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William Cowper

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The family, birth, and first residence of Cowper 1
His verses on the portrait of his mother 1
Epitaph on his mother by her niece 2
The schools that Cowper attended 2
His sufferings during childhood 2
His removal from Westminster to an attorney's office 3
Verses on his early afflictions 4
His settlement in the Inner Temple 4
His acquaintance with eminent authors 4
His translations in Duncombe's Horace 4
His own account of his early life 4
Stanzas on reading Sir Charles Grandison 4
His verses on finding the heel of a shoe 5
His nomination to the office of Reading Clerk in the House of Lords 5
His nomination to be Clerk of the Journals in the House of Lords 5
To Lady Hesketh. Journals of the House of Lords. Reflection on the singular temper of his mind. Aug. 9, 1763 5
His extreme dread of appearing in public 6
His illness, and removal to St. Alban's 6
Change in his ideas of religion 7
His recovery 7
His settlement at Huntingdon to be near his brother 7
The translation of Voltaire's Henriade by the two brothers 7
The origin of Cowper's acquaintance with the Unwins 7
His adoption into the family 8
His early friendship with Lord Thurlow, and J. Hill, Esq 8
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Account of his situation at Huntingdon. June 24, 1765 9
To Lady Hesketh. On his illness and subsequent recovery. July 1, 1765 9
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Huntingdon and its amusements. July 3, 1765 10
To Lady Hesketh. Salutary effects of affliction on the human mind. July 4, 1765 10
To the same. Account of Huntingdon; distance from his Brother, &c. July 5, 1765 11
To the same. Newton's Treatise on Prophecy; Reflections of Dr. Young, on the Truth of Christianity. July 12, 1765 12
To the same. On the Beauty and Sublimity of Scriptural Language. Aug. 1, 1765 12
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Expected excursion. Aug. 14, 1765 13
To Lady Hesketh. Pearsall's Meditations; definition of faith. Aug. 17, 1765 14
To the same. On a particular Providence; experience of mercy, &c. Sept. 4, 1765 14
To the same. First introduction to the Unwin family; their characters. Sept. 14, 1765 15
To the same. On the thankfulness of the heart, its inequalities, &c. Oct. 10, 1765 16
To the same. Miss Unwin, her character and piety. Oct. 18, 1765 16
To Major Cowper. Situation at Huntingdon; his perfect satisfaction, &c. Oct. 18, 1765 17
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On those who confine all merits to their own acquaintance. Oct. 25, 1765 18
To the same. Agreement with the Rev. W. Unwin. Nov. 5, 1765 18
To the same. Declining to read lectures at Lincoln's Inn. Nov. 8, 1765 18
To Lady Hesketh. On solitude; on the desertion of his friends. March 6, 1766 19
To Mrs. Cowper. Mrs. Unwin, and her son; his cousin Martin. March 11, 1766 19
To the same. Letters the fruit of friendship; his conversion. April 4, 1766 20
To the same. The probability of knowing each other in Heaven. April 17, 1766 20
To the same. On the recollection of earthly affairs by departed spirits. April 18, 1766 21
To the same. On the same subject; on his own state of body and mind. Sept. 3, 1766 22
To the same. His manner of living; reasons for his not taking orders. Oct. 20, 1766 23
To the same. Reflections on reading Marshall. March 11, 1767 24
To the same. Introduction of Mr. Unwin's son; his gardening; on Marshall. March 14, 1767 24
To the same. On the motive of his introducing Mr. Unwin's son to her. April 3, 1767 25
To Joseph Hill, Esq. General election. June 16, 1767 27
To Mrs. Cowper. Mr. Unwin's death; doubts concerning Cowper's future abode. July 13, 1767 26
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Reflections arising from Mr. Unwin's death. July 16, 1767 26
The origin of Cowper's acquaintance with Mr. Newton. 26
Cowper's removal with Mrs. Unwin to Olney. 27
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Invitation to Olney. Oct. 10, 1767 27
His devotion and charity in his new residence. 27
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On the occurrences during his visit at St. Alban's. June 16, 1768 27
To the same. On the difference of dispositions; his love of retirement. Jan. 21, 1769 27
To the same. On Mrs. Hill's late illness. Jan. 29, 1769 28
To the same. Declining an invitation. Fondness for retirement. July 31, 1769 28
His poem in memory of John Thornton, Esq. 28
His beneficence to a necessitous child. 29
To Mrs. Cowper. His new situation; reasons for mixture of evil in the world. 1769 29
To the same. The consolations of religion on the death of her husband. Aug. 31, 1769 30
Cowper's journey to Cambridge on his brother's illness. 30
To Mrs. Cowper. Dangerous illness of his brother. March 5, 1770 30
The death and character of Cowper's brother. 31
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Religious sentiments of his brother. May 8, 1770 31
To Mrs. Cowper. The same subject. June 7, 1770 32
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Expression of his gratitude for instances of friendship. Sept. 25, 1770 33
To the same. Congratulations on his marriage. Aug. 27, 1771 33
To the same. Declining offers of service. June 27, 1772 33
To the same. Acknowledging obligations. July 2, 1772 33
To the same. Declining an invitation to London. Nov. 5, 1772 33
The composition of the Olney Hymns by Mr. Newton and Cowper. 34
The interruption of the Olney Hymns by the illness of Cowper 35
His long and severe depression 35
His tame hares, one of his first amusements on his recovery. 35
The origin of his friendship with Mr. Bull. 35
His translations from Madame de la Mothe Guion. 35
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On Mr. Ashley Cooper's recovery from a nervous fever. Nov. 12, 1776 36
To the same. On Gray's Works. April 20, 1777 36
To the same. On Gray's later epistles. West's Letters. May 25, 1777 36
To the same. Selection of books. July 13, 1777 36
To the same. Supposed diminution of Cowper's income. Jan. 1, 1778 37
To the same. Death of Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bart. April 11, 1778 37
To the same. Raynal's works. May 7, 1778 37
To the same. Congratulations on preferment. June 18, 1778 37
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Disapproving a proposed application to Chancellor Thurlow. June 18, 1778 37
To the same. Johnson's Lives of the Poets. May 26, 1779 38
To the same. Remarks on the Isle of Thanet. July, 1779 38
To the same. Advice on sea-bathing. July 17, 1779 38
To the same. His hot house; tame pigeons; visit to Gayhurst. Sept. 21, 1779 39
To Joseph Hill, Esq. With the fable of the Pine-apple and the Bee. Oct. 2, 1779 39
