[ [3] 16. After we. John Gilpin's wife does not hesitate to sacrifice grammar for the sake of rime.

[ [4] 23. Calender; one who operates a calender, a machine for giving cloth or paper a smooth, glossy surface.

[ [5] 39. Agog; eager.

[ [6] 44. Cheapside was one of the most important of the old London streets.

[ [7] 49. The saddletree is the frame of the saddle.

[ [8] 115. Carries weight. The bottles seem to resemble the weights carried in horse races by the jockeys.

[ [9] 133. Islington, now part of London, was then one of its suburbs.

[ [10] 152. Ware is a town about fifteen miles north of London.

[ [11] 178. Pin; mood.

[12] 222. Amain; at full speed.