The classic and pathetic ballad of the fortunes of Ben
Battle is perhaps the most famous of Hood’s humorous
poems. The seeming crudity of the laughable
pictures heightens the humor of Hood’s punning
verses, and the result is a holiday booklet which
cannot fail to amuse.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
BOSTON AND NEW YORK
THE DIVERTING
HISTORY OF
John Gilpin
BY WILLIAM COWPER
Together with some thirty-two original wood-cut
engravings by Robert Seaver and a
decorative binding in half calf, with paper
sides, square 18mo, 50 cents, net.
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY
4 Park Street, Boston
85 Fifth Ave., New York
The Riverside Press
CAMBRIDGE · MASSACHUSETTS
U · S · A
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE:
Archaic or variant spelling has been retained.