The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Shewing how He Went Further Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home AgainHoughton, Mifflin, 1906 - 37 Seiten On his wedding anniversary, John Gilpin sets out to join his wife for a celebration, but the horse runs away with him. |
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The Diverting History of John Gilpin William Cowper,C. E. 1870-1938 Brock Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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ADDITIONAL VERSES Ballads became Bell belt blow Book bottle bring calender carries weight chaise child children three clear climb cloak comes back customers dear dine DIVERTING HISTORY door doth drew Edmonton famous fast flew flowed further gallop gates GILPIN THE Diverting haste hat and wig head heard HISTORY OF JOHN Hone's horse horse's husband intended John Gilpin John he cried leathern London long live loss loud loving wife mane merry mind neck needs never o'er play pleasure popular postboy Public Quoth race rein ride right glad road ROBERT SEAVER round safe screamed seen side sing snort soon sore soul spouse stay steed stones Stop thief Street sung Tell threw town trice trot turning turnpike Twas twice unto VERSES AND NOTES Ware Wash wedding day wheels whip wine wonder YORK youth
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Seite 39 - And thus unto the youth she said, That drove them to the Bell, " This shall be yours, when you bring back My husband safe and well." The youth did ride, and soon did meet John coming back amain — Whom in a trice he tried to stop, By catching at his rein; But not performing what he meant, And gladly would have done, The frighted steed he frighted more, And made him faster run. Away went Gilpin, and away Went post-boy at his heels, The post-boy's horse right glad to miss The lumb'ring of the wheels.
Seite 21 - John he cried, But John he cried in vain, That trot became a gallop soon In spite of curb and rein. So stooping down, as needs he must Who cannot sit upright, He grasp'd the mane with both his hands, And eke with all his might.
Seite 37 - So, turning to his horse, he said, " I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine." Ah, luckless speech, and bootless boast ! For which he paid full dear; For, while he spake, a braying ass Did sing most loud and clear; Whereat his horse did snort, as he Had heard a lion roar, And galloped off with all his might, As he had done before.
Seite 27 - The bottles twain, behind his back, were shattered at a blow. Down ran the wine into the road, most piteous to be seen, Which made his horse's flanks to smoke as they had basted been. But still he...
Seite 31 - So am I!" But yet his horse was not a whit Inclined to tarry there ; For why? his owner had a house Full ten miles off, at Ware. So like an arrow swift he flew, Shot by an archer strong; So did he fly — which brings me to The middle of my song.
Seite 11 - 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 have seen. "To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the Bell at Edmonton All in a chaise and pair. "My sister, and my sister's child, Myself and children three, Will fill the chaise ; so you must ride On horseback after we.
Seite 23 - The wind did blow, the cloak did fly, Like streamer long and gay, Till, loop and button failing both, At last it flew away. Then might all people well discern The bottles he had slung ; A bottle swinging at each side, As hath been said or sung. The dogs did bark, the children screamed, Up flew the windows all; And every soul cried out, Well done!
Seite 41 - Stop thief! stop thief! — a highwayman!" Not one of them was mute; And all and each that passed that way Did join in the pursuit. And now the turnpike gates again Flew open in short space; The toll-men thinking, as before, That Gilpin rode a race.
Seite 29 - Until he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay ; And there he threw the Wash about, On both sides of the way, Just like unto a trundling mop, Or a wild goose at play. At Edmonton, his loving wife From the balcony spied Her tender husband, wondering much To see how he did ride. " Stop, stop, John Gilpin ! — Here's the house !' They all at once did cry ; " The dinner waits, and we are tired :" — Said Gilpin—
Seite 36 - And all the world would stare, If wife should dine at Edmonton, And I should dine at Ware. So turning to his horse, he said, I am in haste to dine ; 'Twas for your pleasure you came here, You shall go back for mine.