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... GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown , A train - band captain eke was he Of famous London town . John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear— Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years , yet we No holiday have seen . To ...
... GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown , A train - band captain eke was he Of famous London town . John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear— Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years , yet we No holiday have seen . To ...
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Selected Poems and Letters William Cowper Alexander Norman Jeffares. Quoth Mrs. Gilpin - That's well said ; And , for that wine is dear , We will be furnish'd with our own , Which is both bright and clear . John Gilpin kiss'd his loving ...
Selected Poems and Letters William Cowper Alexander Norman Jeffares. Quoth Mrs. Gilpin - That's well said ; And , for that wine is dear , We will be furnish'd with our own , Which is both bright and clear . John Gilpin kiss'd his loving ...
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... Gilpin , and away Went post - boy at his heels ! — 225 230 The post - boy's horse right glad to miss The lumb'ring of the wheels . Six gentlemen upon the road , Thus seeing Gilpin fly , With post - boy scamp'ring in the rear , They rais ...
... Gilpin , and away Went post - boy at his heels ! — 225 230 The post - boy's horse right glad to miss The lumb'ring of the wheels . Six gentlemen upon the road , Thus seeing Gilpin fly , With post - boy scamp'ring in the rear , They rais ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 7 |
COWPERS LIFE | 38 |
The Diverting History of John Gilpin | 65 |
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