The Works of William Cowper His life, letters, and poems, now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondence

THE WORKS

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WILLIAM COWPER. To the Rev. Wm. Bull, June 22, 1782. Poetical epistle on Tobacco 114 To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, July 16, 1782. Remarks on political affairs; Lady Austen and her project 114 To the same, August 3, 1782. On Dr. Johnson's expected opinion of his Poems; encounter with a viper; Lady Austen; Mr. Bull; Madame Guion's Poems 116 The Colubriad, a poem 117 Lady Austen comes to reside at the parsonage at Olney 117 Songs written for her by Cowper 117 His song on the loss of the Royal George 118 The same in Latin 118 Origin of his ballad of John Gilpin 118 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Sept. 6, 1782. Visit of Mr. Small 119 To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, Nov. 4, 1782. On the ballad of John Gilpin; on Mr. Unwin's exertions in behalf of the prisoners at Chelmsford; subscription for the widows of seamen lost in the Royal George 119 To the Rev. William Bull, Nov. 5, 1783. On his expected visit 120 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 11, 1782. On the state of his health; encouragement of planting; Mr. P——, of Hastings 120 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 1782. Thanks for a present of fish; on Mr. Small's report of Mr. Hill and his improvements 121 To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 18, 1782. Acknowledgments to a beneficent friend to the poor of Olney; on the appearance of John Gilpin in print 121 To the Rev. William Unwin. No date. Character of Dr. Beattie and his poems; Cowper's translation of Madame Guion's poems 122 To Mrs. Newton, Nov. 23, 1782. On his Poems; severity of the winter; contrast between a spendthrift and an Olney cottager; method recommended for settling disputes 122 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 7, 1782. Recollections of the coffee-house; Cowper's mode of spending his evenings; political contradictions 123 To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 19, 1783. His occupations; beneficence of Mr. Thornton to the poor of Olney 124 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 26, 1783. On the anticipations of peace; conduct of the belligerent powers 124 To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, Feb. 2, 1783. Ironical congratulations on the peace; generosity of England to France 125 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 8, 1783. Remarks on the peace 125 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 13, 1783. Remarks on his poems 126 To the same. Feb. 20, 1783. With Dr. Franklin's letter on his poems 126 To the same. No date. On the coalition ministry; Lord Chancellor Thurlow 127 Neglect of Cowper by Lord Thurlow 127 Lord Thurlow's generosity in the case of Dr. Johnson, and Crabbe, the poet 127 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 24, 1783. On the peace 127 To the Rev. William Bull, March 7, 1783. On the peace; Scotch Highlanders at Newport Pagnel 128 To the Rev. John Newton, March 7, 1783. Comparison of his and Mr. Newton's letters; march of Highlanders belonging to a mutinous regiment 128 To the same. April 5, 1783. Illness of Mrs. C.; new method of treating consumptive cases 129 To the same. April 20, 1783. His occupations and studies; writings of Mr. ——; probability of his conversion in his last moments 129 To the Rev. John Newton, May 5, 1783. Vulgarity in a minister particularly offensive 130 To the Rev. William Unwin, May 12, 1783. Remarks on a sermon preached by Paley at the consecration of Bishop L. 130 Severity of Cowper's strictures on Paley 131 Important question of a church establishment 131 Increase of true piety in the Church of England 131 Language of Beza respecting the established church 132 To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 26, 1783. On the death of his uncle's wife 132 To the Rev. John Newton, May 31, 1783. On Mrs. C.'s death 132 To the Rev. William Bull, June 3, 1783. With stanzas on peace 133 To the Rev. William Unwin, June 8, 1783. Beauties of the green-house; character of the Rev. Mr. Bull 133 To the Rev. John Newton, June 13, 1783. On his Review of Ecclesiastical History; the day of judgment; observations of natural phenomena 133 Extraordinary natural phenomena in the summer of 1783 134 Earthquakes in Calabria and Sicily 134 To the Rev. John Newton, June 17, 1783. Ministers must not expect to scold men out of their sins 135 Tenderness an important qualification in a minister 135 To the Rev. John Newton, June 19, 1783. On the Dutch translation of his "Cardiphonia" 135 To the same, July 27, 1783. A country life barren of incident; Cowper's attachment to his solitude; praise of Mr. Newton's style as an historian 136 Remarks on the influence of local associations 136 Dr. Johnson's allusion to that subject 137 To the Rev. William Unwin, August 4, 1783. Proposed inquiry concerning the sale of his Poems; remarks on English ballads; anecdote of Cowper's goldfinches 137 To the same, Sept. 7, 1783. Fault of Madame Guion's writings, too great familiarity in addressing the Deity 138 To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 8, 1783. On Mr. Newton's and his own recovery from illness; anecdote of a clerk in a public office; ill health of Mr. Scott; message to Mr. Bacon 138 To the same, Sept. 15, 1783. Cowper's mental sufferings 139 To the same, Sept. 23, 1783. On Mr. Newton's recovery from a fever; dining with an absent man; his niche for meditation 139 To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 29, 1783. Effect of the weather on health; comparative happiness of the natural philosopher; reflections on air balloons 140 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 6, 1783. Religious animosities deplored; more dangerous to the interests of religion than the attacks of its adversaries; Cowper's fondness for narratives of voyages 141 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 10, 1783. Cowper declines the discussion of political subjects; epitaph on sailors of the Royal George 142 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 13, 1783. Neglect of American loyalists; extraordinary donation sent to Lisbon at the time of the great earthquake; prospects of the Americans 142 To the same, Oct. 20, 1783. Remarks on Bacon's monument of Lord Chatham 143 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 20, 1783. Anticipations of winter 144 Cowper's winter evenings 144 The subject of his poem, "The Sofa," suggested 144 Circumstances illustrative of the origin and progress of "The Task" 144 Extracts from letters to Mr. Bull on that subject 144 Particulars of the time in which "The Task" was composed 145 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 3, 1783. Fire at Olney described 145 