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Quotation from The Task by William Cowper

“God made the country, and man made the town.”

William Cowper (spoken by The speaker)

The Task, Book I (Gutenberg #3698: The Task, and Other Poems (Cassell's National Library, 1899))

The contrast of rural and urban life.

Citation: "God made the country, and man made the town." — William Cowper, The Task, Book I (Gutenberg #3698: The Task, and Other Poems (Cassell's National Library, 1899)). (id the-task-cowper-q2)

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