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Johnson's Biography; his treatment of Milton. Oct. 31, 1779 40
To Joseph Hill, Esq. With a poem on the promotion of Edward Thurlow. Nov. 14, 1779 40
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Quick succession of human events; modern patriotism. Dec. 2, 1779 40
To the same. Burke's speech on reform; Nightingale and Glow-worm. Feb. 27, 1780 41
To Mrs. Newton. On Mr. Newton's removal from Olney. March 4, 1780 41
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Congratulations on his professional success. March 16, 1780 42
To the Rev. J. Newton. On the danger of innovation. March 18, 1780 42
To the Rev. W. Unwin. On keeping the Sabbath. March 28, 1780 43
To the same. Pluralities in the church. April 6, 1780 43
To the Rev. J. Newton. Distinction between a travelled man, and a travelled gentleman. April 16, 1780 44
To the same. Serious reflections on rural scenery. May 3, 1780 44
To Joseph Hill, Esq. The Chancellor's illness. May 6, 1780 45
To the Rev. W. Unwin. His passion for landscape drawing; modern politics. May 8, 1780 45
To Mrs. Cowper. On her brother's death. May 10, 1780 46
To the Rev. J. Newton. Pedantry of commentators; Dr. Bentley, &c. May 10, 1780 46
To Mrs. Newton. Mishap of the gingerbread baker and his wife. The Doves. June 2, 1780 47
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Cowper's fondness of praise—Can a parson be obliged to take an apprentice?—Latin translation of a passage in Paradise Lost; versification of a thought. June 8, 1780 47
To the Rev. J. Newton. On the riots in 1780; danger of associations. June 12, 1780 48
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Latin verses on ditto. June 18, 1780 49
To the same. Robertson's History; Biographia Britannica. June 22, 1780 49
To the Rev. J. Newton. Ingenuity of slander; lace-makers' petition. June 23, 1780 50
To the Rev. W. Unwin. To touch and retouch, the secret of good writing; an epitaph; July 2, 1780 51
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On the riots in London. July 3, 1780 51
To the same. Recommendation of lace-makers' petition. July 8, 1780 51
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Translation of the Latin verses on the riots. July 11, 1780 52
To the Rev. J. Newton. With an enigma. July 12, 1780 52
To Mrs. Cowper. On the insensible progress of age. July 29, 1780 53
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Olney bridge. July 27, 1780 54
To the Rev. J. Newton. A riddle. July 30, 1780 54
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Human nature not changed; a modern, only an ancient in a different dress. August 6, 1780 54
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On his recreations. Aug. 10, 1780 55
To the Rev. J. Newton. Escape of one of his hares. Aug. 21, 1780 56
To Mrs. Cowper. Lady Cowper's death. Age a friend to the mind. Aug. 31, 1780 56
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Biographia; verses, parson and clerk. Sept. 3, 1780 57
To the same. On education. Sept. 7, 1780 57
To the same. Public schools. Sept. 17, 1780 58
To the same. On the same subject. Oct. 5, 1780 59
To Mrs. Newton. On Mr. Newton's arrival at Ramsgate. Oct. 5, 1780 60
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Verses on a goldfinch starved to death in his cage. Nov. 9, 1780 60
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On a point of law. Dec. 10, 1780 60
To the Rev. John Newton. On his commendations of Cowper's poems. Dec. 21, 1780 60
To J. H ill, Esq. With the memorable law-case between nose and eyes. Dec. 25, 1780 61
To the Rev. W. Unwin. With the same. Dec. 1780 62
To the Rev. John Newton. Progress of Error. Mr. Newton's works. Jan. 21, 1781 62
To the Rev. W. Unwin. On visiting prisoners. Feb. 6, 1781 63
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Hurricane in West Indies. Feb. 8, 1781 63
To the same. On metrical law-cases; old age. Feb. 15, 1781 64
To the Rev. John Newton. With Table Talk. On classical literature. Feb. 18, 1781 64
To Mr. Hill. Acknowledging a present received. Feb. 19, 1781 64
To the Rev. John Newton. Mr. Scott's curacies. Feb. 25, 1781 65
To the same. Care of myrtles. Sham fight at Olney. March 5, 1781 65
To the same. On the poems, "Expostulation," &c. March 18, 1781. 66
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Consolations on the asperity of a critic. April 2, 1781 67
To the Rev. John Newton. Requesting a preface to "Truth." Enigma on a cucumber. April 8, 1781 68
To the same. Solution of the enigma. April 23, 1781 68
Cowper's first appearance as an author. 69
The subjects of his first poems suggested by Mrs. Unwin. 69
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Intended publication of his first volume. May 1, 1781 69
To Joseph Hill, Esq. On the composition and publication of his first volume. May 9, 1781 70
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Reasons for not showing his preface to Mr. Unwin. May 10, 1781 70
To the same. Delay of his publication; Vincent Bourne, and his poems. May 23, 1781 71
To the Rev. John Newton. On the heat; on disembodied spirits. May 22, 1781 72
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Corrections of his proofs; on his horsemanship. May 28, 1781 72
To the same. Mrs. Unwin's criticisms; a distinguishing Providence. June 5, 1781 73
To the same. On the design of his poems; Mr. Unwin's bashfulness. June 24, 1781 73
Origin of Cowper's acquaintance with Lady Austen. 74
Poetical epistle addressed to that lady by him. 75
Diffidence of the poet's genius. 76
To the Rev. John Newton. His late visit to Olney. Lady Austen's first visit. Correction in "Progress of Error." Intended portrait of Cowper. July 7, 1781 76
To the same. Humorous letter in rhyme, on his poetry. July 12, 1781 77
To the same. Progress of the poem, "Conversation." July 22, 1781. 77
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Though revenge and a spirit of litigation are contrary to the Gospel, still it is the duty of a Christian to vindicate his right. Anecdote of a French AbbÉ, A fete champetre. July 29, 1781 77
To Mrs. Newton. Changes of fashion. Remarks on his poem, "Conversation." Aug. 1781 78
To the Rev. John Newton. Conversion of the green-house into a summer-parlour. Progress of his work. Aug. 16, 1781 79
To the same. State of Cowper's mind. Lady Austen's intended settlement at Olney. Lines on cocoa-nuts and fish. Aug. 21, 1781 80
To the Rev. W. Unwin. Congratulations on the birth of a son. Remarks on his poem, "Retirement." Lady Austen's proposed settlement at Olney. Her character. Aug. 25, 1781 81
To the Rev. John Newton. Progress of the printing of his poem, "Retirement." Mr. Johnson's corrections. Aug. 25, 1781 PART THE SECOND.