To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 10, 1783. On the neglect of old acquaintance; invitation to Olney; exercise recommended; fire at Olney 146 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 17, 1783. Humorous description of the punishment of a thief at Olney; dream of an air-balloon 147 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 23, 1783. On his opinion of voyages and travels; Cowper's reading 148 To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 24, 1783. Complaint of the neglect of Lord Thurlow; character of Josephus's History 148 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 30, 1783. Speculations on the employment of the antediluvians; the Theological Review 149 To the same, Dec. 15, 1783. Speculations on the invention of balloons; the East India Bill 150 To the same, Dec. 27, 1783. Ambition of public men; dismissal of ministers; Cowper's sentiments concerning Mr. Bacon; anecdote of Mr. Scott 151 To the Rev. William Unwin, no date. Account of Mr. Throckmorton's invitation to see a balloon filled; attentions of the Throckmorton family to Cowper and Mrs. Unwin 152 Circumstances which obliged Cowper to relinquish his friendship with Lady Austen 153 Hayley's account of this event 153 To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 3, 1784. Dearth of subjects for writing upon at Olney; reflections on the monopoly of the East India Company 154 To Mrs. Hill, Jan. 5, 1784. Requesting her to send some books 155 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 18, 1784. On his political letters; low state of the public funds 155 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 18, 1784. Cowper's religious despondency; remark on Mr. Newton's predecessor 156 To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 1784. Proposed alteration in a Latin poem of Mr. Unwin's; remarks on the bequest of a cousin; commendations on Mr. Unwin's conduct; on newspaper praise 156 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 25, 1784. Cowper's sentiments on East India patronage and East India dominion 157 State of our Indian possessions at that time 158 Moral revolution effected there 158 Latin lines by Dr. Jortin, on the shortness of human life 158 Cowper's translation of them 158 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 1784. On Mr. Newton's "Review of Ecclesiastical History;" proposed title and motto; Cowper declines contributing to a Review 158 To the same, Feb. 10, 1784. Cowper's nervous state; comparison of himself with the ancient poets; his hypothesis of a gradual declension in vigour from Adam downwards 159 To the same, Feb. 1784. The thaw; kindness of a benefactor to the poor of Olney; Cowper's politics, those of a reverend neighbour; projected translation of Caraccioli on self-acquaintance 160 To the Rev. William Bull, Feb. 22, 1784. Unknown benefactor to the poor of Olney; political profession 160 To the Rev. William Unwin, Feb. 29, 1784. On Mr. Unwin's acquaintance with Lord Petre; unknown benefactor to the poor of Olney; diffidence of a modest man on extraordinary occasions 161 To the Rev. John Newton, March 8, 1784. The Theological Miscellany; abandonment of the intended translation of Caraccioli 161 To the same, March 11, 1784. Remarks on Mr. Newton's "Apology;" East India patronage and dominion 162 To the same, March 15, 1784. Cowper's habitual despondence; verse his favourite occupation, and why; Johnson's "Lives of the Poets" 162 To the same, March 19, 1784. Works of the Marquis Caraccioli; evening occupations 162 To the Rev. William Unwin, March 21, 1784. Cowper's sentiments on Johnson's "Lives of the Poets;" characters of the poets 163 To the Rev. John Newton, March 29, 1784. Visit of a candidate and his train to Cowper; angry preaching of Mr. S 164 To the same, April 14, 1784. Remarks on divine wrath; destruction in Calabria 165 Effects of the earthquakes, and total loss of human lives 165 To the Rev. William Unwin, April 5, 1784. Character of Beattie and Blair; speculation on the origin of speech 166 To the same, April 15, 1784. Further remarks on Blair's "Lectures;" censure of a particular observation in that book 167 To the same, April 25, 1784. Lines to the memory of a halybutt 167 To the Rev. John Newton, April 26, 1784. Remarks on Beattie and on Blair's "Lectures;" economy of the county candidates, and its consequences 168 To the Rev. William Unwin, May 3, 1784. Reflections on face-painting; innocent in Frenchwomen, but immoral in English 168 To the same, May 8, 1784. Cowper's reasons for not writing a sequel to John Gilpin, and not wishing that ballad to appear with his Poems; progress made in printing them 170 To the Rev. John Newton, May 10, 1784. Conversion of Dr. Johnson; unsuccessful attempt with a balloon at Throckmorton's 170 Circumstances attending Dr. Johnson's conversion 171 To the Rev. John Newton, May 22, 1784. On Dr. Johnson's opinion of Cowper's "Poems;" Mr. Bull and his refractory pupils 171 To the same, June 5, 1784. On the opinion of Cowper's "Poems" attributed to Dr. Johnson 171 To the Rev. John Newton, June 21, 1784. Commemoration of Handel; unpleasant summer; character of Mr. and Mrs. Unwin 172 To the Rev. William Unwin, July 3, 1784. Severity of the weather; its effects on vegetation 172 To the Rev. John Newton, July 5, 1784. Reference to a passage in Homer; could the wise men of antiquity have believed in the fables of the heathen mythology? Cowper's neglect of politics; his hostility to the tax on candles 173 To the Rev. William Unwin, July 12, 1784. Remarks on a line in Vincent Bourne's Latin poems; drawing of Mr. Unwin's house; Hume's "Essay on Suicide" 174 To the same, July 13, 1784. Latin Dictionary; animadversions on the tax on candles; musical ass 174 To the Rev. John Newton, July 14, 1784. Commemoration of Handel 175 Mr. Newton's sermon on that subject 175 To the Rev. John Newton, July 19, 1784. The world compared with Bedlam 176 To the same, July 28, 1784. On Mr. Newton's intended visit to the Rev. Mr. Gilpin at Lymington; his literary adversaries 176 To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 14, 1784. Reflections on travelling; Cowper's visits to Weston; difference of character in the inhabitants of the South Sea islands; cork supplements; franks 177 Original mode of franking, and reason for the adoption of the present method 178 To the Rev. John Newton, August 16, 1784. Pleasures of Olney; ascent of a balloon; excellence of the Friendly islanders in dancing 178 To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 11, 1784. Cowper's progress in his new volume of poems; opinions of a visitor on his first volume 178 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Sept. 11, 1784. Character of Dr. Cotton 179 To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 18, 1784. Alteration of franks; Cowper's green-house; his enjoyment of natural sounds 179 To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 