Cowper
/ˈkuːpə(r)/- Cowper, William (1731-1800), English poet, best known for his long poem The Task (1785) and the comic ballad John Gilpin (1782). With the evangelical minister John Newton he wrote Olney Hymns (1779), which includes 'Oh! for a Closer Walk with God'.柯珀, 威廉（1731-1800, 英国诗人, 代表作有长诗《任务》[1785]和妙趣横生的叙事诗《约翰·吉尔平的旅程》[1782]; 他与新教会牧师约翰·牛顿合写的《奥尔尼赞美诗》[1779]中有这样的诗句“噢！愿与上帝走得更近”）。