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THE DIVERTING HISTORY OF JOHN GILPIN.
SHOWING HOW HE WENT FARTHER THAN HE INTENDED, AND CAME SAFE HOME 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 have seen.
"To-morrow is our wedding-day, And we will then repair Unto the "Bell" at Edmonton, All in a chaise and pair.
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