup, leanM, patted his ear, Call'd my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer ; Clapp'd my hands, laugh'd... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Readers (Secondary) - 1861 - 562 pages
...all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...And with circles of red for his eye-sockets' rim. EL. Then I cast loose my buffcoat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt... | |
 | Epes Sargent - Elocution - 1862 - 564 pages
...all in a moment his roan Eolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone ; And there was my Eoland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could...rim. Then I cast loose my buffcoat, each holster let Hi 11, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood up in the stirrup, leaned, patted his... | |
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for Aix is in sight!' 'How they'll greet us!' — and all in a moment his roan Rolled neck and croup over, lay dead as a stone; And there was my Roland to bear the whole weight Of the news which alone could save Aix from her fate, With his nostrils like... 
