01676cam a22003253u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000032001122450030001442640051001743000047002253360026002723370026002983380036003245000082003605000031004425050100004735080060005735200578006335340045012116530035012568560042012919990017013333698UtSlPG20260610133115.0mcr n260607r2003||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aCowper, William,d1731-180014aThe Task, and Other Poems 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2003  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aWikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Task_(poem)  aRelease date is 2003-01-010 aThe Task -- The Diverting History of John Gilpin -- An Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq. -- To Mary.  aThis eBook was produced by Les Bowler, St. Ives, Dorset  a"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.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEnglish poetry -- 18th century40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3698  c45744d45744