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William Cowper

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English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

Born 1731
Died 1800

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  • Cover of: Poems
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  • Cover of: The Task
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    Cover of edition task00cowp Cover of edition taskpoeminsixboo00cowp Cover of edition task0000cowp First published in 1785 — 40 editions
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  • Cover of: The diverting history of JOhn Gilpin: showing how he went farther than he intended, and came safe home again.
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    Cover of edition divertinghistory00cowp2 Cover of edition divertinghistory00cowp3 Cover of edition divertinghistory00cowpuoft Cover of edition johngilpindivert00cowp Cover of edition divertinghistory00cowp4 Cover of edition divertinghistor00conggoog First published in 1792 — 31 editions
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  • Cover of: Works, comprising his poems, correspondence, and translations (XII).: With a life of the author by the editor, Robert Southey.
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    Cover of edition workscomprisingh11cowpuoft Cover of edition workscompri02cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomprisingh15cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomp08cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomp03cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomp04cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomp01cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomprisingh09cowpuoft Cover of edition workscomp06cowpuoft First published in 1835 — 16 editions
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  • Cover of: Works.: Comprising his poems, correspondence, and translations. With a life of the author by the editor, Robert Southey.
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  • Cover of: The poetical works.: With memoir and notes.
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    Cover of edition poeticalworksedi00cowp Cover of edition poeticalworkswit01cowpuoft Cover of edition poeticalwork00cowp Cover of edition poeticalworks00cowp Cover of edition poeticalworksw02cowpuoft Cover of edition poeticalwor00cowp Cover of edition poeticalworkswit00cowp Cover of edition poeticalworks00cowpgoog First published in 1800 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of William Cowper, esq., comprising his poems, corrsepondence, and translations with a life of the author, by the editor, Robert Southey.

    First published in 1836 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Cowper
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    Cover of edition cowper00grifgoog First published in 1874 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of William Cowper.: With a life and notes
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  • Cover of: The task, and other poems
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    Cover of edition taskotherpoems00cowp Cover of edition taskotherpoems0000cowp First published in 1800 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: The diverting history of John Gilpin: showing how he went farther than he intended and came home safe again

    First published in 1828 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Table talk, and other poems
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    Cover of edition tabletalkandoth03cowpgoog Cover of edition tabletalkandoth02cowpgoog First published in 1817 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: The letters of William Cowper
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  • Cover of: Poems

    First published in 1792 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The works of Cowper and Thomson: including many letters and poems never before published in this country : with a new and interesting memoir of the life of Thomson.
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    Cover of edition cowperandthomson00cowprich Cover of edition worksofcowpertho00cowp Cover of edition worksofcowpertho01cowp Cover of edition worksofcowperthocowp First published in 1831 — 9 editions
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  • Cover of: The correspondence of William Cowper: arranged in chronological order
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  • Cover of: Memoir of the early life of William Cowper, esq.
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    First published in 1816 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The Poetry of Cats
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    Cover of edition poetryofcats00carr First published in 1974 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The task: a poem in six books

    First published in 1787 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: The task: and other poems

    First published in 1806 — 5 editions
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We need a photo of William Cowper

English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

Born 1731
Died 1800

Subjects

Correspondence, English Poets, Biography, Poetry, Poets, English, English poetry, Poetry (poetic works by one author), Cowper, william, 1731-1800, English Hymns, Children's poetry, Slavery, Specimens, Children's stories, Church of England, Conversion, Death, Early works to 1800, English letters, Juvenile fiction, Juvenile poetry, Mortality, Slave trade, poetry, American poetry, Antislavery movements

Places

Africa, British West Indies, Edmonton, Great Britain, Hertfordshire, London, Northampton (England), Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia (Pa.), Ware

People

William Cowper (1731-1800), John Cowper (1737-1770), William Cowper (1731-1800,), Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721), Henry Thomas Griffith, James Thomson (1700-1748), John Gilpin, Robert Hazlem (-1779), William Benham (1831-1910), William Cowper

Time

18th century, Written and set in 1782

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Alternative names

  • William Cowper
  • William, Cowper
  • Cowper William 1731-1800

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September 23, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
January 29, 2016 Edited by Tom Morris Edited without comment.
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import