To the Rev. Wm. Bull, June 22, 1782. Poetical epistle on Tobacco114To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, July 16, 1782. Remarks on political affairs; Lady Austen and her project114To 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 Poems116The Colubriad, a poem117Lady Austen comes to reside at the parsonage at Olney117Songs written for her by Cowper117His song on the loss of the Royal George118The same in Latin118Origin of his ballad of John Gilpin118To Joseph Hill, Esq., Sept. 6, 1782. Visit of Mr. Small119To 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 George119To the Rev. William Bull, Nov. 5, 1783. On his expected visit120To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 11, 1782. On the state of his health; encouragement of planting; Mr. P——, of Hastings120To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 1782. Thanks for a present of fish; on Mr. Small's report of Mr. Hill and his improvements121To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 18, 1782. Acknowledgments to a beneficent friend to the poor of Olney; on the appearance of John Gilpin in print121To the Rev. William Unwin. No date. Character of Dr. Beattie and his poems; Cowper's translation of Madame Guion's poems122To Mrs. Newton, Nov. 23, 1782. On his Poems; severity of the winter; contrast between a spendthrift and an Olney cottager; method recommended for settling disputes122To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 7, 1782. Recollections of the coffee-house; Cowper's mode of spending his evenings; political contradictions123To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 19, 1783. His occupations; beneficence of Mr. Thornton to the poor of Olney124To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 26, 1783. On the anticipations of peace; conduct of the belligerent powers124To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, Feb. 2, 1783. Ironical congratulations on the peace; generosity of England to France125To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 8, 1783. Remarks on the peace125To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 13, 1783. Remarks on his poems126To the same. Feb. 20, 1783. With Dr. Franklin's letter on his poems126To the same. No date. On the coalition ministry; Lord Chancellor Thurlow127Neglect of Cowper by Lord Thurlow127Lord Thurlow's generosity in the case of Dr. Johnson, and Crabbe, the poet127To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 24, 1783. On the peace127To the Rev. William Bull, March 7, 1783. On the peace; Scotch Highlanders at Newport Pagnel128To the Rev. John Newton, March 7, 1783. Comparison of his and Mr. Newton's letters; march of Highlanders belonging to a mutinous regiment128To the same. April 5, 1783. Illness of Mrs. C.; new method of treating consumptive cases129To the same. April 20, 1783. His occupations and studies; writings of Mr. ——; probability of his conversion in his last moments129To the Rev. John Newton, May 5, 1783. Vulgarity in a minister particularly offensive130To the Rev. William Unwin, May 12, 1783. Remarks on a sermon preached by Paley at the consecration of Bishop L.130Severity of Cowper's strictures on Paley131Important question of a church establishment131Increase of true piety in the Church of England131Language of Beza respecting the established church132To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 26, 1783. On the death of his uncle's wife132To the Rev. John Newton, May 31, 1783. On Mrs. C.'s death132To the Rev. William Bull, June 3, 1783. With stanzas on peace133To the Rev. William Unwin, June 8, 1783. Beauties of the green-house; character of the Rev. Mr. Bull133To the Rev. John Newton, June 13, 1783. On his Review of Ecclesiastical History; the day of judgment; observations of natural phenomena133Extraordinary natural phenomena in the summer of 1783134Earthquakes in Calabria and Sicily134To the Rev. John Newton, June 17, 1783. Ministers must not expect to scold men out of their sins135Tenderness an important qualification in a minister135To the Rev. John Newton, June 19, 1783. On the Dutch translation of his "Cardiphonia"135To 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 historian136Remarks on the influence of local associations136Dr. Johnson's allusion to that subject137To the Rev. William Unwin, August 4, 1783. Proposed inquiry concerning the sale of his Poems; remarks on English ballads; anecdote of Cowper's goldfinches137To the same, Sept. 7, 1783. Fault of Madame Guion's writings, too great familiarity in addressing the Deity 138To 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. Bacon138To the same, Sept. 15, 1783. Cowper's mental sufferings139To the same, Sept. 23, 1783. On Mr. Newton's recovery from a fever; dining with an absent man; his niche for meditation139To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 29, 1783. Effect of the weather on health; comparative happiness of the natural philosopher; reflections on air balloons140To 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 voyages141To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 10, 1783. Cowper declines the discussion of political subjects; epitaph on sailors of the Royal George142To 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 Americans142To the same, Oct. 20, 1783. Remarks on Bacon's monument of Lord Chatham143To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 20, 1783. Anticipations of winter144Cowper's winter evenings144The subject of his poem, "The Sofa," suggested144Circumstances illustrative of the origin and progress of "The Task"144Extracts from letters to Mr. Bull on that subject144Particulars of the time in which "The Task" was composed145To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 