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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
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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 class="pginternal">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 PART THE THIRD.

Observations on Cowper's version of Homer 353
Reasons of his failure in that work to satisfy public expectation 354
Comparative specimens of Pope's and Cowper's versions 354
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, June 13, 1791. Completion of his Homer; their mutual fondness for animals; a woman's character best learned in domestic life 355
To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 15, 1791. Man an ungrateful animal; visit from Norfolk relations 356
To Dr. James Cogswell, June 15, 1791. Acknowledgement of a present of books; his translation of Homer; books sent by him to Dr. C. 356
To the Rev. John Newton, June 24, 1791. Exhortation to more frequent correspondence; affectionate remembrance of Mr. N.; on the recent loss of his wife; value of Homer 357
To Mrs. Bodham, July 7, 1791. Apology for having omitted to send a letter which he had written; he declines visiting Norfolk; state of health of her relatives then at Weston 358
To the Rev. John Newton, July 22, 1791. His engagement in making corrections for a new edition of Homer; decline of the Rev. Mr. Venn; reference to the riots at Birmingham 359
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Aug. 2, 1791. Visit of Lady Bagot; riots at Birmingham 359
To Mrs. King, Aug. 4, 1791. State of her health; his own and Mrs. Unwin's; invitation to Weston; publication of his Homer 360
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, Aug. 1791. His study being liable to all sorts of intrusions, he cannot keep his operations secret; reason for his dissatisfaction with Pope's Homer; recommendation of Hebrew studies 360
To John Johnson, Esq., Aug. 9, 1791. Causes for his being then an idle man 361
Cowper undertakes the office of editor of Milton's works 361
Regret expressed that he did not devote to original composition the time given to translation 361
Origin of Cowper's acquaintance with Hayley 362
To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 21, 1791. He informs him of his new engagement as editor of Milton 362
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Sept. 21, 1791. Pleasure afforded by Lord Bagot's testimony in favour of his Homer; inquiry concerning persons alluded to in an elegy of Milton's 362
To the Rev. Mr. King, Sept. 23, 1791. On Mrs. K.'s indisposition 363
To Mrs. King, Oct. 22, 1791. Congratulation on her recovery; he contends that women possess much more fortitude than men; he acquaints her with his new engagement on Milton 363
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Oct. 25, 1791. Visit of Mr. Chester; poem of Lord Bagot's; condemnation of a remark of Wharton's respecting Milton 364
To John Johnson, Esq., Oct. 31, 1791. His delight to hear of the improved health of Mr. J. and his sister; his own state of health; his new engagement 364
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 14, 1791. On compound epithets; progress in his translation of Milton's Latin poems 365
To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 16, 1791. Apology for not sending a poem which Mr. N. had asked for; Mr. N.'s visit to Mrs. Hannah More; her sister's application for Cowper's autograph; Cowper regrets that he had never seen a mountain; his engagement on Milton 365
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Dec. 5, 1791. Expectation of a new edition of his Homer; he defends a passage in it; his engagement upon Milton 366
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, Dec. 10, 1791. His engagement upon Milton 366
To Samuel Rose, Esq., Dec. 21, 1791. Sudden seizure of Mrs. Unwin 366
Cowper's affliction on occasion of Mrs. Unwin's attack 367
To Mrs. King, Jan. 26, 1792. He describes the circumstances of Mrs. Unwin's alarming seizure; he asserts that women surpass men in true fortitude; his engagements 367
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Feb. 14, 1792. On the indisposition of Mr. B. and his children; he professes his intention to avail himself of all remarks in a new edition of his Homer; course which he purposes to pursue in regard to Milton; his correspondence with the Chancellor 368
To Thomas Park, Esq., Feb. 19, 1792. Acknowledgment of the receipt of books sent by him; he signifies his acceptance of the offer of notices relative to Milton 368
To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 20, 1792. Lines written by him for Mrs. Martha More's Collection of Autographs; his reply to the demand of more original composition; remarks on the settlement at Botany Bay, and African colonization 369
