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The Task

poem by Cowper

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In William Cowper
…most characteristic work, as in The Task or the melodious short lyric “The Poplar Trees,” brought a new directness to 18th-century nature poetry.
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English literature

In English literature: Poets and poetry after Pope
His most extended achievement is The Task (1785), an extraordinary fusion of disparate interests, working calmly toward religious praise and pious acceptance.
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