A cockhorse to Banbury cross.
"Ulysses"
James Joyce
That conqueror of circumstances will, the dullest soul may begin predicting, return on his cockhorse to favour and authority.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith
He may be a bit of a Republican: but really in this country Republicans are fighting with the shadow of an old hat and a cockhorse.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith