William Cowper plaque

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This commemorative plaque records: William Cowper 1731 - 1800 Poet & letter-writer Translator of Homer Lived here 1768 - 1786

From the Open Plaques record 56548

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• Robin Drayton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Dixon, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• David Howard, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Tim Glover, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Cameraman, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Stephen McKay, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Peter Wood, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Kokai, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Ajay Tegala, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Milestone Society, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Nigel Stickells, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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