| 词条 | The Diverting History of John Gilpin | ||
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The poem was published anonymously in the Public Advertiser in 1782, and then published with The Task in 1785.[3] It was very popular, to the extent that "pirate copies were being sold all across the country, together with Gilpin books and toys."[2] The poem was republished in 1878, illustrated by Randolph Caldecott and printed by Edmund Evans. Caldecott's image of Gilpin riding the horse is the basis for the design of the obverse of the Caldecott Medal. {{Quote|John 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."[4] }} The poem is the inspiration for a sculpture entitled Gilpin's Bell by Angela Godfrey in Fore Street, Edmonton, which commemorates Gilpin's journey. Randolph Caldecott's illustrations of The Diverting History of John GilpinReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11979/11979-h/11979-h.htm| title=The Diverting History of John Gilpin| publisher=Project Gutenberg}} 2. ^1 {{cite book|last=Williams|first=Paul|title=Travel with William Cowper|year=2007|publisher=Day One|page=50}} 3. ^Cox, Michael, editor, The Concise Oxford Chronology of English Literature, Oxford University Press, 2004, {{ISBN|0-19-860634-6}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.gutenberg.org/files/11979/11979-h/11979-h.htm| title=The Diverting History of John Gilpin| publisher=Project Gutenberg}} External links{{Portal |Children's literature}}{{commonscat}}
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