← William CowperThe Diverting History of John Gilpinby William CowperComic narrative poem of an ordinary man's unintentional adventure and comic misfortuneFind on Amazon↗About the authorWilliam CowperEnglish poet whose The Task and hymns written with John Newton (Olney Hymns) were widely popular. His nature poetry and domestic subjects were important precursors to Wordsworth.More by William CowperThe TaskPhilosophical poem celebrating domestic life, nature, and rural retirement over public ambition→Olney HymnsReligious hymns combining evangelical faith with emotional sensibility and spiritual intensity→Collected Poems→
