Oldal 286 [286]
OCR
MOTHER GOOSES NURSERY REYMES. So turning to his horse, he said, “T am in haste to dine; ’T was for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.” Ah! luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before. Away went Gilpin, and away Went Gilpin’s hat and wig: He lost them sooner than at first, For why—they were too big. Now Mistress Gilpin, when she saw Her husband posting down Into the country far away, She pulled out half-a-crown ;
