William Cowper
William Cowper
William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. In many ways, he was one of the forerunners of Romantic poetry. Samuel Taylor Coleridge called him "the best modern poet", whilst William Wordsworth particularly admired his poem Yardley-Oak. He was a nephew of the poet Judith Madan...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth26 November 1731
both easier eyes follow foolish
To follow foolish precedents, and winkWith both our eyes, is easier than to think.
both equals fame milton rome sound thy
Greece, sound thy Homer's, Rome thy Virgil's name, / But England's Milton equals both in fame.
both goes stands useless wants watch
An idler is a watch that wants both hands, As useless if it goes as if it stands