William Cowper

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William Cowper ( KOO-pər; 26 November [O.S. 15 November] 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and Anglican hymnwriter.

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Nature is a good name for an effect whose cause is God.

—William Cowper

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Who loves a garden loves a greenhouse too.

—William Cowper

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Glory built on selfish principles is shame and guilt.

—William Cowper

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And for the season it was winter, and they that know the winters of that country know them to be sharp and violent, and subject to cruel and fierce storms.

—William Cowper

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