 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,...  Annual Register - Page 149edited by - 1785Full view - About this book
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - American literature - 1848 - 786 pages
...OII.PIN, Shaming how he went farther than he intended, and came lafe home again. John 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... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Education - 1857 - 880 pages
...born ! " Is it a familiar, merry ballad? — he reads with lively voice : " John Gilpin was a citizen, Of credit and renown ; A train-band captain eke was he, Of famous London town." Is it a grand, patriotic resolution that is to be expressed ? — he renders it in tones that thrill... | |
 | Charles William Smith (professor of elocution.) - 1857 - 338 pages
...Dread of heaven follows me ! THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN. BY COWPER. JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. i John Gilpin's spouse said to her dear, " Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years,... | |
 | Education - 1857 - 956 pages
...born ! " Is it a familiar, merry ballad? — he reads with lively voice : " John GUpin was a citizen, Of credit and renown ; A train-band captain eke was he, Of famous London town." Is it a grand, patriotic resolution that is to be expressed ? — he renders it in tones that thrill... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...he went farther than lie intended, and came safe home again. John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit ami renown, A train-band Captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpiivs spouse said to her dear — " Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet... | |
 | Book - 1859 - 334 pages
...through the midnight hour. From the German. _J THE HISTOEY OF JOHN GILPIN. JOHN 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... | |
 | Henry Barnard - Teachers - 1860 - 606 pages
...! " . Is it a familiar, merry ballad? — he reads with lively voice : " John Gilpin was a citizen, Of credit and renown ; A train-band captain eke was he, Of famous London town." Is it a grand, patriotic resolution that is to be expressed? — he renders it in tones that thrill... | |
 | Gilbert Murray - Comparative literature - 1927 - 294 pages
...fears, She seemed a thing that could not feel | The touch of earthly years. John Gilpin was a citizen | Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he | Of famous London town. Each couplet consists of four syllables balanced by four and the whole held together by six. Or of... | |
 | 1882 - 958 pages
...CRYPTOGRAPH. ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJ IHGFED С В А " John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown ; A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town." PICTORIAL ACROSTIC. PORTSMOUTH. i. P ear. 2. О strich. 3. R eel. 4. T orch. 5. S hip. 6. M ug. 7.... | |
 | 1884 - 952 pages
...5.: 6. Dis. 7. Me Dea. 8. JuvEnal. 9. Рагу Satis. NUMERICAL PUZZLE. "John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown ; A Train-band captain eke was he, Of famous Ixmdon town." Key. ABCDEFCHIJKLM.VOPQRSTUVWZY7 so: 2 345 6 7 8 9 10111213141516171819202122232425 MENTAL... | |
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