“Necessity invented stools, Convenience next suggested elbow-chairs, And luxury the accomplish'd Sofa last.”
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William Cowper
William Cowper, a renowned English poet, was born on November 26, 1731, and died on April 25, 1800. Known for his lyrical and satirical poems, Cowper's works held a significant place in English literature during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. more
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“Blest be the art that can immortalize,--the art that baffles time's tyrannic claim to quench it.”
Source: The Works of William Cowper: Posthumous poems. Translations from Vincent Bourne. Translations of the Latin and Italian poems of Milton. Epigrams translated from the Latin of Owen. Translations of Greek verses. Translations from the Fables of Gay. Adam: a sacred drama, translated from the Italian of Andreini
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