...It won't do. We cannot sing to this tune any longer. We greatly prefer, "John Gilpin was a gentleman ek The weed, though vile, that props the nerves when Or— "Old Grimes is dead, that good old man, We ne'er shall see him more, He used to wear an over-coat...

...exactly the basic pattern employed by Cowper in "The Diverting History of John Gilpin" (1782): John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. Both poets are imitating ballad measure, and their stanzas bear a parodic relation to traditional lyric....

...FiP; FPL; HelP; LiTB; NOBE; NOCV; NOEC; NoP; PoEL-3; PWR; SeCePo; TOP; TrGrPo; WGRP John Gilptn 6 John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown, A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town. (1. 1—4) 7 Now let us sing, Long live the king, And Gilpin long live he; And when he next doth ride...

...dunce that has been sent to roam Excels a dunce that has been kept at home! 2613 'John Gilpin' John o burn bright. It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethlop's ear; 2614 'Light Shining out of Darkness' God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants...

...walked, specifically the town of Islington and the bell at Edmonton, just north of Tottenham. John Gilpin was a citizen Of Credit and renown, A train-band Captain eke was he Of famous London town. Tomorrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and...

...OF JOHN GILPEN (1782) Showing how he went farther than he intended, and came home safe again. John 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— Though wedded we have been These twice ten tedious years, yet we No holiday...