What drove William Cowper to break down and become a recluse ?

Restoration and 18th Century 10/01/2021

A. the conviction that he was damned forever
B. the loss of his fortune in the South Sea Bubble
C. the vindication of Newtonian physics
D. condemnation of his work by Jeremy Collier

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