3, 1783. Fire at Olney described145To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 10, 1783. On the neglect of old acquaintance; invitation to Olney; exercise recommended; fire at Olney146To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 17, 1783. Humorous description of the punishment of a thief at Olney; dream of an air-balloon147To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 23, 1783. On his opinion of voyages and travels; Cowper's reading148To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 24, 1783. Complaint of the neglect of Lord Thurlow; character of Josephus's History148To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 30, 1783. Speculations on the employment of the antediluvians; the Theological Review149To the same, Dec. 15, 1783. Speculations on the invention of balloons; the East India Bill150To the same, Dec. 27, 1783. Ambition of public men; dismissal of ministers; Cowper's sentiments concerning Mr. Bacon; anecdote of Mr. Scott151To 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. Unwin152Circumstances which obliged Cowper to relinquish his friendship with Lady Austen153Hayley's account of this event153To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 3, 1784. Dearth of subjects for writing upon at Olney; reflections on the monopoly of the East India Company154To Mrs. Hill, Jan. 5, 1784. Requesting her to send some books155To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 18, 1784. On his political letters; low state of the public funds155To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 18, 1784. Cowper's religious despondency; remark on Mr. Newton's predecessor156To 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 praise156To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 25, 1784. Cowper's sentiments on East India patronage and East India dominion157State of our Indian possessions at that time158Moral revolution effected there158Latin lines by Dr. Jortin, on the shortness of human life158Cowper's translation of them158To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 1784. On Mr. Newton's "Review of Ecclesiastical History;" proposed title and motto; Cowper declines contributing to a Review158To 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 downwards159To 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-acquaintance160To the Rev. William Bull, Feb. 22, 1784. Unknown benefactor to the poor of Olney; political profession160To 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 occasions161To the Rev. John Newton, March 8, 1784. The Theological Miscellany; abandonment of the intended translation of Caraccioli161To the same, March 11, 1784. Remarks on Mr. Newton's "Apology;" East India patronage and dominion162To the same, March 15, 1784. Cowper's habitual despondence; verse his favourite occupation, and why; Johnson's "Lives of the Poets"162To the same, March 19, 1784. Works of the Marquis Caraccioli; evening occupations162To the Rev. William Unwin, March 21, 1784. Cowper's sentiments on Johnson's "Lives of the Poets;" characters of the poets163To the Rev. John Newton, March 29, 1784. Visit of a candidate and his train to Cowper; angry preaching of Mr. S164To the same, April 14, 1784. Remarks on divine wrath; destruction in Calabria165Effects of the earthquakes, and total loss of human lives165To the Rev. William Unwin, April 5, 1784. Character of Beattie and Blair; speculation on the origin of speech166To the same, April 15, 1784. Further remarks on Blair's "Lectures;" censure of a particular observation in that book167To the same, April 25, 1784. Lines to the memory of a halybutt167To the Rev. John Newton, April 26, 1784. Remarks on Beattie and on Blair's "Lectures;" economy of the county candidates, and its consequences168To the Rev. William Unwin, May 3, 1784. Reflections on face-painting; innocent in Frenchwomen, but immoral in English168To 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 them170To the Rev. John Newton, May 10, 1784. Conversion of Dr. Johnson; unsuccessful attempt with a balloon at Throckmorton's170Circumstances attending Dr. Johnson's conversion171To the Rev. John Newton, May 22, 1784. On Dr. Johnson's opinion of Cowper's "Poems;" Mr. Bull and his refractory pupils171To the same, June 5, 1784. On the opinion of Cowper's "Poems" attributed to Dr. Johnson171To the Rev. John Newton, June 21, 1784. Commemoration of Handel; unpleasant summer; character of Mr. and Mrs. Unwin172To the Rev. William Unwin, July 3, 1784. Severity of the weather; its effects on vegetation172To 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 candles173To 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"174To the same, July 13, 1784. Latin Dictionary; animadversions on the tax on candles; musical ass174To the Rev. John Newton, July 14, 1784. Commemoration of Handel175Mr. Newton's sermon on that subject175To the Rev. John Newton, July 19, 1784. The world compared with Bedlam176To the same, July 28, 1784. On Mr. Newton's intended visit to the Rev. Mr. Gilpin at Lymington; his literary adversaries176To 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; franks177Original mode of franking, and reason for the adoption of the present method178To the Rev. John Newton, August 16, 1784. Pleasures of Olney; ascent of a balloon; excellence of the Friendly islanders in dancing178To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 11, 1784. Cowper's progress in his new volume of poems; opinions of a visitor on his first volume178To Joseph Hill, Esq., Sept. 11, 1784. Character of Dr. Cotton179To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 18, 1784. Alteration of franks; Cowper's green-house; his enjoyment of natural