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Quotation from The Diverting History of John Gilpin by William Cowper

“A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town.”

William Cowper (spoken by The speaker)

The Diverting History of John Gilpin, Stanza 1 (Gutenberg #3698: The Task, and Other Poems (Cassell's National Library, 1899))

Gilpin's comic military dignity.

Citation: "A train-band captain eke was he Of famous London town." — 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-q2)

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