2, 1784. Punctuation of poetry; visit to Mr. Throckmorton 180 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 9, 1784. Cowper maintains not only that his thoughts are unconnected, but that frequently he does not think at all; remarks on the character and death of Captain Cook 181 To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 10, 1784. With the manuscript of the new volume of his Poems, and remarks on them 182 To the same, Oct. 20, 1784. Instructions respecting a publisher, and corrections in his Poems 182 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 22, 1784. Remarks on Knox's Essays 183 To the same. Oct. 30, 1784. Heroism of the Sandwich islanders; Cowper informs Mr Newton of his intention to publish a new volume 184 To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 1, 1784. Cowper's reasons for not earlier acquainting Mr. Newton with his intention of publishing again; he resolves to include "John Gilpin" 184 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 1784. On the death of Mr. Hill's mother; Cowper's recollections of his own mother; departure of Lady Austen; his new volume of Poems 185 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 27, 1784. Sketch of the contents and purpose of his new volume 185 To the Rev. William Unwin, Olney, 1784. On the transmission of his Poems; effect of medicines on the composition of poetry 185 To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 29, 1784. Substance of his last letter to Mr. Newton 186 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 4, 1784. Aërial voyages 188 To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 13, 1784. On the versification and titles of his new Poems; propriety of using the word worm for serpent 188 Passages in Milton and Shakespeare in which worm is so used 189 To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 18, 1784. Balloon travellers; inscription to his new poem; reasons for complimenting Bishop Bagot 189 To the Rev, John Newton, Christmas-eve, 1784. Cowper declines giving a new title to his new volume of Poems; remarks on a person lately deceased 190 General remarks on the particulars of Cowper's personal history 190 Remarks on the completion of the second volume of Cowper's Poems 190 Gibbon's record of his feelings on the conclusion of his History 191 Moral drawn from the evanescence of life 191 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 5, 1785. On the renouncement of the Christian character; epitaph on Dr. Johnson 191 To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 15, 1785. On delay in letter-writing; sentiments of Rev. Mr. Newton; Cowper's contributions to the Gentleman's Magazine; Lunardi's narrative 192 Explanations respecting Cowper's poem, entitled "The Poplar Field" 192 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 22, 1785. Breaking up of the Frost; anticipations of proceedings in Parliament 193 To the Rev. William Unwin, Feb. 7, 1785. Progress of Cowper's second volume of Poems; his pieces in the Gentleman's Magazine; sentiments of a neighbouring nobleman and gentleman respecting Cowper 193 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 19, 1785. An ingenious bookbinder; poverty at Olney; severity of the late winter 194 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 27, 1785. Inquiry concerning his health, and account of his own 195 To the Rev. John Newton, March 19, 1785. Uses and description of an old card table; want of exercise during the winter; petition against concessions to Ireland 195 To the Rev. William Unwin, March 20, 1785. Remarks on a Nobleman's eye; progress of his new volume; political reflections; celebrity of "John Gilpin" 196 To the Rev. John Newton, April 9, 1785. On the prediction of a destructive earthquake, by a German ecclesiastic 197 To the Rev. John Newton, April 22, 1785. On the popularity of "John Gilpin" 197 To the Rev. William Unwin, April 30, 1785. On the celebrity of "John Gilpin;" progress of Cowper's new volume; Mr. Newton's sentiments in regard to him; mention of some old acquaintances; discovery of a bird's nest in a gate-post 198 To the Rev. John Newton, May, 1785. Sudden death of Mr. Ashburner; remarks on the state of Cowper's mind; reference to his first acquaintance with Newton 199 To the Rev. John Newton, June 4, 1785. Character of the Rev. Mr. Greatheed; completion of Cowper's new volume; Bacon's monument to Lord Chatham 200 To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 25, 1785. Cowper's summer-house; dilatoriness of his bookseller 200 To the Rev. John Newton, June 25, 1785. Allusion to the mental depression under which Cowper laboured; Nathan's last moments; complaint of Johnson's delay; effects of drought; tax on gloves 201 To the Rev. John Newton, July 9, 1785. Mention of letters in praise of his Poems; conduct of the Lord Chancellor and G. Colman; reference to the commemoration of Handel; cutting down of the spinney 202 To the Rev. William Unwin, July 27, 1785. Violent thunder-storm; courage of a dog; on the love of Christ 203 To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 6, 1785. Feelings on the subject of authorship; reasons for introducing John Gilpin in his new volume 204 To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 17, 1785. Reasons for not writing to Mr. Bacon; Dr. Johnson's Diary; illness of Mr. Perry 205 Character of Dr. Johnson's Diary 206 Extracts from it 207 Arguments for the necessity of conversion 207 Johnson's neglect of the Sabbath 207 Testimony of Sir William Jones respecting the Holy Scriptures 208 To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 27, 1785. Thanks for presents; his second volume of Poems; remarks on Dr. Johnson's Journal; claims of who and that 208 To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 24, 1785. Recollections of Southampton; recovery of Mr. Perry; proposed Sunday School 209 Origin of Sunday Schools 210 Their utility 210 Sentiments of the late Rev. Andrew Fuller on the Bible Society and on Sunday Schools 210 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 11, 1785. Cowper excuses himself for not visiting Wargrave; on his printed epistle to Mr. Hill 210 Renewal of Cowper's intimacy with his cousin, Lady Hesketh 211 To Lady Hesketh, Oct. 12, 1785. Recollections revived by her letter; account of his own situation; allusion to his uncle's health; necessity of mental employment for himself 211 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 16, 1785. On the death of Miss Cunningham; expected removal of the Rev. Mr. Scott from Olney; Mr. Jones, steward of Lord Peterborough, burned in effigy 212 To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 22, 1785. Progress of his translation of Homer; course of reading recommended for Mr. Unwin's son 213 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 5, 1785. On his tardiness in writing; remarks on Mr. N.'s narrative of his life; strictures