From “The Argus, or Record of Politics, etc.” Southampton, 1831.


A long parody also appeared in Edgbastonia, June 1885. of which only a few verses need be quoted:—

A Second Holiday for John Gilpin;

Or, a voyage to Vauxhall, where tho’ he had better luck than before, he was far from being contented.

John Gilpin was a citizen

Of credit and renown,

A common councilman was he,

Of famous London Town.

Most folks had heard of Gilpin’s fame,