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On The Benefit Received By His Majesty From Sea-Bathing In The Year 1789.

By William Cowper

Topics: classic

O sovereign of an isle renownd     For undisputed sway,     Wherever oer yon gulf profound     Her navies wing their way,     With juster claims she builds at length     Her empire on the sea,     And well may boast the waves her strength,     Which strength restored to thee.

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William Cowper

About William Cowper

William Cowper (1731–1800) was an English poet and hymnodist whose work bridges the gap between the Augustan age and Romanticism. His poems "The Task" and "John Gilpin" were enormously popular, and his hymn "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" remains widely sung.

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