The diverting history of John Gilpin: Shewing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again.

All titles

• The diverting history of John Gilpin: Shewing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again.
• Diverting history of John Gilpin

People / Organizations

• William Cowper (Author)

Imprint

[Salem, Mass.]: Sold at the Bible and Heart, Salem [by William Carlton, 1792?]

Publication year

1792-1792

ESTC No.

W31370

Grub Street ID

341781

Description

1 sheet ; 1/2⁰

Note

Verse in sixty-three stanzas; first line: John Gilpin was a citizen.

Attributed to William Cowper in the Dictionary of national biography.

William Carlton moved his bookstore to this address in 1792.

Text in three columns.

Uncontrolled note

Not in Ford, W.C. Broadsides. - Dimensions = 35 x 22 cm., from CtY-BR. - Verify format