Inspiring, bold John Barleycorn,

What dangers thou canst make us scorn!

Robert Burns (1759-1796): Tam o' Shanter.

As Stephen Sly and old John Naps of Greece,

And Peter Turph and Henry Pimpernell,

And twenty more such names and men as these

Which never were, nor no man ever saw.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): The Taming of the Shrew. Induc. Sc. 2.

Old John of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaster.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616): King Richard II. Act i. Sc. 1.

But John P.

Robinson, he

Sez they did n't know everythin' down in Judee.

James Russell Lowell (1819-1891): The Biglow Papers. First Series. No. iii.

Some said, "John, print it;" others said, "Not so."

Some said, "It might do good;" others said, "No."

John Bunyan (1628-1688): Pilgrim's Progress. Apology for his Book.