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John Gilpin. John Gilpin was featured as the subject in a well-known comic ballad of 1782 by William Cowper, entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin. Cowper had heard the story from his friend Lady Austen. Gilpin was said to be a wealthy draper from Cheapside in London, who owned land at Olney, Buckinghamshire, near where Cowper lived.
The Diverting History of John Gilpin. The Diverting History of John Gilpin Shewing how he went Farther than he intended, and came safe Home again is a comic ballad by William Cowper written in 1782. [1] The ballad concerns a draper called John Gilpin who rides a runaway horse.
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A comic narrative poem about a man who rides a horse to visit his sweetheart and gets into various adventures along the way. The poem is part of Cowper's The Task, a collection of verse and prose on various topics.
27. März 2018 · A humorous ballad about a linen draper who loses control of his horse and rides further than he intended. Based on a story told by Lady Austen, it was a popular poem in the 1780s and inspired pirate copies and toys of Gilpin.
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9. Apr. 2004 · John Gilpin is a London citizen who goes on a wedding trip with his wife and children, but gets into various mishaps along the way. Read the full text of this humorous poem by William Cowper, illustrated by R. Caldecott, from Project Gutenberg.
A humorous poem by William Cowper about a man who goes on a wedding trip with his wife and children in a chaise and pair, but gets into various adventures along the way. Read the full text, context and source of this folk play, and see how it relates to other traditions and genres.
Overview. Diverting History of John Gilpin. Quick Reference. A poem by Cowper, first published anonymously in The Public Advertiser, reprinted in chapbook form, and included in the same volume as The Task (1785).
