William Cowper — Poems by William Cowper

London, J Johnson & Co et al by S Hamilton, 1815 . Leather. A lovely copy, in full calf, of the poems of pre-Romantic William Cowper. In full calf. William Cowper (26 November 1731 – 25 April 1800) was an English poet and hymnodist. A forerunner to Romanticism, Cowper changed the direction of 18th-century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English countryside. William Wordsworth particularly admired Cowper's poem Yardley-Oak, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge referred to him as 'the best modern poet.'Loss to text on title page has been rewritten in pencil. In full calf. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing to joints and extremities. Slight cracking to spine. The odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Hinges slightly strained. Pages age toned and spotting, heavier to the first and last few. Loss to text on title page has been rewritten in pencil.  Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .