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God made the country, and man made the town.
William Cowper
The Task (1785), bk. I, The Sofa, l. 749
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Besides the actual reading in class of many poems, I would suggest you do two things: first, while teaching everything you can and keeping free of it, teach that poetry is a mode of discourse that differs from logical exposition
A. R. Ammons
William Cowper
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Born:
November 26, 1731
Died:
April 25, 1800
(aged 68)
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