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William Cowper

English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

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  • A youth idling by a brook, representing restful withdrawal from the world. Engraving by J. Heath, 1810, after R. Westall.

Images featuring William Cowper

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  • Poets and dramatists: twenty portraits. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

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6 works

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    Stanzas on mortality : subjoined to the Northampton bills of mortality, for several years / by W. Cowper.

    Cowper, William, 1731-1800. | Date: [1816]
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    Quid nunc? Selections from the poems of the late W. Cowper, Esq., contrasted with the works of Knox, Paley, and others / [William Cowper].

    Cowper, William, 1731-1800 | Date: 1809
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    The centenary letters / William Cowper ; edited with an introduction by Simon Malpas.

    Cowper, William, 1731-1800. | Date: 2000
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    The letters and prose writings of William Cowper / edited by James King and Charles Ryskamp.

    Cowper, William, 1731-1800. | Date: 1979-<1986>
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    A youth idling by a brook, representing restful withdrawal from the world. Engraving by J. Heath, 1810, after R. Westall.

    Westall, Richard, 1765-1836. | Date: 1 June 1810 | Reference: 524641i

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