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It was Nietzsche who first made us conscious of the significance of the individual as a term in the evolutionary process-in that part of the evolutionary process which has still to take place.
William Cowper
Born: November 26, 1731
Died: April 25, 1800 (aged 68)
Bio: 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.
Known for:
- The Task (1785)
- The Diverting History of John Gilpin (1782)
- The poems of William Cowper (1786)
- The poetical works of William Cowper (1785)
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