 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 dear, Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. To-morrow is our wedding-day,...  Poems - Page 261by William Cowper - 1790 - 298 pagesFull view - About this book
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...John Gilpin was a citizen Of Credit and renown, A train-band Captain eke was he Of famous London town. Tomorrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. I am a linen-draper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the Callender... | |
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...her dear— Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday have seen. 8 To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. My sister, and my sister's child, Myself, and children three, Will fill the chaise;... | |
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