Poet and hymn writer. Born Berkhamsted. Spent his early years at Westminster School. His work includes 'The Diverting History of John Gilpin' concerning a rather disorganised journey from Cheapside to The Bell at Edmonton.
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William Cowper
This carving depicts the two Brontë sisters meeting Thackeray, but rather fai...
Cowper House To commemorate William Cowper, poet and hymn writer, 1731 - 1800...
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William Cowper
The horses look totally out of control to us; no wonder the two daughters loo...
Playwright and poet, for definite. Spy? Atheist? Homosexual? Shakespeare? Bap...
Poet. Born in High Street, Glasgow. Initially, he studied law before being dr...
Poet Laureate. Born Lincolnshire. Wrote "Morte d'Arthur". Extremely popular a...