on Mr. Heron's critical opinions of Virgil and the Bible; lines addressed by Cowper to Heron 214 Remarks on Heron's "Letters on Literature" 215 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 7, 1785. On the interruptions experienced by men of business from the idle 215 To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 9, 1785. Reference to his poems; he signifies his acceptance of her offer of pecuniary aid; his translation of Homer; description of his person 215 To the same, without date. His feelings towards her allusion to his translation of Homer 217 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Nov. 9, 1785. On Bishop Bagot's Charge 217 To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 3, 1785. Causes which led him to undertake the translation of Homer; visit from Mr. Bagot; renewal of his correspondence with Lady Hesketh; complains of indigestion 217 To the same, Dec. 10, 1785. On the favourable reports of his last volume of poems; censure of Pope's Homer 218 To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 24, 1785. On his translation of Homer 219 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 24, 1785. On his translation of Homer 219 To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 31, 1785. On his negotiation with Johnson respecting the Translation of Homer; want of bedding among the poor of Olney 220 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 10, 1786. His consciousness of defects in his poems; on his Translation of Homer 221 To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 14, 1786. On Mr. Unwin's introduction to Lady Hesketh; specimen of Cowper's translation of Homer, sent to General Cowper; James's powder; what is a friend good for? unreasonable censures 221 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 14, 1786. On his translation of Homer 222 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 15, 1786. Explanation of the delay in the publication of his proposals; allusion to Bishop Bagot 222 To the same, Jan. 23, 1786. Dr. Maty's intended review of "The Task;" Dr. Cyril Jackson's opinion of Pope's Homer 223 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 31, 1786. Acknowledgment of presents from Anonymous; state of his health; progress of his translation of Homer; correspondence with General Cowper 223 To the same, Feb. 9, 1786. Anticipations of a visit from her; description of the vestibule of his residence 224 To the same, Feb. 11, 1786. He announces that he has sent off to her a portion of his translation of Homer; effect of criticisms on his health; promise of Thurlow to Cowper 225 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 18, 1786. On their correspondence; his translation of Homer; proposed mottoes 226 To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 19, 1786. Preparations for her expected visit; character of Homer; criticism on Cowper's specimen 226 To the Walter Bagot, Feb. 27, 1786. Condolence on the death of his wife 227 To Lady Hesketh, March 6, 1786. On elisions in his Homer; progress of the work 227 To the Rev. W. Unwin, March 13, 1786. Character of the critic to whom he had submitted his Homer 229 To the Rev. John Newton, April 1, 1786. Expected visitors 229 To Joseph Hill, Esq., April 5, 1786. Reasons for declining to make any apology for his translation of Homer 229 Motives which induced Cowper to undertake a new version 230 To Lady Hesketh, April 17, 1786. Description of the vicarage at Olney, where lodgings had been taken for her; Mrs. Unwin's sentiments towards her; letter from Anonymous; his early acquaintance with Lord Thurlow 230 To Lady Hesketh, April 24, 1786. On her letters; anticipations of her coming; General Cowper 231 To the same, May 8, 1786. On Dr. Maty's censure of Cowper's translation of Homer; Colman's opinion of it; Cowper's stanzas on Lord Thurlow; invitation to Olney; specimen of Maty's animadversions; recommendation of a house at Weston; blunder of Mr. Throckmorton's bailiff; recovery of General Cowper 232 To the same, May 15, 1786. Anticipations of her arrival at Olney; proposed arrangements for the occasion; presumed motive of Maty's censures; confession of ambition 233 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, May 20, 1786. His translation of Homer; reasons for not adopting Horace's maxim about publishing, to the letter 235 Secret sorrows of Cowper 235 To the Rev. John Newton, May 20, 1786. Cowper's unhappy state of mind; his connexions 236 Remarks on Cowper's depression of spirit 237 Delusion of supposing himself excluded from the mercy of God 237 Religious consolation recommended in cases of disordered intellect 237 To Lady Hesketh, May 25, 1786. Delay of her coming; visit to a house at Weston; the Throckmortons; anecdote of a quotation from "The Task;" nervous affections 238 To the same, May 29, 1786. Delay of her coming; preparations for it; allusion to his fits of dejection 239 To the same, June 4 and 5, 1786. Cowper rallies her on her fears of their expected meeting; dinner at Mr. Throckmorton's 240 To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 9, 1786. Relapse of the Lord Chancellor; renewal of correspondence with Colman; the Nonsense Club; expectation of Lady Hesketh's arrival 241 Arrival of Lady Hesketh at Olney 241 Influence of that event on Cowper 241 Extract from a letter from him to Mr. Bull 241 Description of a thunder-storm, from a letter to the same 242 Cowper's House at Olney 242 His intimacy with Mr. Newton 242 His pious and benevolent habits 242 He removes from Olney to the Lodge at Weston 242 His acquaintance with Samuel Rose, Esq. and the late Rev. Dr. Johnson 242 To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 19, 1786. His intended removal from Olney 242 To the Rev. John Newton, June 22, 1786. His employments; interruption given to them by Lady Hesketh's arrival; Newton's Sermons 243 To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, July 3, 1786. Lady Hesketh's arrival and character; state of his old abode and description of the new one at Weston; books recommended for Mr. Unwin's son 243 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, July 4, 1786. Particulars relative to the translation of Homer 244 To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 5, 1786. His intended removal from Olney; its unhealthy situation; his unhappy state of mind; comfort of Lady Hesketh's presence 245 Cowper's spirits not affected apparently by his mental malady 246 To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 24, 1786. Progress of his Translation; the Throckmortons 246 To the same, (without date.) His lyric productions; recollections of boyhood 246 Extract of a letter to the Rev. Mr. Unwin 247 Lines addressed to a young lady on her birth-day 247 Proposed plan of Mr. Unwin for checking sabbath-breaking and drunkenness 247 To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, (no date.) Cowper's opinion