I like this a lot more than I though I would. John Gay skilfully interweaves classical references with specific places in London and events that he observes as a pedestrian. Trivia, which comes from the latin triviis (crossroads) and is another name for the goddess Diana (goddess of crossroads), is essentially one of the first travel narratives and guidebooks for walking through London. 

Gay really said 'I am going to walk through London and look at what's happening and write a long poem in heroic couplets about it', and I really respect that. The satirical elements made it very fun to read, regardless the many, many, many classical and biblical references that I had to look up.