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William Cowper
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English poet and hymnodist (1731–1800)

Also known as: Уильям Купер, وليام كوبر, 윌리엄 쿠퍼, ウィリアム・クーパー, 威廉·古柏, Вильям Купер

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Known works

  • Amusement for good children, by G.S.C. Or, An exhibition of comic pictures, / by Bob Sketch
  • John Gilpin
  • Poems
  • The history of John Gilpin of Cheapside
  • Garden amusements