Cowper

William, 1731–1800, English poet and hymnologist.
Historical Examples

The Works of William Cowper William Cowper
Notes and Queries, Number 71, March 8, 1851 Various
Res Judicat Augustine Birrell
The Letters of Robert Burns Robert Burns
State Trials Vol. 2 (of 2) Various
Beaux and Belles of England Mary Robinson
Hours in a Library Leslie Stephen
Romance Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
A Letter Book George Saintsbury
The Book-Hunter at Home P. B. M. Allan

noun
William. 1731–1800, English poet, noted for his nature poetry, such as in The Task (1785), and his hymns

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