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, Feb. 21, 1792. Reasons for deferring the examination of Homer; progress made in Milton's poems 369
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, March 2, 1792. He expresses his obligations for Mr. H.'s remarks on Homer; he permits the tragedy of Sir Thomas More to be inscribed to him 370
To the Rev. John Newton, March 4, 1792. Departure of the Throckmortons from Weston; his dislike of change 370
To Mrs. King, March 8, 1792. On her late indisposition; testimonies concerning his Homer 371
To Thomas Park, Esq., March 10, 1792. On Mr. P.'s professional pursuits; he disclaims a place among the literati; and asks for a copy of Thomson's monumental inscription 371
To John Johnson, Esq., March 11, 1792. He mentions having heard a nightingale sing on new year's day, departure of Lady Hesketh; expected visit of Mr. Rose 372
Verses addressed to "The Nightingale which the author heard on new year's day, 1792" 372
To the Rev. John Newton, March 18, 1792. He assures Mr. N. that, though reduced to the company of Mrs. Unwin alone, they are both comfortable 372
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, March 23, 1792. Remarks on Mr. H.'s Tragedy of Sir Thomas More 373
To Lady Hesketh, March 25, 1752. Cause of the delay of a preceding letter to her; detention of Mr. Hayley's letter to Cowper, at Johnson the bookseller's 373
To Thomas Park, Esq., March 30, 1792. Remarks on a poem of Mr. P.'s 374
To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 30, 1792. Spends his mornings in letter writing 374
To the same, April 5, 1792. Vexatious delay of printers; supposed secret enemy 374
To William Hayley, Esq., April 6, 1792. Expected visit of Mr. H.; Cowper introduces Mrs. Unwin, and advises him to bring books with him, if he should want any 375
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, April 8, 1792. Apology for delay in writing; reference to Mr. H.'s sisters; and to an unanswered letter 375
To Joseph Hill, Esq., April 15, 1792. Thanks for a remittance; satirical stanzas on a blunder in his Homer; progress in Milton 376
To Lady Throckmorton, April 16, 1792. Lady thieves; report of his being a friend to the slave trade; means taken by him to refute it 376
Sonnet addressed to William Wilberforce, Esq., and published by Cowper in contradiction of the report above-mentioned 377
Remarks on a report respecting Cowper's sentiments relative to the Slave Trade 377
Reflections on Popularity 377
Letter to the Rev. J. Jekyll Rye. April 16, 1792. Cowper asserts the falsehood of a report that he was friendly to the Slave Trade 377
To the Printers of the Northampton Mercury; on the same subject, with a Sonnet addressed to Mr. Wilberforce 378
Remarks on the relative merits of rhyme and blank verse, with reference to a translation of Homer 378
Cowper's sentiments on the subject, and on translation in general 379
To the Lord Thurlow. On the inconvenience of rhyme in translation 379
Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On the value of rhyme in certain kinds of poems; on metrical translations; close translation of a passage in Homer 380
To the Lord Thurlow. Vindication of Cowper's choice of blank verse for his translation of Homer; his version of the passage given by Lord T. 381
Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On his translation of Homer 382
To the Lord Thurlow. On the same subject 382
Passages from Cowper's translation 382
Facts respecting it 383
To Mr. Johnson, the bookseller. Feb. 11, 1790. Cowper acknowledges his obligations to Mr. Fuseli, for his remarks on his translation of Homer 383
To the same. Sept. 7, 1790. On the same subject 383
Indignant remonstrance of Cowper's, addressed to Johnson on the alteration of a line in one of his poems 384
To Thomas Park, Esq. April 27, 1792. Remarks on some Poems of Mr. P.'s, and on his own literary engagements 384
Marriage of Mr. Courtenay to Miss Stapleton 385
To Lady Hesketh. May 20, 1792. On the marriage of Mr. Courtenay; Dr. Madan's promotion to a Bishopric; complimentary Sonnet produced by Cowper, addressed to Mr. Wilberforce; Lines to Warren Hastings, Esq. 385
To John Johnson, Esq. May 20, 1792. On the postponement of his Ordination, &c. 386
Hayley's visit to Cowper, and his account of it 386
Sonnet addressed by Cowper to Mrs. Unwin 386
Mrs. Unwin's paralytic attack 386
Kind attentions of Hayley 387
To Lady Hesketh. May 24, 1792. Seizure and state of Mrs. Unwin 387
To the same. May 26, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin 387
Lines addressed to Dr. Austen 388
To Mrs. Bodham. June 4, 1792. On the postponement of Mr. Johnson's Ordination 388
To William Hayley, Esq. June 4, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin 388
To the same. June 5, 1792. On the same subject 388
To the same. June 7, 1792. On the same subject 389
