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In The Saddle

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Author
Various
Title
In the Saddle: A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding
Credits
Produced by Julia Miller, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language
English
LoC Class
PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections
Subject
Horsemanship -- Poetry
Category
Text
eBook-No.
39236
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39236
Release Date
March 24, 2012
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.In the Saddle
  2. 2.A COLLECTION OF POEMS ON HORSEBACK-RIDING — " A good rider on a good horse is as much above himself and others as the world can make him " — Lord Herbert of Cherbury
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.DESCRIPTION OF A HORSE.
  5. 5.A DAY'S RIDE: A LIFE'S ANALOGY.
  6. 6.ON HORSEBACK.
  7. 7.THE HORSEBACK RIDE.
  8. 8.AN EVENING RIDE. — FROM GLASHÜTTE TO MÜGELN IN SAXONY.
  9. 9.THE QUEEN'S RIDE. — AN INVITATION.
  10. 10.THE LAST RIDE TOGETHER.
  11. 11.RIDING TOGETHER.
  12. 12.SIR LAUNCELOT AND QUEEN GUINEVERE. — A FRAGMENT.
  13. 13.THE KING OF DENMARK'S RIDE.
  14. 14.RHYME OF THE DUCHESS MAY.
  15. 15.IRMINGARD'S ESCAPE.
  16. 16.WILLIAM AND HELEN. — FOOTNOTES:
  17. 17.THE GREETING ON KYNAST.
  18. 18.HARRAS, THE BOLD LEAPER.
  19. 19.THE KNIGHT'S LEAP.
  20. 20.THE LEAP OF ROUSHAN BEG.
  21. 21.ANNAN WATER.
  22. 22.THOMAS THE RHYMER. — FOOTNOTES:
  23. 23.THE GREEN GNOME. — A MELODY.
  24. 24.FRIAR PEDRO'S RIDE.
  25. 25.TAM O' SHANTER.
  26. 26.THE WILD HUNTSMAN.
  27. 27.LÜTZOW'S WILD CHASE.
  28. 28.THE ERL-KING. — FROM THE GERMAN OF GOETHE. — (THE ERL-KING SPEAKS.) — ERL-KING. — ERL-KING.
  29. 29.MAZEPPA'S RIDE.
  30. 30.THE GIAOUR'S RIDE.
  31. 31.THE NORSEMAN'S RIDE.
  32. 32.BOOT AND SADDLE.
  33. 33.THE CAVALIER'S ESCAPE.
  34. 34.KING JAMES'S RIDE.
  35. 35.DELORAINE'S RIDE.
  36. 36.GODIVA.
  37. 37."HOW THEY BROUGHT THE GOOD NEWS FROM GHENT TO AIX."
  38. 38.THE LANDLORD'S TALE. — PAUL REVERE'S RIDE.
  39. 39.SHERIDAN'S RIDE.
  40. 40.KEARNY AT SEVEN PINES.
  41. 41.THE RIDE OF COLLINS GRAVES. — AN INCIDENT OF THE FLOOD IN MASSACHUSETTS, ON MAY 16, 1874.
  42. 42.A TALE OF PROVIDENCE.
  43. 43.KIT CARSON'S RIDE.
  44. 44.TAMING THE WILD HORSE.
  45. 45.CHIQUITA.
  46. 46.BAY BILLY.
  47. 47.WIDDERIN'S RACE.
  48. 48.THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN. — SHOWING HOW HE WENT FARTHER THAN HE INTENDED, AND CAME SAFE HOME AGAIN.
  49. 49.REFLECTIONS OF A PROUD PEDESTRIAN.

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