The Dogs Did Bark, the Children Screamed

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Having lost his wig, John Gilpin is carried past the turnpike gate by his bolting horse

The dogs did bark, the children screamed,
Up flew the windows all;
And every soul cried out, "Well done!"
As loud as he could bawl.

(P. 61-62.)

Artist

Name:: Caldecott, Randolph
Dates:: 1846-1886
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Humor
Technique:: Wood Engraving
Engraver:: Evans, Edmund
Format:: Landscape (wider)
Source:: The Library of Congress

Book

Title:: The complete collection of pictures & songs by Randolph Caldecott
Author:: Collective work
Publisher:: Glasgow, London, New York: George Routledge and Sons, 1887
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Having lost his wig, John Gilpin is carried past the turnpike gate by his bolting horse, followed by dogs and spreading panic among a gaggle of geese.

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