To the same. June 10, 1792. On the same subject; Lines addressed to Dr. Darwin 389
Origin of Darwin's Poem of the "Botanic Garden" 389
To Lady Hesketh. June 11, 1792. On his growing correspondence; improvement in Mrs. Unwin's health; events of the past two months; arrival of Mr. Johnson 390
To William Hayley, Esq. June 19, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin; Ice-islands and cold summers; proposed visit to Hayley at Eartham 390
Remarks on a supposed change in the climate, with passages from Cowper's translation of a Poem of Milton's on that subject 391
To William Hayley, Esq. June 27, 1792. Intended journey to Eartham; Catharina, on her marriage to George Courtenay, Esq. 391
To the same. July 4, 1792. Suspension of his literary labours; his solicitude for Mrs. Unwin; his visit to Weston Hall 392
To the same. July 15, 1792. On the proposed journey to Eartham; translations from Milton; portrait of Cowper by Abbot 392
To Thomas Park, Esq. July 20, 1792. On the obstacles to his literary engagements; reference to Cowper's drawings, and to the Olney Hymns 392
To William Hayley, Esq. July 22, 1792. Preparations for the journey to Eartham 393
To the Rev. William Bull. July 25, 1792. On his sitting to Abbot for his portrait; his intended journey to Eartham 393
To William Hayley, Esq. July 29, 1792. His terror at the proposed journey; resemblance of Abbot's portrait 394
To the Rev. John Newton. July 30, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin; intended journey to Eartham; recollections awakened by Mr. N.'s visit to Weston 394
To the Rev. Mr. Greatheed. Aug. 6, 1792. Account of his journey to Eartham, and situation there 395
To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 12, 1792. Particulars of the journey to Eartham, and description of the place 395
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Aug. 14, 1792. Invitation to Eartham 396
To the same. Aug. 18, 1792. Cowper wishes him to join the party at Eartham 396
To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 25, 1792. Epitaph on Fop; arrangements for the return to Weston; state of himself and Mrs. Unwin 396
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. Aug. 26, 1792. On the death of his sister; invitation to Eartham 397
To Lady Hesketh. Aug. 26, 1792. Company at Eartham; his own state and Mrs. Unwin's; portrait of Cowper by Romney 397
To Mrs. Charlotte Smith. Sept. 1792. Sympathy of himself and Hayley in her misfortunes: remark on an expression in her letter; state of Mrs. Unwin 398
To Lady Hesketh. Sept. 9, 1792. Reasons for preferring Weston to Eartham; state of Mrs. Unwin; arrangements for their return; character of Mr. Hurdis 398
Cowper's occupations at Eartham 399
Account of Andreini's Adamo, which suggested to Milton the design of his Paradise Lost 399
To Mrs. Courtenay. Sept. 10, 1792. Reference to the French Revolution; state of Mrs. Unwin; remembrances to friends at Weston 400
Departure from Eartham 400
To William Hayley, Esq. Sept. 18, 1792. Cowper's feelings on his departure 400
To the same. Sept. 21, 1792. Particulars of his journey and arrival at Weston 401
To the same. Oct. 2, 1792. Unsuccessful attempt at writing 401
To the same. Oct. 13, 1792. Cowper's impatience for the arrival of Hayley's portrait; his intention of paying a poetical tribute to Romney 401
To Mrs. King. Oct. 14, 1792. Reference to the visit to Eartham 402
To the Rev. John Newton. Oct. 18, 1792. His employments at Eartham; and indisposition at Weston, urged as an excuse for not writing; reference to his visit to Hayley 402
To John Johnson, Esq. Oct. 19, 1792. On his expected visit; Cowper's unfitness for writing 403
To John Johnson, Esq. Oct. 22, 1792. Reflections on J.'s sitting for his picture 403
To William Hayley, Esq. Oct. 28, 1792. Cowper complains of his unfitness for literary labour, and the grievance that Milton is to him; sonnet addressed to Romney 403
To John Johnson, Esq. Nov. 5, 1792. Cowper's opinion of his Homer 404
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Nov. 9, 1792. Hindrances to his literary labou rs; Mrs. Unwin's situation and his own depression of spirits; he consents to the prefixing his portrait to a new edition of his poems 404
To the Rev. John Newton. Nov. 11, 1792. Apology for not writing to him; his gloomy state of mind 405
To John Johnson, Esq. Nov. 20, 1792. Thanks him for his verses; his engagement to supply the new clerk of Northampton with an annual copy of verses; reference to his indisposition 405
To William Hayley, Esq. Nov. 25, 1792. Acknowledgment of his friendship; his acceptance of the office of Dirge-writer to the new clerk of Northampton 405
To the Rev. John Newton. Dec. 9, 1792, Reasons for not being in haste with Milton; injurious effect of the season on his spirits 406
