The Diverting History of John Gilpin
by Cowper, William
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Title:
The Diverting History of John GilpinShowing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again
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Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gilpin
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Produced by Suzanne Shell, Marit Henningsen and the Online DistributedProofreading Team
Summary:
"The Diverting History of John Gilpin" by William Cowper is a comic ballad written in 1782. The poem recounts the misadventures of John Gilpin, a wealthy...
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