William Cowper (1731-1800)
English poet, author of Olney Hymns (1779), John
Gilpin (1782), and The Task (1785); Cowper's delicate
mental health attracted as much sympathy from romantic readers as his letters, edited by
William Hayley, did admiration.
English poet, author of Olney Hymns (1779), John
Gilpin (1782), and The Task (1785); Cowper's delicate
mental health attracted as much sympathy from romantic readers as his letters, edited by
William Hayley, did admiration.