William Cowper’s peace was shattered by the arrival of a Parliamentary candidate doorstepping his Buckinghamshire constituents.

In ‘Familiarity Dangerous,’ poet William Cowper tells a little tale warning that if you join in the game you play by the rules.

Robert Browning, aboard ship in sight of Gibraltar, reflects on the momentous events in British history that have happened nearby.

William Cowper feels he has learnt more on one short walk than in many hours of study.

A bird perched upon a church steeple casts a severe glance over the doings of men.

Walking with his ten-year-old daughter on the beach at Calais, Wordsworth considers the energy of God moving in all things.