The Diverting History of John Gilpin
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A London linen draper and captain of the trained band hopes for a wedding-anniversary outing to the Bell at Edmonton. His wife, her sister and the children go ahead by chaise, and he is to follow on a horse borrowed from a friend. Customers, a forgotten supply of wine and a trot that turns into a gallop carry him farther than he meant to go, with cloak, hat and wig flying behind. William Cowper tells it in comic rhyming verse. Cowper, an English poet, lived from 1731 to 1800.
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Book facts
- Author
- William Cowper
- Reading time
- About 10 minutes
- Pages
- 28
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Children's Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online