The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Cowper, William, 1731-1800
The Diverting History of John Gilpin - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilpin Release date is 2007-12-06
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"The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a comic ballad written in 1782. Based on a story Cowper heard from Lady Austen, the poem follows John Gilpin, a wealthy London draper, and his family on a disastrous journey to Edmonton. When Gilpin loses control of his horse, he's carried helplessly on a wild ride far beyond his destination, becoming separated from his wife and children in this humorous tale of mishap and misadventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
English poetry
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The Diverting History of John Gilpin - 1 online resource : multiple file formats
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilpin Release date is 2007-12-06
Produced by Huub Bakker, Jason Isbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Produced by Huub Bakker, Jason Isbell and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
"The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a comic ballad written in 1782. Based on a story Cowper heard from Lady Austen, the poem follows John Gilpin, a wealthy London draper, and his family on a disastrous journey to Edmonton. When Gilpin loses control of his horse, he's carried helplessly on a wild ride far beyond his destination, becoming separated from his wife and children in this humorous tale of mishap and misadventure. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
English poetry
PR