Word: gilpin
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Gilpin, O W, 20 Prescott street
...Lady Austen, and soon there grew up a close friendship. Her lively spirits drove the melancholy from him. In one of his fits of depression, she related to him the story of John Gilpin, which amused him so much that during the night he wrote it in poetry and repeated it at breakfast. At the suggestion of his new friend, he began "The Task", which was published in 1785, immediately ensuring his reputation. It illustrates the light of religious yearning of the time, but is famous because of the beautiful and truthful descriptions of nature and of domestic scenes. Cowper...
...within two and a quarter seconds of the record made by Bates (H. U. '92) in 1888. Newkirk won from Gage in the standing broad jump. His last distance was 9 feet 1-2 inch. The 440 yards dash was the best contested race of the day. Ellis '90, Gilpin '90, '90, Stothers '99, Cheney '91, were entered. Ellis led for a hundred yards, but dropped out at the 220 line, being used up by his two previous hard races. After a hard struggle Stothers, '90, finished first, with Gilpin second. In the hop, step and jump, Bloss...