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274 MOTHER GOOSES NURSERY RHYMES. Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side, As hath heen said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all ; And every soul cried out, “ Well done!” As loud as he could bawl. Away went Gilpin—who but he? His fame soon spread around : “ He carries weight! he rides a race! "Tis for a thousand pound!” And still as fast as he drew near, "I was wonderful to view How in a trice the turnpike-men Their gates wide open threw. And now, as he went bowing down His reeking head full low, The bottles twain behind his back Were shattered at a blow.
