The Task And Other Poems1891 |
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... Gilpin . " Its original hero is said to have been a Mr. Bayer , who had a draper's shop in London , at the corner of Cheapside . Cowper was so much tickled by it , that he lay awake part of the night rhyming and laughing , and by the ...
... Gilpin . " Its original hero is said to have been a Mr. Bayer , who had a draper's shop in London , at the corner of Cheapside . Cowper was so much tickled by it , that he lay awake part of the night rhyming and laughing , and by the ...
Page 7
... Gilpin , ” pointed out to the actor how well it would suit his purpose . The actor was John Henderson , whose Hamlet ... Gilpin " from obscurity and made it the nine days ' wonder of the town . Pictures of John Gilpin abounded in all ...
... Gilpin , ” pointed out to the actor how well it would suit his purpose . The actor was John Henderson , whose Hamlet ... Gilpin " from obscurity and made it the nine days ' wonder of the town . Pictures of John Gilpin abounded in all ...
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William Cowper. 66 Tirocinium , " and , a little doubtfully , " John Gilpin . " So the book was published in June , 1785 ; was sought by many because it was by the author of " John Gilpin , " and at once won recognition . The preceding ...
William Cowper. 66 Tirocinium , " and , a little doubtfully , " John Gilpin . " So the book was published in June , 1785 ; was sought by many because it was by the author of " John Gilpin , " and at once won recognition . The preceding ...
Page 178
... 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 , 66 ' Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years , yet we No holiday have seen ...
... 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 , 66 ' Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years , yet we No holiday have seen ...
Page 181
... Gilpin , neck or naught ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt , when he set out , Of OF JOHN GILPIN . 181.
... Gilpin , neck or naught ; Away went hat and wig ; He little dreamt , when he set out , Of OF JOHN GILPIN . 181.
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abroad beauty beneath blank verse boast breath Cassell's cause charms Cheap Edition clime cloth Cowper death delight distant divine dream earth ease Edmonton enjoy fair fancy fear feeds feel flowers folly frown fruit gives glory grace grave groves hand happy hast heart heaven HENRY MORLEY honour human Illustrated John Gilpin JOSEPH HILL king labour Lady Austen less live lost lyre Mary Mighty winds mind nature Nature's Nebaioth never o'er Olney once peace perhaps pleasure praise proud R. L. STEVENSON ROBERT BROWN ROBERT STAWELL BALL rude rural sake scene seek seems shine sighs sleep sloth smiles smooth Sofa soft song soon soul sound spare sweet task taste thee theme thine Thou art toil touch trembling truth Twas virtue Vols weary Weston Underwood WILLIAM COWPER wind winter wisdom wonder worth