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Dec. 16, 1792. Political reflections with reference to the question of Parliamentary Reform, reformation of the Church, and the rights of Catholics and Dissenters 406
First agitation of the question of Parliamentary Reform 407
To Thomas Park, Esq. Dec. 17, 1792. Obstacles to his writing while at Mr. Hayley's, and since his return home; on Johnson's intention of prefixing his portrait to his poems 407
Anecdote of Mrs. Boscawen 407
To William Hayley, Esq. Dec. 26, 1792. The year '92 a most melancholy one to him 408
To Thomas Park, Esq. Jan. 3, 1793. Introduction of Mr. Rose to him; Cowper refers to a remedy recommended by Mr P. for inflammation of the eyes; his share in the Olney Hymns 408
To William Hayley, Esq. Jan. 20, 1793. Cowper's solicitude respecting his welfare; arrival of Hayley's picture 408
To the same. Jan. 29, 1793. On the death of Dr. Austen 409
To John Johnson, Esq. Jan. 31, 1793. Thanks for pheasants, and promises of welcome to a bustard 409
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Feb. 5, 1793. Revisal of Homer 409
To Lady Hesketh. Feb. 10, 1793. Necessity for his taking laudanum; he rallies her on her political opinions 410
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Feb. 17, 1793. Remarks on a criticism on his Homer in the Analytical Review 410
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. Feb. 22, 1793. He congratulates Mr. H. on the prospect of his being elected Poetry Professor at Oxford; observations in natural history 410
To William Hayley, Esq. Feb. 24, 1793. Complains of inflamed eyes as a hindrance to writing; revisal of Homer; dream about Milton 411
Milton's Vision of the Bishop of Winchester 411
To the Rev. Walter Bagot. March 4, 1793. His ailments and employments; reference to the French Revolution 411
Letter from Thomas Hayley (son of William Hayley, Esq.) to William Cowper, Esq. containing criticisms on his Homer 412
To Mr. Thomas Hayley. March 14, 1793. In answer to the preceding 413
To William Hayley, Esq. March 19, 1793. Complains of being harassed by a multiplicity of business; his progress in Homer; reference to Mazarin's epitaph 413
Last moments of Cardinal Mazarin 413
To Samuel Rose, Esq. March 27, 1793. On the conclusion of an engagement with Johnson for a new edition of his Homer 413
To Joseph Hill, Esq. March 29, 1793. Reference to his pecuniary circumstances; preparations for a new edition of his Homer; remarks on an intended canal 414
To John Johnson, Esq. April 11, 1793. On sending his pedigree to the Herald's College; liberality of Johnson the bookseller; on Mr. J.'s determination to enter the church 414
Illustrious ancestry of Cowper 414
To William Hayley, Esq. April 23, 1793. His engagement in writing notes to Homer 415
To the Rev. John Newton. April 25, 1793. He urges business as an excuse for the unfrequency of his letters; his own and Mrs. Unwin's state; his exchange of books with Dr. Cogshall of New York; reference to the epitaph on the Rev. Mr. Unwin 415
To the Rev. Walter Bagot. May 4, 1793. On the death of Bishop Bagot 460
Death of Cowper's friend, Sir William Russel 461
Cowper's attachment to his Cousin, Miss Theodora Jane Cowper 461
Nervous attacks, and their presumed causes 462
Distinguishing features in his malady 462
His depression did not prevent the free exercise of his mental powers 462
It was not perceptible to others 463
It was not inconsistent with a rich vein of humour 463
His own picture of his mental sufferings 463
His religious views not the occasion of his wretchedness, but a support under it 464
Sketch of the character, and account of the last illness of the late Rev. John Cowper, by his brother 465
Narrative of Mr. Van Lier 474
Notices of Cowper's friends 474
The Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin 474
Joseph Hill, Esq. 475
Samuel Rose, Esq. 475
Lady Austen 476
Rev. Walter Bagot 476
Sir George Throckmorton 477
Rev. Dr. Johnson 477
Rev. W. Bull 477
Particulars concerning the person and character of Cowper 477
Cowper's personal character illustrated by extracts from his Works 478
Poetical portraits drawn by him 479
His poem on the Yardley Oak 481
Description of the Tree 481
Original poem on the subject, by the late Samuel Whitbread, Esq. 481
Cowper's moderation amidst literary fame 482
Anecdote of Dr. Parr 482
Cowper's sensibility to unjust censure 482
Letter to John Thornton, Esq. on a severe criticism of his first volume of poems in the "Analytical Review" 482
His excellence as an epistolary writer 482
Character of his Latin poems 483
The Wish, an English version by Mr. Ostler 483
Sublime piety and morality of Cowper's works 483
Beneficial influence of his writings on the Church of England 485
Concluding remarks 486
Essay on the genius and poetry of Cowper, by the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, A.M. 489