sounds179To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 2, 1784. Punctuation of poetry; visit to Mr. Throckmorton180To 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 Cook181To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 10, 1784. With the manuscript of the new volume of his Poems, and remarks on them182To the same, Oct. 20, 1784. Instructions respecting a publisher, and corrections in his Poems182To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 22, 1784. Remarks on Knox's Essays183To the same. Oct. 30, 1784. Heroism of the Sandwich islanders; Cowper informs Mr Newton of his intention to publish a new volume184To 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"184To 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 Poems185To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 27, 1784. Sketch of the contents and purpose of his new volume185To the Rev. William Unwin, Olney, 1784. On the transmission of his Poems; effect of medicines on the composition of poetry185To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 29, 1784. Substance of his last letter to Mr. Newton186To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 4, 1784. Aërial voyages188To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 13, 1784. On the versification and titles of his new Poems; propriety of using the word worm for serpent188Passages in Milton and Shakespeare in which worm is so used189To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 18, 1784. Balloon travellers; inscription to his new poem; reasons for complimenting Bishop Bagot189To the Rev, John Newton, Christmas-eve, 1784. Cowper declines giving a new title to his new volume of Poems; remarks on a person lately deceased190General remarks on the particulars of Cowper's personal history190Remarks on the completion of the second volume of Cowper's Poems190Gibbon's record of his feelings on the conclusion of his History191Moral drawn from the evanescence of life191To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 5, 1785. On the renouncement of the Christian character; epitaph on Dr. Johnson191To 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 narrative192Explanations respecting Cowper's poem, entitled "The Poplar Field"192To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 22, 1785. Breaking up of the Frost; anticipations of proceedings in Parliament193To 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 Cowper193To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 19, 1785. An ingenious bookbinder; poverty at Olney; severity of the late winter194To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 27, 1785. Inquiry concerning his health, and account of his own195To 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 Ireland195To the Rev. William Unwin, March 20, 1785. Remarks on a Nobleman's eye; progress of his new volume; political reflections; celebrity of "John Gilpin"196To the Rev. John Newton, April 9, 1785. On the prediction of a destructive earthquake, by a German ecclesiastic197To the Rev. John Newton, April 22, 1785. On the popularity of "John Gilpin"197To 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-post198To 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 Newton199To the Rev. John Newton, June 4, 1785. Character of the Rev. Mr. Greatheed; completion of Cowper's new volume; Bacon's monument to Lord Chatham200To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 25, 1785. Cowper's summer-house; dilatoriness of his bookseller200To 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 gloves201To 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 spinney202To the Rev. William Unwin, July 27, 1785. Violent thunder-storm; courage of a dog; on the love of Christ203To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 6, 1785. Feelings on the subject of authorship; reasons for introducing John Gilpin in his new volume204To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 17, 1785. Reasons for not writing to Mr. Bacon; Dr. Johnson's Diary; illness of Mr. Perry205Character of Dr. Johnson's Diary206Extracts from it207Arguments for the necessity of conversion207Johnson's neglect of the Sabbath207Testimony of Sir William Jones respecting the Holy Scriptures208To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 27, 1785. Thanks for presents; his second volume of Poems; remarks on Dr. Johnson's Journal; claims ofwhoandthat208To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 24, 1785. Recollections of Southampton; recovery of Mr. Perry; proposed Sunday School209Origin of Sunday Schools210Their utility210Sentiments of the late Rev. Andrew Fuller on the Bible Society and on Sunday Schools210To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 11, 1785. Cowper excuses himself for not visiting Wargrave; on his printed epistle to Mr. Hill210Renewal of Cowper's intimacy with his cousin, Lady Hesketh211To 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 himself211To 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 effigy212To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 22, 1785. Progress of his translation of Homer; course of reading recommended for Mr. Unwin's son213To 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 Heron214Remarks on Heron's "Letters on Literature"215To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 7, 1785. On the interruptions experienced by men of business from the idle215To 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 person215To the same, without date. His feelings towards her allusion to his translation of Homer217To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Nov. 9, 1785. On Bishop Bagot's Charge217To 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 indigestion217To the same, Dec. 