"Run-in" Quotes from Famous Books
... only, Cecil loosened the King to his full will and his full speed. Now only, the beautiful Arab head was stretched like a racer's in the run-in for the Derby, and the grand stride swept out till the hoofs seemed never to touch the dark earth they skimmed over; neither whip nor spur was needed, Bertie had only to leave the gallant temper and the generous fire that were roused in their might to go their way, and hold their own. His hands ... — Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida - Selected from the Works of Ouida • Ouida |