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William Cowper

William Cowper (/ˈkuːpər/ KOO-pər; 26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnwriter. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak.

To Demosthenes

William Cowper

Praise For The Fountain Opened

William Cowper Believe, Faith, Father, God, Lost, Power, Song

The Task: Book I. – The Sofa

William Cowper

Watching Unto God In The Night Season (3)

William Cowper

The Happy Change

William Cowper Alone, Change, Dark, God, Happy, Heart, Joy, Light, Sky, Sun

The Glowworm

William Cowper

The Hidden Life

William Cowper Friend, Joy, Life, Lost, Song, Trust

Olney Hymn 60: Abuse Of The Gospel

William Cowper

The Pine-Apple And The Bee

William Cowper

Temptation

William Cowper Despair, Fear, Hope, Peace, Sea, Sky, Strength, Wind, World

Olney Hymn 55: The Heart Healed And Changed By Mercy

William Cowper

To Mary

William Cowper Dream, Future, Heart, Light, Magic, Rose, Sad, Silver, Sky, Smile, Sun, Wind

The Waiting Soul

William Cowper Alone, Heart, Home, Hope, Life

Olney Hymn 46: Retirement

William Cowper Retirement

The Task: Book I, The Sofa (Excerpts)

William Cowper Alone, Beautiful, Beauty, City, Hope, Light, London, Lust, Mirror, Music, Nature, Sleep, Wind

The Task: Book II. – The Time-Piece

William Cowper Graduate

Olney Hymn 7: Vanity Of The World

William Cowper

The House Of Prayer

William Cowper Hate, Hope, House, Joy, Pain, Peace, Silver, World

The Doves

William Cowper

Prayer For Patience

William Cowper Alone, God, Pain, Peace, Remember, Silence

The Jackdaw

William Cowper

Olney Hymn 64: Praise For Faith

William Cowper

Sardis

William Cowper Father, Heart, Remember, Star, Work

The Valley Of The Shadow Of Death

William Cowper Death, Hate, Heart, Power, Rose, Sad

To Delia: On Her Endeavouring To Conceal Her Grief At Parting

William Cowper Fear, Grief, Heart, Hope, Joy, Love, Pain, Passion, Sorrow, Trust, Truth

Peace After A Storm

William Cowper Change, Faith, Fear, God, Heart, Peace, Smile, Truth

The Task: Book II, The Time-Piece (Excerpts)

William Cowper Child, Children, Despair, Farewell, Fear, Fire, Girl, Happiness, Happy, Home, Hope, Lost, Mirror, Mother, Sad, School, Sick, Song, Time, Travel

Sonnet To William Wilberforce, Esq.

William Cowper Fear, Friend, Hope, Joy, Peace, Smile, Sonnet, Spring

The Task: Book IV, The Winter Evening (Excerpts)

William Cowper Car, Family, Fire, Grief, Hair, Happiness, Happy, Horse, Journey, Joy, Light, Loss, Music, Peace, Retirement, Silence, Success, Winter, Work, World

On The Late Indecent Liberties Taken With The Remains Of Milton

William Cowper Future, Respect, Sleep, Song

Self-Acquaintance

William Cowper Anger, Evil, Heart, Home, Life, Power, Smart, Work

Sweet Meat Has Sour Sauce; Or, The Slave-Trader In The Dumps

William Cowper

On Opening A Place For Social Prayer

William Cowper Faith, Heaven, Home, People, Power, Rose

The Task: Book IV. – The Winter Evening

William Cowper Graduate

Seeking The Beloved

William Cowper Friend, Grief, Heart, Heaven, Love, War

To The Immortal Memory Of The Halibut, On Which I Dined This Day, Monday, April 26, 1784

William Cowper

Pleading For And With Youth

William Cowper God, Happy, Power, Rose, Truth

The Rose

William Cowper

To John Johnson, On His Presenting Me With An Antique Bust Of Homer

William Cowper

The Poet’s New-Year’s Gift. To Mrs. (Afterwards Lady) Throckmorton

William Cowper

To Miss C-, On Her Birthday

William Cowper

To Mr. John Rouse, Librarian Of The University Of Oxford. (Translated From Milton)

William Cowper

The Four Ages. A Brief Fragment Of An Extensive Projected Poem

William Cowper

To Dr. Austin, Of Cecil Street, London

William Cowper

The Perfect Sacrifice

William Cowper

The Vicissitudes Experienced In The Christian Life

William Cowper

The Triumph Of Heavenly Love Desired

William Cowper

Table Talk

William Cowper

The Poet, The Oyster, And Sensitive Plant

William Cowper

The Soul That Loves God Finds Him Everywhere

William Cowper

The Distress’D Travellers; Or, Labour In Vain

William Cowper

The Task: Book VI. — The Winter Walk At Noon

William Cowper

That Nature Is Not Subject To Decay (Translated From Milton)

William Cowper

The Covenant

William Cowper Alone, Change, God, Life, Power, Truth, Work

The Parrot

William Cowper

The Dog And The Water Lily. No Fable

William Cowper

The Future Peace And Glory Of The Church

William Cowper Change, Faith, Future, God, Light, Night, Peace, People, Rose, War

The Judgement Of The Poets

William Cowper

To Delia

William Cowper

The Nativity

William Cowper

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