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The Task, and Other Poems
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- en
About this book
Creators: William Cowper (1731-1800) "The Task, and Other Poems" by William Cowper is a collection published in 1785, featuring his masterwork "The Task: A Poem, in Six Books." Beginning playfully with the sofa's origins, this blank verse meditation explores nature's blessings, retired life, and religious faith while attacking slavery, blood sports, and social frivolity. Written in unusually conversational language for its era, the poem deeply influenced writers from Robert Burns to Jane Austen and the Lake Poets, capturing the Evangelical spirit of its age. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading Level: Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Rights: Public domain in the USA. Downloads: 1205