10, 1785. On the favourable reports of his last volume of poems; censure of Pope's Homer218To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 24, 1785. On his translation of Homer219To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 24, 1785. On his translation of Homer219To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 31, 1785. On his negotiation with Johnson respecting the Translation of Homer; want of bedding among the poor of Olney220To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 10, 1786. His consciousness of defects in his poems; on his Translation of Homer221To 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 censures221To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 14, 1786. On his translation of Homer222To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 15, 1786. Explanation of the delay in the publication of his proposals; allusion to Bishop Bagot222To the same, Jan. 23, 1786. Dr. Maty's intended review of "The Task;" Dr. Cyril Jackson's opinion of Pope's Homer223To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 31, 1786. Acknowledgment of presents from Anonymous; state of his health; progress of his translation of Homer; correspondence with General Cowper223To the same, Feb. 9, 1786. Anticipations of a visit from her; description of the vestibule of his residence224To 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 Cowper225To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 18, 1786. On their correspondence; his translation of Homer; proposed mottoes226To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 19, 1786. Preparations for her expected visit; character of Homer; criticism on Cowper's specimen226To the Walter Bagot, Feb. 27, 1786. Condolence on the death of his wife227To Lady Hesketh, March 6, 1786. On elisions in his Homer; progress of the work227To the Rev. W. Unwin, March 13, 1786. Character of the critic to whom he had submitted his Homer229To the Rev. John Newton, April 1, 1786. Expected visitors229To Joseph Hill, Esq., April 5, 1786. Reasons for declining to make any apology for his translation of Homer229Motives which induced Cowper to undertake a new version230To 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 Thurlow230To Lady Hesketh, April 24, 1786. On her letters; anticipations of her coming; General Cowper231To 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 Cowper232To the same, May 15, 1786. Anticipations of her arrival at Olney; proposed arrangements for the occasion; presumed motive of Maty's censures; confession of ambition233To the Rev. Walter Bagot, May 20, 1786. His translation of Homer; reasons for not adopting Horace's maxim about publishing, to the letter235Secret sorrows of Cowper235To the Rev. John Newton, May 20, 1786. Cowper's unhappy state of mind; his connexions236Remarks on Cowper's depression of spirit237Delusion of supposing himself excluded from the mercy of God237Religious consolation recommended in cases of disordered intellect237To 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 affections238To the same, May 29, 1786. Delay of her coming; preparations for it; allusion to his fits of dejection239To the same, June 4 and 5, 1786. Cowper rallies her on her fears of their expected meeting; dinner at Mr. Throckmorton's240To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 9, 1786. Relapse of the Lord Chancellor; renewal of correspondence with Colman; the Nonsense Club; expectation of Lady Hesketh's arrival241Arrival of Lady Hesketh at Olney241Influence of that event on Cowper241Extract from a letter from him to Mr. Bull241Description of a thunder-storm, from a letter to the same242Cowper's House at Olney242His intimacy with Mr. Newton242His pious and benevolent habits242He removes from Olney to the Lodge at Weston242His acquaintance with Samuel Rose, Esq. and the late Rev. Dr. Johnson242To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 19, 1786. His intended removal from Olney242To the Rev. John Newton, June 22, 1786. His employments; interruption given to them by Lady Hesketh's arrival; Newton's Sermons243To 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 son243To the Rev. Walter Bagot, July 4, 1786. Particulars relative to the translation of Homer244To 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 presence245Cowper's spirits not affected apparently by his mental malady246To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 24, 1786. Progress of his Translation; the Throckmortons246To the same, (without date.) His lyric productions; recollections of boyhood246Extract of a letter to the Rev. Mr. Unwin247Lines addressed to a young lady on her birth-day247Proposed plan of Mr. Unwin for checking sabbath-breaking and drunkenness247To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, (no date.) Cowper's opinion of the inutility of Mr. Unwin's efforts247Exhortation to perseverance in a good cause248Hopes of present improvement248To the Rev. William Unwin, (no date.) State of the national affairs248To the Rev. William Unwin, (no date.) Character of Churchill's poetry249To the same, (no date.) Cowper's discovery in the Register of poems long composed and forgotten by him250To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Aug. 31, 1786. Defence of elisions; intended removal to Weston250To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 30, 1786. Defence of his and Mrs. Unwin's conduct251Explanatory remarks on the preceding letter251Amiable spirit and temper of Newton251To Joseph Hill, Esq. Oct. 6, 1786. Loss of the MS. of part of his translation251Cowper's removal to Weston251To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Nov. 17, 1786. On his removal from Olney; invitation to