Classic Hymns and Their Stories
Puzzle 26 · Olney and Its Hymn Writers · Page 44 in print
William Cowper
Cowper kept three pet hares named Puss, Tiney and Bess, and they became a lasting part of his life story.
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Ann Donne
Cowper’s mother.
Berkhamsted
Cowper’s birthplace in 1731.
Bess
One of Cowper’s hares.
East Dereham
Norfolk town where Cowper died in 1800.
Hares
Cowper’s three pet hares.
Hertfordshire
County of Cowper’s birthplace.
Huntingdon
Town where Cowper lodged with the Unwins from 1765.
Lady Austen
Friend who urged Cowper to write about the sofa.
Mary Unwin
Cowper’s companion, who moved with him to Olney.
Morley Unwin
Clergyman with whom Cowper lodged; he died in 1767.
Puss
One of Cowper’s hares.
Sofa
The parlour sofa Lady Austen suggested as Cowper’s subject.
St Albans
Town where Cowper was treated in Nathaniel Cotton’s asylum.
CCEL: Author info: William Cowper (opens a new tab) · CCEL: Dictionary of Hymnology: Olney Hymns (opens a new tab)
Tiney
One of Cowper’s hares.
William Cowper
William Cowper, the first child of the Reverend John Cowper and Ann Donne Cowper, was born on November 26, 1731, in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire.
Sources
- William CowperAcademy of American Poets
- William CowperCowper & Newton Museum
- Author info: William CowperChristian Classics Ethereal Library
- Dictionary of Hymnology: Olney HymnsChristian Classics Ethereal Library (Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology)