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Slavery From “The Timepiece”: “The Task,” Book II. O FOR a lodge in some vast wilderness, Some boundless contiguity of shade, Where rumor of oppression and deceit, Of unsuccessful or successful war, Might never reach me more! My ear is pained, My soul is... Poet: William Cowper	On the Loss of the Royal George Written When the News Arrived; 1782 TOLL for the brave,— The brave that are no more! All sunk beneath the wave, Fast by their native shore. Eight hundred of the brave, Whose courage well was tried, Had made the vessel heel,... Poet: William Cowper	Light Shining out of Darkness God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea, And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never-failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs, And works His sovereign... Poet: William Cowper	England From “The Timepiece”: “The Task,” Book. II. ENGLAND, with all thy faults, I love thee still,— My country! and, while yet a nook is left Where English minds and manners may be found, Shall be constrained to love thee. Though thy clime Be fickle, and thy year... Poet: William Cowper
The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again JOHN GILPIN was a citizen Of credit and renown, A trainband captain eke was he Of famous London town. John Gilpin’s spouse said to her dear— “Though wedded we have been... Poet: William Cowper	The Nose and the Eyes Between Nose and Eyes a strange contest arose; The spectacles set them, unhappily, wrong; The point in dispute was, as all the world knows, To whom the said spectacles ought to belong. So Tongue was the lawyer, and argued the cause, With a great deal... Poet: William Cowper