William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. 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.
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The path of sorrow and that path alone, leads to a land where sorrow is unknown. Go to Quote / Comment
I am monarch of all I survey, My right there is none to dispute; From the center all round to the sea, I am lord of the fowl and the brute Go to Quote / Comment
Oh to have a lodge in some vast wilderness. Where rumors of oppression and deceit, of unsuccessful and successful wars may never reach me anymore. Go to Quote / Comment
But misery still delights to trace Its 'semblance in another's case.... Go to Quote / Comment
He is the freeman whom the truth makes free. Go to Quote / Comment
Thanks PoetrySoup! You gave me the courage to publish my first book.
Comment By: E. B.