of the inutility of Mr. Unwin's efforts 247 Exhortation to perseverance in a good cause 248 Hopes of present improvement 248 To the Rev. William Unwin, (no date.) State of the national affairs 248 To the Rev. William Unwin, (no date.) Character of Churchill's poetry 249 To the same, (no date.) Cowper's discovery in the Register of poems long composed and forgotten by him 250 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Aug. 31, 1786. Defence of elisions; intended removal to Weston 250 To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 30, 1786. Defence of his and Mrs. Unwin's conduct 251 Explanatory remarks on the preceding letter 251 Amiable spirit and temper of Newton 251 To Joseph Hill, Esq. Oct. 6, 1786. Loss of the MS. of part of his translation 251 Cowper's removal to Weston 251 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Nov. 17, 1786. On his removal from Olney; invitation to Weston 253 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 17, 1786. Excuse for delay in writing; his new residence; affection for his old abode 253 To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 26, 1786. Comforts of his new residence; the cliffs; his rambles 254 Unexpected death of the Rev. Mr. Unwin 254 To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 4, 1786. On the death of Mr. Unwin 255 To the same, Dec. 9, 1786. On a singular circumstance relating to an intended pupil of Mr. Unwin's 255 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 9, 1786. Death of Mr. Unwin; Cowper's new situation at Weston 256 To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 16, 1786. Death of Mr. Unwin; forlorn state of his old dwelling 256 To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 21, 1786. Cowper's opinion of praise; Mr. Throckmorton's chaplain 257 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 3, 1787. Reason why a translator of Homer should not be calm; praises of his works; death of Mr. Unwin 257 Cowper has a severe attack of nervous fever 258 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 8, 1787. State of his health; proposal of General Cowper respecting his Homer; letter from Mr. Smith, M.P. for Nottingham; Cowper's song of "The Rose" reclaimed by him 258 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 13, 1787. Inscription for Mr. Unwin's tomb; government of Providence in his poetical labours 258 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 18, 1787. Suspension of his translation by fever; his sentiments respecting dreams; visit of Mr. Rose 259 To Samuel Rose, Esq., July 24, 1787. On Burns' poems 260 Remarks on Burns and his poetry 260 Passages from his poems 261 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Aug. 27, 1787. Invitation to Weston; state of Cowper's health; remarks on Barclay's "Argenis," and on Burns 261 To Lady Hesketh, August 30, 1787. Improvement in his health; kindness of the Throckmortons 262 To the same, Sept. 4, 1787. Delay of her coming; Mrs. Throckmorton's uncle; books read by Cowper 262 To the same, Sept. 15, 1787. His meeting with her friend, Miss J——; new gravel-walk 263 To the same, Sept. 29, 1787. Remarks on the relative situation of Russia and Turkey 263 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 2, 1787. Cowper confesses that for thirteen years he doubted Mr. N.'s identity; acknowledgments for the kind offers of the Newtons; preparations for Lady Hesketh's coming 263 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Oct. 19, 1787. State of his health; strength of local attachments 264 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 20, 1787. His miserable state during his recent indisposition; petition to Lord Dartmouth in behalf of the Rev. Mr. Postlethwaite 264 To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 10, 1787. On the delay of her coming; Cowper's kitten; changes of weather foretold by a leech 265 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 16, 1787. On his own present occupation 266 To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 27, 1787. Walks and scenes about Weston; application from a parish clerk for a copy of verses; papers in "The Lounger;" anecdote of a beggar and vermicelli soup 266 To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 4, 1787. Character of the Throckmortons 267 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Dec. 6, 1787. Visit to Mr. B.'s sister at Chichely; Bishop Bagot; a case of ridiculous distress 267 To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 10, 1787. Progress of his Homer; changes in life 268 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Dec. 13, 1787. Requisites in a translator of Homer 268 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 1, 1788. Extraordinary coincidence between a piece of his own and one of Mr. Merry's; "The Poet's New Year's Gift;" compulsory inoculation for small-pox 269 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 5, 1788. Translation of the commencing lines of the Iliad, by Lord Bagot; revisal of Cowper's translation; the clerk's verses 270 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 19, 1788. His engagement with Homer prevents the production of occasional poems; remarks on a new print of Bunbury's 270 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 21, 1788. Reasons for not writing to him; expected arrival of the Rev. Mr. Bean; changes of neighbouring ministers; narrow escape of Mrs. Unwin from being burned 271 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 30, 1788. His anxiety on account of her silence 272 To the same, Feb. 1, 1788. Excuse for his melancholy; his Homer; visit from Mr. Greatheed 272 Causes of Cowper's correspondence with Mrs. King 273 To Mrs. King, Feb. 12, 1788. Reference to his deceased brother; he ascribes the effect produced by his poems to God 273 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Feb. 14, 1788. A sense of the value of time the best security for its improvement; Mr. C——; brevity of human life illustrated by Homer 273 Commencement of the efforts for the abolition of the slave trade 274 To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 16, 1788. On negro slavery; Hannah More's poem on the Slave Trade; extract from it; advocates of the abolition of slavery; trial of Warren Hastings 274 To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 22, 1788. Remarks on Burke's speech impeaching Warren Hastings, and on the duty of public accusers 276 To the Rev. John Newton, March 1, 1788. Excuse for a lapse of memory in regard to a letter of Mr. Bean's 276 To the same, March 3, 1788. Arrival of Mr. Bean at Olney; Cowper's correspondence with Mrs. King 276 To Mrs. King, March 3, 1788. Brief history of his own life 277 To Lady Hesketh, March 3, 1788. Catastrophe of a fox-chace; Cowper in at the death 278 To the same, March 12, 1788. Remarks on Hannah More's works, and on Wilberforce's book; the Throckmortons 278 Cowper is solicited to write in behalf of the negroes 279 To General Cowper. 