Now let us sing — Long live the king, And Gilpin, long live… - William Cowper

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Now let us sing — Long live the king, And Gilpin, long live he; And, when he next doth ride abroad, May I be there to see!

William Cowper

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William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist.

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Also Known As: Bard of Olney

Alternative Names: Cowper, William • Cowper William

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Philologists, who chase A panting syllable through time and space, Start it at home, and hunt it in the dark To Gaul, to Greece, and into Noah's ark.

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Now let us sing — Long live the king, And Gilpin, long live he; And, when he next doth ride abroad, May I be there to see! - William Cowper

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