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The Modern Gilpin; Or, the Adventures of John Oldstock, in an Excursion by Steam from London to Rochester Bridge, Etc. [In Verse.]
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Author: John OLDSTOCKThe Modern Gilpin, Or, The Adventures of John Oldstock
Author: The Modern Gilpin
Author: William CowperPublisher: Kessinger Publishing
ISBN: 9781104315177
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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The Modern Gilpin, Or, the Adventures of John Oldstock
Author: William CowperPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781377824123
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Languages : en
Pages : 48
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Nineteenth Century Short-title Catalogue: phase 1. 1816-1870
Author: Gilpin's Rig; or, the wedding day kept, a droll story, etc. [In verse, by W. Cowper.]
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Author: John GILPIN (Citizen of London.)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 96
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The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Author: William CowperPublisher:
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Category : Horsemanship
Languages : en
Pages : 58
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On his wedding anniversary, John Gilpin sets out to join his wife for a celebration, but the horse runs away with him.
The Money Game in Old New York
Author: Clifford BrowderPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813162246
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
"I got to be a millionaire afore I know'd it hardly," remarked the Wall Street financier Daniel Drew (1797-1879). An uneducated farm boy from Putnam County, New York, he became in turn a successful cattle drover, a circus clown, tavern keeper, a shrewd Hudson River steamboat operator, and an unscrupulous speculator. As the colorful "Uncle Daniel" of Wall Street-his whiskered face seamed with wrinkles and twinkling with steel-gray eyes -- time and again he disrupted the financial markets with manipulations whereby he either won or lost millions of dollars. Having "got religion" upon hearing a scary hell-fire sermon at the age of fourteen, Drew was also a fervent Methodist. Rumors of his financial operations--epic struggles that pitted him against Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jay Gould, and Jim Fisk, and that subjected him to threats of arrest and even kidnapping, and on one occasion to a most undignified flight from the state-baffled and disturbed the Methodists, who admittedly had little grasp of Wall Street but knew firsthand Brother Drew's tearful repentance at prayer meetings and his generosity in founding churches and seminaries. With its dual commitment to religion and rascality, Drew's career is a rich study in contradictions, an exciting chronicle of high drama and low comedy capped by bankruptcy. To understand Drew in his complexity, the author argues, is to get a grip on the heady and exploitative age that produced him -- the yesterday of "smartness" and "go ahead" that helped engender the America of today. Based on primary sources, this is the first full-fledged biography of Drew, who hitherto has been known chiefly through a fictionalized and fraudulent account of 1910.
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Author: William CowperPublisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019463475
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This humorous poem tells the tale of John Gilpin, a hapless tradesman who sets out on a wild journey astride his horse. Along the way, Gilpin encounters a series of mishaps and misadventures before finally returning home. William Cowper's poem is a classic of English literature, and a must-read for fans of comedic verse. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Diverting History of John Gilpin
Author: William CowperPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781725084377
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Languages : en
Pages : 28
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The Diverting History of John Gilpin: Large Print by William Cowper hn 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. He soon replied, I do admire Of womankind but one, And you are she, my dearest dear, Therefore it shall be done. I am a linendraper bold, As all the world doth know, And my good friend the calender Will lend hi We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.