← William CowperThe Taskby William CowperPhilosophical poem celebrating domestic life, nature, and rural retirement over public ambitionFind 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 CowperOlney HymnsReligious hymns combining evangelical faith with emotional sensibility and spiritual intensity→The Diverting History of John GilpinComic narrative poem of an ordinary man's unintentional adventure and comic misfortune→Collected Poems→
