“God made the Country, Man made the Town”. Who wrote this & in which work? Please name the poem. Thanks.?

Question

The author should be Alexander Pope. I have searched through dictionaries of quotations but did not find any result. I will be very grateful for info.

Answer 1

It was William Cowper, not Pope (which may be why you had such a problem.)

"God made the country, and man made the town.
William Cowper"

"God made the country, and man made the town. 8
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