THE POEMS.

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To Mrs. Newton 642
Verses printed by himself on a flood at Olney 642
Extract from a Sunday-school Hymn 642
On the receipt of a Hamper (in the manner of Homer) 643
On the neglect of Homer 643
Sketch of the Life of the Rev. John Newton 643

OLNEY HYMNS.

Preliminary Remarks on the Olney Hymns 652
HymnI. Walking with God 656
II. Jehovah-Jireh. The Lord will provide 656
III. Jehovah-Rophi. I am the Lord that healeth thee 656
IV. Jehovah-Nissi. The Lord my Banner 657
V. Jehovah-Shalom. The Lord send Peace 657
VI. Wisdom 657
VII. Vanity of the World 657
VIII. O Lord, I will praise thee 658
IX. The contrite Heart 658
X. The future Peace and Glory of the Church 658
XI. Jehovah our Righteousness 658
XII. Ephraim repenting 659
XIII. The Covenant 659
XIV. Jehovah-Shammah 659
XV. Praise for the Fountain opened 659
XVI. The Sower 659
XVII. The House of Prayer 660
XVIII. Lovest thou me? 660
XIX. Contentment 660
XX. Old Testament Gospel 661
XXI. Sardis 661
XXII. Praying for a Blessing on the Young 661
XXIII. Pleading for and with Youth 661
XXIV. Prayer for Children 661
XXV. Jehovah-Jesus 662
XXVI. On opening a Place for social Prayer 662
XXVII. Welcome to the Table 662
XXVIII. Jesus hasting to suffer 662
XXIX. Exhortation to Prayer 663
XXX. The Light and Glory of the Word 663
XXXI. On the Death of a Minister 663
XXXII. The shining Light 663
XXXIII. Seeking the Beloved 663
XXXIV. The Waiting Soul 664
XXXV. Welcome Cross 664
XXXVI. Afflictions sanctified by the Word 664
XXXVII. Temptation 664
XXXVIII. Looking upwards in a Storm 664
XXXIX. The Valley of the Shadow of Death 665
XL. Peace after a Storm 665
XLI. Mourning and Longing 665
XLII. Self-Acquaintance 665
XLIII. Prayer for Patience 666
XLIV. Submission 666
XLV. The happy Change 666
XLVI. Retirement 666
XLVII. The hidden Life 667
XLVIII. Joy and Peace in Believing 667
XLIX. True Pleasures 667
L. The Christian 667
LI. Lively Hope and Gracious Fear 668
LII. For the Poor 668
LIII. My Soul thirsteth for God 668
LIV. Love constraining to Obedience 668
LV. The Heart healed and changed by Mercy 668
LVI. Hatred of Sin 669
LVII. The new Convert 669
LVIII. True and false Comforts 669
LIX. A living and a dead Faith 669
LX. Abuse of the Gospel 669
LXI. The narrow Way 670
LXII. Dependence 670
LXIII. Not of Works 670
LXIV. Praise for Faith 670
LXV. Grace and Providence 670
LXVI. I will praise the Lord at all times 671
LXVII. Longing to be with Christ 671
LXVIII. Light shining out of darkness 671

TRANSLATIONS FROM THE FRENCH OF MADAME DE LA MOTHE GUION.

TRANSLATIONS OF THE LATIN AND ITALIAN POEMS OF MILTON.