1788. Songs written by him on the condition of negro slaves 279 "The Morning Dream," a ballad 279 Efforts for the abolition of the Slave Trade 280 Wilberforce, the Liberator of Africa 280 Cowper's ballads on Negro slavery 280 The Negro's Complaint 280 The question why Great Britain should be the first to sacrifice interest to humanity answered by Cowper 280 Lines from Goldsmith's "Traveller," on the English character 281 Exposition of the cruelty and injustice of the slave trade, by Granville Sharp 281 Proof of the slow progress of truth 281 Extracts from Cowper's poems on Negro slavery 282 Case of Somerset, a slave, and Lord Mansfield's judgment 282 Final abolition of slavery by Great Britain, and efforts making for the religious instruction of the Negroes 282 Probability that Africa may be enlightened by their means 283 Cowper's lines on the blessings of spiritual liberty 283 Letter to Mrs. Hill, March 17, 1788. Thanks for a present of a turkey and ham; Mr. Hill's indisposition; inquiry concerning Cowper's library 284 To the Rev. John Newton, March 17, 1788. With a Song, written at Mr. N.'s request, for Lady Balgonie 284 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, March 19, 1788. Coldness of the spring; remarks on "The Manners of the Great;" progress of his Homer 284 To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 29, 1788. He expresses his wonder that his company should be desirable to Mr. R.; Mrs. Unwin's character; acknowledges the receipt of some books; Clarke's notes on Homer; allusion to his own ballads on Negro slavery 285 To Lady Hesketh, March 31, 1788. He makes mention of his song, "The Morning Dream;" allusion to Hannah More on the "Manners of Great" 286 Character of and extracts from Mrs. More's work 286 To Mrs. King, April 11, 1788. Allusion to his melancholy, and necessity for constant employment; improbability of their meeting 286 To the Rev. John Newton, April 19, 1788. Remarks on the conduct of government in regard to the Slavery Abolition question 287 To Lady Hesketh, May 6, 1788. Smollett's Don Quixote; he thanks her for the intended present of a box for letters and papers; renewal of his correspondence with Mr. Rowley; remarks on the expression, "As great as two inkle weavers" 288 To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 8, 1788. Lament for the loss of his library; progress of his Homer 288 To Lady Hesketh, May 12, 1788. Mrs. Montagu and the Blue-Stocking Club; his late feats in walking 288 To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 24, 1788. Thanks for the present of prints of the Lacemaker and Crazy Kate; family of Mr. Chester; progress of Homer; antique bust of Paris 289 To the Rev. William Bull, May 25, 1788. He declines the composition of hymns, which Mr. B. had urged him to undertake 290 To Lady Hesketh, May 27, 1788. His lines on Mr. Henry Cowper; remarks on Mrs. Montagu's Essay on the Genius of Shakespeare; antique head of Paris; remarks on the two prints sent him by Mr. Hill 290 To the same, June 3, 1788. Sudden change of the weather; remarks on the advertisement of a dancing-master of Newport-Pagnell 291 To the Rev. John Newton, June 5, 1788. His writing engagements; effect of the sudden change of the weather on his health; character of Mr. Bean; visit from the Powleys; he declines writing further on the slave-trade; invitation to Weston; verses on Mrs. Montagu 291 To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 8, 1788. On the death of his uncle, Ashley Cowper 292 To Lady Hesketh, June 10, 1788. On the death of her father, Ashley Cowper 292 To the same, June 15, 1788. Recollections of her father 293 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, June 17, 1788. Coldness of the season; reasons for declining to write on slavery; contrast between the awful scenes of nature and the horrors produced by human passions 293 To Mrs. King, June 19, 1788. He excuses his silence on account of inflammation of the eyes; sudden change of weather; reasons why we are not so hardy as our forefathers; his opinion of Thomson, the poet 294 To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 23, 1788. Apology for an unanswered letter; providence of God in regard to the weather; visitors at Weston; brevity of human life 294 To the Rev. John Newton, June 24, 1788. Difficulties experienced by Mr. Bean in enforcing a stricter observance of the Sabbath at Olney; remarks on the slave trade 295 To Lady Hesketh, June 27, 1788. Anticipations of her next visit; allusion to Lord Thurlow's promise to provide for him; anecdote of his dog Beau; remarks on his ballads on slavery 296 The Dog and the Water Lily 297 To Joseph Hill, Esq, July 6, 1788. He gives Mr. H. notice that he has drawn on him; allusion to an engagement of Mr. H.'s 297 To Lady Hesketh, July 28, 1788. Her talent at description; the lime-walk at Weston; remarks on the "Account of Five Hundred Living Authors" 297 To the same, August 9, 1788. Visitors at Weston; motto composed by Cowper for the king's clock 298 To Samuel Rose, Esq., August 18, 1788. Circumstances of their parting; he recommends Mr. R. to take due care of himself in his pedestrian journeys; strictures on Lavater's Aphorisms 298 Remarks on physiognomy, and on the merits of Lavater as the founder of the Orphan House at Zurich. Note 299 To Mrs. King, August 28, 1788. He playfully guesses at Mrs. King's figure and features 299 To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 2, 1788. Reference to Mr. N.'s late visit; his own melancholy state of mind; Mr. Bean's exertions for suppressing public houses 300 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 11, 1788. Remarkable oak; lines suggested by it; exhortation against bashfulness 300 To Mrs. King, Sept. 25, 1788. Thanks for presents; invitation to Weston 301 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 25, 1788. A riddle; superior talents no security for propriety of conduct; progress of Homer; Mrs. Throckmorton's bullfinch 302 To Mrs. King, Oct. 11, 1788. Account of his occupations at different periods of his life 302 To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 29, 1788. Declining state of Jenny Raban; Mr. Greatheed 303 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Nov. 30, 1788. Vincent Bourne; invitation to Weston 303 To Mrs. King, Dec. 6, 1788. Excuse for not being punctual in writing; succession of generations; Cumberland's "Observer" 304 To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 9, 1788. Mr. Van Lier's Latin MS.; Lady Hesketh and the Throckmortons; popularity of Mr. C. as a preacher 304 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Jan. 19, 1789. Local helps to memory; Sir John Hawkins' book 305 To the same, Jan. 24, 1789. Accidents generally occur when and where we least expect them 305 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 