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Quotation from The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper
“John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown,”
The Diverting History of John Gilpin, Stanza 1 (Gutenberg #3698: The Task, and Other Poems (Cassell's National Library, 1899))
The opening introduction of Gilpin.
Citation: "John Gilpin was a citizen Of credit and renown," — William Cowper, The Diverting History of John Gilpin, Stanza 1 (Gutenberg #3698: The Task, and Other Poems (Cassell's National Library, 1899)). (id john-gilpin-q1)
