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The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The Diverting History of John Gilpin Shewing how he went Farther than he intended, and came safe Home again is a comic ballad by William Cowper written in 1782. [1] The ballad concerns a draper called John Gilpin who rides a runaway horse. Cowper heard the story from Lady Anna Austen at a time of severe ...
- William Cowper
- 1808
Mar 27, 2018 · To raise his spirits she told him a story she had loved as a child, about the hilarious misadventures of a linen draper called John Gilpin. Cowper was cheered to the point that he turned the tale into a ballad, which became the most popular poem of the 1780s (to the point where pirate copies were being sold across England, together with biographies and toys of Gilpin).
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John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin’s spouse said to her…
{THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN;} {SHOWING HOW HE WENT FARTHER THAN HE INTENDED, AND CAME SAFE HOME AGAIN.} [1] John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. [2] John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, "Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have ...
Apr 9, 2004 · You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Diverting History of John Gilpin Author: William Cowper Release Date: April 9, 2004 [EBook #11979] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN *** Produced by Suzanne Shell, Marit Henningsen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
JOHN GILPIN was a citizen "To-morrow is our wedding-day, Of credit and renown, And we will then repair A train-band captain eke was he, Unto the Bell' at Edmonton, Of famous London town. All.in a chaise and pair. John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, "My sister, and my sister's child, Though wedded we have been Myself, and children three,
Dec 6, 2007 · "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a humorous narrative poem written in the late 18th century. The book tells the tale of an everyday man, John Gilpin, whose planned excursion takes an unexpected and comical turn, highlighting themes of folly and the unpredictable nature of life.
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