29, 1789. Excuse for irregularity in correspondence; progress of Homer; allusion to political affairs 305 To Mrs. King, Jan. 29, 1789. Thanks for presents; Mrs. Unwin's fall in the late frost; distress of the Royal Family on the state of the King, and anecdote of the Lord Chancellor 306 To the same, March 12, 1789. Excuse for long silence, and for not having sent, according to promise, all the small pieces he had written; his poem on the King's recovery 306 To the same, April 22, 1789. He informs Mrs. K. that he has a packet of poems ready for her; his verses on the Queen's visit to London on the night of the illuminations for the King's recovery; disappointment on account of her not coming to Weston; Twinings' translation of Aristotle 307 To the same, April 30, 1789. Thanks for presents; his brother's poems 308 To Samuel Rose, Esq., May 20, 1789. Reference to his lines on the Queen's visit; character of Hawkins Brown 309 To Mrs. King, May 30, 1789. He acknowledges the receipt of a packet of papers; reference to his poem on the Queen's visit 309 To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 5, 1789. He commissions Mr. R. to buy him a cuckoo-clock; Boswell's Tour to the Hebrides; Hawkins' and Boswell's Life of Johnson 309 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, June 16, 1789. On his marriage; allusion to his poem on the Queen's visit 310 To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 20, 1789. He expresses regret at not receiving a visit from Mr. R.; acknowledges the arrival of the cuckoo-clock; remark on Hawkins' and Boswell's Life of Johnson 310 To Mrs. Throckmorton, July 18, 1789. Poetic turn of Mr. George Throckmorton; news concerning the Hall 310 To Samuel Rose, Esq., July 23, 1789. Importance of improving the early years of life; anticipations of Mr. R.'s visit 311 To Mrs. King, August 1, 1789. Grumbling of his correspondents on his silence; his time engrossed by Homer; he professes himself an admirer of pictures, but no connoisseur 311 To Samuel Rose, Esq., August 8, 1789. Mrs. Piozzi'sTravels; remark on the author of the "Dunciad" 312 To Joseph Hill, Esq., August 12, 1789. Unfavourable weather and spoiled hay; multiplicity of his engagements; Sunday school hymn 312 To the Rev. John Newton, August 16, 1789. Excuse for long silence; progress of Homer 313 Remarks on Cowper's observation that authors are responsible for their writings 313 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 24, 1789. Coldness of the season 313 To the same, Oct. 4, 1789. Description of the receipt of a hamper, in the manner of Homer 314 To the Rev. Walter Bagot (without date). Excuse for long silence; why winter is like a backbiter; Villoison's Homer; death of Lord Cowper 314 To the Rev. Walter Bagot (without date). Remarks on Villoison's Prolegomena to Homer 314 Note on the reveries of learned men 315 To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 1, 1789. Apology for not writing; Mrs. Unwin's state of health; reference to political events 315 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 18, 1789. Political reflections 316 Character of the French Revolution 316 Burke on the features which distinguish the French Revolution from that of England in 1688 316 Political and moral causes of the French Revolution 317 Origin of the Revolution in America 317 The Established Church endangered by resistance to the spirit of the age 318 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Jan. 3, 1790. Excuses for silence; inquiry concerning Mr. R.'s health; laborious task of revisal 318 To Mrs. King, Jan. 4, 1790. His anxiety on account of her long silence; his occupations; Mrs. Unwin's state 319 To the same, Jan. 18, 1790. He contradicts a report that he intends to quit Weston; reference to his Homer 319 Commencement of Cowper's acquaintance with his cousin the Rev. John Johnson 320 To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 22, 1790. Particulars concerning a poem of his cousin Johnson's; anticipations of the Cambridge critics respecting his Homer 320 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Feb. 2, 1790. He impugns the opinion of Bentley that the last Odyssey is spurious 320 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 5, 1790. Account of his painful apprehensions in the month of January 321 To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 9, 1790. Service rendered by her to his cousin Johnson; Cowper's lines on a transcript of an Ode of Horace by Mrs. Throckmorton 321 To the same, Feb. 26, 1790. He promises to send her a specimen of his Homer for the perusal of a lady; his delight at being presented by a relative with his mother's picture 322 To Mrs. Bodham, Feb. 27, 1790. He expresses his delight at receiving his mother's picture from her; lines written by him on the occasion; recollections of his mother; invitation to Weston; remembrances of other maternal relatives 323 To John Johnson, Esq., Feb. 28, 1790. He refers to the present of his mother's picture; he mentions his invitation of the family of the Donnes to Weston; inquires concerning Mr. J.'s poem 324 To Lady Hesketh, March 8, 1790. On Mrs. —— opinion of his Homer; his sentiments on the Test Act; passage from his poems on that subject; ill health of Mrs. Unwin 324 To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 11, 1790. On the state of his health: he condemns the practice of dissembling indispositions 325 To Mrs. King, March 12, 1790. On her favourable opinion of his poems; his mother's picture and his poem on the receipt of it 325 To Mrs. Throckmorton, March 21, 1790. He regrets her absence from Weston; Mrs. Carter's opinion of his Homer; his new wig 326 To Lady Hesketh, March 22, 1790. His opinion of the style best adapted to a translation of Homer 326 To John Johnson, Esq., March 23, 1790. Character of the Odyssey; Cowper professes his affection for Mr. J. 327 To the same, April 17, 1790. Remark on an innocent deception practised by Mr. J.; Cowper boasts of his skill in physiognomy, and recommends the study of Greek 328 To Lady Hesketh, April 19, 1790. His revisal of Homer; anecdote of a prisoner in the Bastile, and lines on the subject 328 To the same, April 30, 1790. Message to Bishop Madan; remarks on General Cowper's approbation of his picture verses 328 To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 2, 1790. On the approaching termination of his employment with Homer 329 To Mrs. Throckmorton, May 2, 1790. Humorous account of a boy sent with letters to her in Berkshire; Cowper's adventure with a dog 329 To Lady Hesketh, May 28, 1790. He declines the offer of her services to procure him the place of poet laureat 329 To the same, June 3, 1790. He is applied to by a Welshman to get him made poet laureat 330 To John Johnson, Esq., June 7, 1790. Advice to Mr. J. on his future plans and studies; with remarks on Cowper's strictures on the University of Cambridge 330 