Elegy I. To Charles Deodati 691
II. On the Death of the University Beadle at Cambridge 692
III. On the Death of the Bishop of Winchester 692
IV. To his Tutor, Thomas Young 693
V. On the Approach of Spring 694
VI. To Charles Deodati 695
VII. 696
Epigrams. On the Inventor of Guns 697
To Leonora singing at Rome 697
To the same 697
The Cottager and his Landlord. A Fable 697
To Christina, Queen of Sweden, with Cromwell's Picture 697
On the Death of the Vice-Chancellor, a Physician 697
On the Death of the Bishop of Ely 698
Nature unimpaired by Time 698
On the Platonic Idea as it was understood by Aristotle 699
To his Father 699
To Salsillus, a Roman poet, much indisposed 700
To Giovanni Battista Manso, Marquis of Villa 701
On the Death of Damon 701
An Ode, addressed to Mr. John Rouse, Librarian of the University of Oxford 704
Sonnet—"Fair Lady! whose harmonious name" 705
Sonnet—"As on a hill-top rude, when closing day" 705
Canzone—"They mock my toil" 705
Sonnet—To Charles Deodati 705
Sonnet—"Lady! it cannot be but that thine eyes" 705
Sonnet—"Enamour'd, artless, young, on foreign ground" 705
Simile in Paradise Lost 706
Translation of Dryden's Epigram on Milton 706

TRANSLATIONS FROM VINCENT BOURNE.

The Glowworm 706
The Jackdaw 706
The Cricket 706
The Parrot 707
The Thracian 707
Reciprocal Kindness the Primary Law of Nature 707
A Manual more ancient than the Art of Printing 708
An Enigma—"A needle, small as small can be" 708
Sparrows self-domesticated in Trinity Coll. Cambridge 708
Familiarity dangerous 709
Invitation to the Redbreast 709
Strada's Nightingale 709
Ode on the Death of a Lady who lived one hundred years 709
The Cause won 710
The Silkworm 710
The Innocent Thief 710
Denner's Old Woman 710
The Tears of a Painter 710
The Maze 711
No Sorrow peculiar to the Sufferer 711
The Snail 711
The Cantab 711

TRANSLATIONS OF GREEK VERSES.

From the Greek of Julianus 712
On the same by Palladas 712
An Epitaph 712
Another 712
Another 712
Another 712
By Callimachus 712
On Miltiades 712
On an Infant 712
By Heraclides 712
On the Reed 712
To Health 712
On Invalids 713
On the Astrologers 713
On an Old Woman 713
On Flatterers 713
On a true Friend 713
On the Swallow 713
On late acquired Wealth 713
On a Bath, by Plato 713
On a Fowler, by Isidorus 713
On Niobe 713
On a good Man 713
On a Miser 713
Another 713
Another 713
On Female Inconstancy 714
On the Grasshopper 714
On Hermocratia 714
From Menander 714
On Pallas bathing, from a Hymn of Callimachus 714
To Demosthenes 714
On a similar Character 714
On an ugly Fellow 714
On a battered Beauty 714
On a Thief 714
On Pedigree 715
On Envy 715
By Moschus 715
By Philemon 715

TRANSLATIONS FROM THE FABLES OF GAY.

Lepus multis Amicus 715
Avarus et Plutus 716
Papilio et Limax 716

EPIGRAMS TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN OF OWEN.

On one ignorant and arrogant 716
Prudent Simplicity 716
To a Friend in Distress 716
Retaliation 716
"When little more than Boy in Age" 717
Sunset and Sunrise 717

TRANSLATIONS FROM VIRGIL, OVID, HORACE, AND HOMER.

The Salad, by Virgil 717
Translation from Virgil, Æneid, Book VIII. Line 18 718
Ovid. Trist. Book V. Eleg. XII. 721
Hor. Book I. Ode IX. 722
Hor. Book I. Ode XXXVIII. 722
Hor. Book II. Ode X. 722
A Reflection on the foregoing Ode 722
Hor. Book II. Ode XVI. 723
The Fifth Satire of the First Book of Horace 723
The Ninth Satire of the First Book of Horace 725
Translation of an Epigram from Homer 726

COWPER'S LATIN POEMS.

Montes Glaciales, in Oceano Germanico natantes 726
On the Ice Islands seen floating in the German Ocean 727
Monumental Inscription to William Northcot 727
Translation 727
In Seditionem Horrendam 727
Translation 727
Motto on a Clock, with Translation by Hayley 728
A Simile Latinised 728
On the Loss of the Royal George 728
In Submersionem Navigii, cui Georgius Regale Nomen inditum 728
In Brevitatem VitÆ Spatii Hominibus concessi 728
On the Shortness of Human Life 729
The Lily and the Rose 729
Idem Latine redditum 729
The Poplar Field 729
Idem Latine redditum 730
Votum 730
Translation of Prior's Chloe and Euphelia 730
Verses to the Memory of Dr. Lloyd 730
The same in Latin 730
Papers, by Cowper, inserted in "The Connoisseur" 731

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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