(1741-1775) Physician and Revolutionary patriot who dispatched Paul Revere on his famous ride

Joseph Warren

(1741-1775) Physician and Revolutionary patriot who dispatched Paul Revere on his famous ride

Poseidon (god of the sea) and Amphitrite (queen of the sea) ride in a shell-shaped chariot pulled by sea creatures and surrounded by Tritons.

Poseidon and Amphitrite

Poseidon (god of the sea) and Amphitrite (queen of the sea) ride in a shell-shaped chariot pulled by…

Charlemagne and his nobles ride on horseback

Charlemagne and his nobles

Charlemagne and his nobles ride on horseback

Girl giving her doll a ride on a dog.

Girl playing with doll

Girl giving her doll a ride on a dog.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Square body sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Shell body cutter

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Pony sleigh with rumble

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Victoria Shell Body Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Six-Passenger Shell Body Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Russian Vis-a-Vis Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Victoria Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Leather Top Landau Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Copenhagen Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Portland Cutter

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Jump Seat Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Curricle Sleigh

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Albany Swell Cutter

From a chart of "Late styles of fashionable carriages and sleighs," 1893.

Girls ride an elephant.

Girls Riding an Elephant

Girls ride an elephant.

I had a little pony; They called him dapple-grey. I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away.

Little Pony

I had a little pony; They called him dapple-grey. I lent him to a lady, To ride a mile away.

Little Jack a Dandy wanted some sugar-candy; And fairly for it cried; But little Billy Cook, Who always reads his book; Shall have a horse to ride.

Little Jack a Dandy

Little Jack a Dandy wanted some sugar-candy; And fairly for it cried; But little Billy Cook, Who always…

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig. Ride to the market to buy a fat hog; Home again, home again, jiggety-jog.

Jig

To market, to market, to buy a fat pig; Home again, home again, dancing a jig. Ride to the market to…

I had a pony, his name was Dapple Gray; I lent him to a lady to ride a mile away. She whipped him, she lashed him, she rode him through the mire; I would not lend my pony now, for all the lady's hire.

Dapple Gray

I had a pony, his name was Dapple Gray; I lent him to a lady to ride a mile away. She whipped him, she…

Scene from the story, "Sheridan's Ride."

Sheridan's Ride

Scene from the story, "Sheridan's Ride."

Sheridan's ride

Sheridan

Sheridan's ride

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Ball Game

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Female Ball Game

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back. Some of these identical balls have been found in the tombs at Thebes." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Ball

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

A woman mounted on horseback.

Woman on Horseback

A woman mounted on horseback.

A small wooden horse with rockers, or stick on which boys ride.

Hobby-horse

A small wooden horse with rockers, or stick on which boys ride.

A figure on horseback.

Horseback rider

A figure on horseback.

"A donkey carrying two little boys." —Carpenter, 1902

Donkey and boys

"A donkey carrying two little boys." —Carpenter, 1902

From a nursery rhyme, <em>Simple Simon Met a Pieman</em>. He went to ride a spotted cow that had a little calf; She threw him down upon the ground, which made the people laugh.

Simple Simon

From a nursery rhyme, Simple Simon Met a Pieman. He went to ride a spotted cow that had a little…

A scene from the nursery rhyme, <em>Ride a Horse to Banbury Cross</em>.

Banbury Cross

A scene from the nursery rhyme, Ride a Horse to Banbury Cross.

The famous ride of Paul Revere.

Revere's Ride

The famous ride of Paul Revere.

An American poet who wrote many poems that are still famous today, including <em>The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere's Ride</em> and <em>Evangelina.</em>

Henry Longfellow

An American poet who wrote many poems that are still famous today, including The Song of Hiawatha,

Three children playing with a cheerful man.

Cheerful Man

Three children playing with a cheerful man.

A small vessel with a single mast, a main sail, a forestaysail, and a jib set to bowsprit end.

Cutter Yacht

A small vessel with a single mast, a main sail, a forestaysail, and a jib set to bowsprit end.

A man riding on the back of a donkey, being bothered by flies.

Donkey Ride

A man riding on the back of a donkey, being bothered by flies.

A figure on horseback.

Horseback rider

A figure on horseback.

A horse trained to run around a circus ring with a man standing on his back.

Circus Horse

A horse trained to run around a circus ring with a man standing on his back.

A young boy and girl riding a donkey.

Donkey Ride

A young boy and girl riding a donkey.

Four children riding a donkey

Donkey Ride

Four children riding a donkey

"In Old Norse mythology, the maiden attendants of Odin, who, at his command, rode over battlefields and bore the souls of the bravest of the slain to Valhalla, Odin's great hall." -Foster, 1921

Valkyrie

"In Old Norse mythology, the maiden attendants of Odin, who, at his command, rode over battlefields…

Santa Claus with many children in his sleigh flying to the North Pole.

Santa and Children

Santa Claus with many children in his sleigh flying to the North Pole.

A knight preparing to ride.

Knight

A knight preparing to ride.

A boy and girl riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

Horse and Carriage

A boy and girl riding in a horse-drawn carriage.

Two children, a rooster, cat, and dog ride on a cow's back.

Children Riding a Cow

Two children, a rooster, cat, and dog ride on a cow's back.

A girl with her father talks to the bellboy in the elevator.

Girl in Elevator

A girl with her father talks to the bellboy in the elevator.

A group of children going on a traditional hay ride.

Children on a hay ride

A group of children going on a traditional hay ride.

Two men riding horses on a path.

Horseback Riding

Two men riding horses on a path.

A adult male being chased by the headless horseman.

Headless Horseman

A adult male being chased by the headless horseman.

A sled, sleigh, sledge is a vehicle used for transportation on surfaces with low friction, usually snow or ice.

Winter Sleigh

A sled, sleigh, sledge is a vehicle used for transportation on surfaces with low friction, usually snow…

An illustration of a young boy driving a horse drawn buggy with two other children riding.

Boy and Buggy

An illustration of a young boy driving a horse drawn buggy with two other children riding.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 &ndash; March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet whose works include "Paul Revere's Ride", The Song of Hiawatha, and "Evangeline". He was also the first American to translate Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy and was one of the five members of the group known as the Fireside Poets.

Henry W. Longfellow

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (February 27, 1807 – March 24, 1882) was an American educator and poet…

An illustration of a house located in a remote area. The illustration shows a man standing in front of the home's door with a man and woman arriving in a sleigh.

Remote House

An illustration of a house located in a remote area. The illustration shows a man standing in front…

A circus ringleader on top of an elephant.

Man on Elephant

A circus ringleader on top of an elephant.

An illustration of a man riding a horse toward a windmill with a makeshift javelin, a play on Don Quixote.

Man and Horse

An illustration of a man riding a horse toward a windmill with a makeshift javelin, a play on Don Quixote.

An illustration of a man riding a horse.

Man on Horse

An illustration of a man riding a horse.

An illustration of a group of men riding on horses.

Men on Horseback

An illustration of a group of men riding on horses.

An illustration of three men riding horses in the countryside.

Three Men Riding Horses

An illustration of three men riding horses in the countryside.