Remarks on Cowper's exhortation respecting the divinity of the glorious Reformation 330 To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 8, 1790. Congratulations on his intended marriage; proposed riddle 331 To Mrs. King, June 14, 1790. His literary occupations; state of Professor Martyn's health; ill health of Mrs. Unwin 331 To Lady Hesketh, June 17, 1790. Grievance of going a-visiting; his envy of a poor old woman; inscriptions for two oak plantations 332 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, June 22, 1790. Snakes and ants of Africa; Bishop Bagot and his mutinous clergy 333 To Mrs. Bodham, June 29, 1790. Anticipations of a visit from her 333 To Lady Hesketh, July 7, 1790. State of Mrs. Unwin; remarks on the abolition of ranks by the French 334 To John Johnson, Esq., July 8, 1790. Recommendation of music as an amusement; expected visit from Mr. J. and his sister 334 To Mrs. King, July 16, 1790. On their recent visit to Weston; reference to his own singularities; regrets for the distance between them 334 To John Johnson, Esq., July 31, 1790. Warning against carelessness and shyness; proposed employments and amusements 335 To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 11, 1790. On the state of Mrs. Newton's health; he refers to his own state, and declines the offer of trying the effect of animal magnetism 336 To Mrs. Bodham, Sept. 9, 1790. He informs her of the termination of his labours with Homer, and the conveyance of his translation to London by Mr. Johnson 336 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 13, 1790. On his marriage; Cowper's preface to his Homer; solution of the riddle in a former letter to Mr. R. 337 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Sept. 17, 1790. On the list of subscribers to his Homer 337 To Mrs. King, Oct. 5, 1790. On her illness; allusion to a counterpane which she had presented to him; reference to the list of subscribers to his Homer, and the time of publication 338 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 15, 1790. On the death of Mrs. Scott; translation of Van Lier's letters; concern for Mrs. Newton's sufferings 338 To the same, Oct. 26, 1790. His instructions to Johnson, the bookseller, to affix to the first volume of his poems the preface written for it by Mr. N.; fall of the leaves a token of the shortness of human life 338 On Christian submission to the divine will in regard to life and death 339 To Mrs. Bodham, Nov. 21, 1790. Character of her nephew, Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Hewitt 340 To John Johnson, Esq., Nov. 26, 1790. On the study of jurisprudence; visit from the Dowager Lady Spencer 340 To Mrs. King, Nov. 29, 1790. On the praises of friends; his obligations to Professor Martyn; progress in printing his Homer 341 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Nov. 30, 1790. On his professional exertions in behalf of a friend; revisal of proofs of his Homer 341 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Dec. 1, 1790. He retorts the charge of long silence, and boasts of his intention to write; progress in printing his Homer; his reasons for not soliciting the laureatship 341 To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 5, 1790. Dying state of Mrs. Newton 341 Remarks on the doubts and fears of Christians 342 To John Johnson, Esq., Dec. 18, 1790. Cambridge subscription for Homer; progress in printing the work 342 To Mrs. King, Dec. 31, 1790. Thanks for the present of a counterpane; his own indisposition; his poetical operations 342 Cowper's verses on the visit of Miss Stapleton to Weston 343 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 4, 1791. On his own state of health; on the quantity of syllables in verse 343 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 20, 1791. On the death of Mrs. N. 344 To John Johnson, Esq., Jan. 21, 1791. He urges Mr. J. to come to Weston; caution respecting certain singularities 344 To Samuel Rose, Esq., Feb. 5, 1791. Thanks for subscriptions from Scotland, and for the present of Pope's Homer 344 To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 13, 1791. Influence of a poet's reputation on an innkeeper 345 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Feb. 26, 1791. He playfully gives Mr. B. leave to find fault with his verses; his sentiments respecting blank verse 345 To John Johnson, Esq., Feb. 27, 1791. Progress in printing Homer; neglect of his work by Oxford 346 To Mrs. King, March 2, 1791. Apology for forgetting a promise, owing to his being engrossed by Homer; success of his subscription at Cambridge; the Northampton dirge 346 To Joseph Hill, Esq., March 6, 1791. Progress in Printing his Homer 346 Commencement of Cowper's acquaintance with the Rev. James Hurdis 347 To the Rev. James Hurdis, March 6, 1791. He compliments Mr. H. on his poetical productions; thanks him for offers of service; excuses himself from visiting him, and invites him to Weston 347 To Joseph Hill, Esq., March 10, 1791. Simile drawn from French and English prints of subjects in Homer 347 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, March 18, 1791. On Dr. Johnson's taste for poetry; aptness of Mr. B.'s quotations; Mr. Chester's indisposition 347 To John Johnson, Esq., March 19, 1791. On the poems of Elizabeth Bentley, an untaught female of Norwich 348 To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 24, 1791. On his application to Dr. Dunbar relative to subscriptions to Cowper's Homer 348 To Lady Hesketh, March 25, 1791. Slight of Horace Walpole; a night alarm and its effects; remarks on a book sent by Lady H. 349 To the Rev. John Newton, March 29, 1791. Recollections of past times; difference between dreams and realities; reasons why the occasional pieces which he writes do not reach Mr. N.; expected visit of his maternal relations; his mortuary verses 349 To Mrs. Throckmorton, April 1, 1791. On the failure of an attempt in favour of his subscription at Oxford; remarks on a pamphlet by Mr. T. 350 To John Johnson, Esq., April 6, 1791. Thanks for Cambridge subscriptions 350 To Samuel Rose, Esq., April 29, 1791. Subscriptions to his Homer 351 To the Rev. Walter Bagot, May 2, 1791. Progress in printing Homer; visit from Mr. B.'s nephew; Milton's Latin poems 351 Dr. Johnson's remark on Milton's Latin poems 351 To the Rev. Mr. Buchanan, May 11, 1791. On a poem of Mr. B.'s 352 To Lady Hesketh, May 18, 1791. Complaint of her not writing; letter from Dr. Cogswell, of New York, respecting his poems 352 To John Johnson, Esq., May 23, 1791. On his translation of the Battle of the Frogs and the Mice 352 The Judgment of the Poets, a poem, by Cowper, on the relative charms of May and June 352 To Lady Hesketh, May 27, 1791. Tardiness of the printer of his Homer 353 To John Johnson, Esq., June 1, 1791. He congratulates Mr. J. on the period of his labours as a transcriber 353

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