 | Richard Green Parker - Elocution - 1849 - 446 pages
...through merry Islington those gambols he did play, ' And till he came unto the wash of Edmonton so gay. 5 And there he threw the wash about on both sides of...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... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1849 - 740 pages
...necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington Those gambols he did play, And till he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay. And there...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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1849 - 44 pages
...leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle necks Still dangling at his waist, Thus, all through merry Islington, These gambols he did play,...Until he came unto the Wash* Of Edmonton so gay. And then he threw the Wash about On both sides of the way Just like unto a trundling mop, Or a wild goose... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1896 - 664 pages
...edition, p. 405. So late a poet as Cowper has dubbed Islington merry and Edmonton gay— thus, - all through merry Islington These gambols he did play, Until he came unto the Vuish Of Edmonton so gay. ST. SWITHIK. MR. WALFORD may add to his list Wakefield, in Yorkshire. "Merry... | |
 | William Cowper - 1850 - 516 pages
...dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play Until he came into the Wash Of Edmonton so gay ; And there he threw the...loving wife From the balcony spied Her tender husband, wondering much To see how he did ride. The dinner waits and we are tired ; Said Gilpin — So am I... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1851 - 764 pages
...With leathern girdle braced ; For all might see the bottle necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all nd the site of Jerusalem, though somewhat softened...the Saracens of Egypt had been taught to discern, wondering much To see how he did ride. Stop, stop, John Oilpin ! — Here's the house — They all... | |
 | William Chambers - Children's poetry - 1851 - 200 pages
...Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington . These gambols he did play, And till he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay. And there...wild goose at play. At Edmonton, his loving wife From balcony espied Her tender husband, wondering much To see how he did ride. Stop, stop, John Gilpin !... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 620 pages
...dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play, , Until he came into Author, free in its course, and blessed in its operation!...and gracious Lord, attend you! While we seek it i baleony spied Her tender husband, wondering much To see how he did ride. Stop, stop, John Gilpin!—Here's... | |
 | William Cowper - 1851 - 624 pages
...dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play, Until he came into manner author inpp, Or a wild goose at play. At Edmonton his loving wife From the balcony spied Her tender husband,... | |
 | Samuel Prout Newcombe - 1851 - 398 pages
...house full ten miles off, at Ware. But there was no need of such a picture — everybody knows how " At Edmonton his loving wife From the balcony spied...tender husband, wond'ring much To see how he did ride." ' " ' What places are beyond Edmonton?' I asked. '"This road,' said my friend, 'leads into Hertfordshire.... | |
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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... 