Weston253To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 17, 1786. Excuse for delay in writing; his new residence; affection for his old abode253To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 26, 1786. Comforts of his new residence; the cliffs; his rambles254Unexpected death of the Rev. Mr. Unwin254To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 4, 1786. On the death of Mr. Unwin255To the same, Dec. 9, 1786. On a singular circumstance relating to an intended pupil of Mr. Unwin's255To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 9, 1786. Death of Mr. Unwin; Cowper's new situation at Weston256To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 16, 1786. Death of Mr. Unwin; forlorn state of his old dwelling256To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 21, 1786. Cowper's opinion of praise; Mr. Throckmorton's chaplain257To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 3, 1787. Reason why a translator of Homer should not be calm; praises of his works; death of Mr. Unwin257Cowper has a severe attack of nervous fever258To 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 him258To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 13, 1787. Inscription for Mr. Unwin's tomb; government of Providence in his poetical labours258To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 18, 1787. Suspension of his translation by fever; his sentiments respecting dreams; visit of Mr. Rose259To Samuel Rose, Esq., July 24, 1787. On Burns' poems260Remarks on Burns and his poetry260Passages from his poems261To Samuel Rose, Esq., Aug. 27, 1787. Invitation to Weston; state of Cowper's health; remarks on Barclay's "Argenis," and on Burns261To Lady Hesketh, August 30, 1787. Improvement in his health; kindness of the Throckmortons262To the same, Sept. 4, 1787. Delay of her coming; Mrs. Throckmorton's uncle; books read by Cowper262To the same, Sept. 15, 1787. His meeting with her friend, Miss J——; new gravel-walk263To the same, Sept. 29, 1787. Remarks on the relative situation of Russia and Turkey263To 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 coming263To Samuel Rose, Esq., Oct. 19, 1787. State of his health; strength of local attachments264To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 20, 1787. His miserable state during his recent indisposition; petition to Lord Dartmouth in behalf of the Rev. Mr. Postlethwaite264To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 10, 1787. On the delay of her coming; Cowper's kitten; changes of weather foretold by a leech265To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 16, 1787. On his own present occupation266To 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 soup266To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 4, 1787. Character of the Throckmortons267To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Dec. 6, 1787. Visit to Mr. B.'s sister at Chichely; Bishop Bagot; a case of ridiculous distress267To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 10, 1787. Progress of his Homer; changes in life268To Samuel Rose, Esq., Dec. 13, 1787. Requisites in a translator of Homer268To 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-pox269To 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 verses270To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 19, 1788. His engagement with Homer prevents the production of occasional poems; remarks on a new print of Bunbury's270To 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 burned271To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 30, 1788. His anxiety on account of her silence272To the same, Feb. 1, 1788. Excuse for his melancholy; his Homer; visit from Mr. Greatheed272Causes of Cowper's correspondence with Mrs. King273To Mrs. King, Feb. 12, 1788. Reference to his deceased brother; he ascribes the effect produced by his poems to God273To 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 Homer273Commencement of the efforts for the abolition of the slave trade274To 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 Hastings274To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 22, 1788. Remarks on Burke's speech impeaching Warren Hastings, and on the duty of public accusers276To the Rev. John Newton, March 1, 1788. Excuse for a lapse of memory in regard to a letter of Mr. Bean's276To the same, March 3, 1788. Arrival of Mr. Bean at Olney; Cowper's correspondence with Mrs. King276To Mrs. King, March 3, 1788. Brief history of his own life277To Lady Hesketh, March 3, 1788. Catastrophe of a fox-chace; Cowper in at the death278To the same, March 12, 1788. Remarks on Hannah More's works, and on Wilberforce's book; the Throckmortons278Cowper is solicited to write in behalf of the negroes279To General Cowper. 1788. Songs written by him on the condition of negro slaves279"The Morning Dream," a ballad279Efforts for the abolition of the Slave Trade280Wilberforce, the Liberator of Africa280Cowper's ballads on Negro slavery280The Negro's Complaint280The question why Great Britain should be the first to sacrifice interest to humanity answered by Cowper280Lines from Goldsmith's "Traveller," on the English character281Exposition of the cruelty and injustice of the slave trade, by Granville Sharp281Proof of the slow progress of truth281Extracts from Cowper's poems on Negro slavery282Case of Somerset, a slave, and Lord Mansfield's judgment282Final abolition of slavery by Great Britain, and efforts making for the religious instruction of the Negroes282Probability that Africa may be enlightened by their means283Cowper's lines on the blessings of spiritual liberty283Letter to Mrs. Hill, March 17, 1788. Thanks for a present of a turkey and ham; Mr. Hill's indisposition; inquiry concerning Cowper's library284To the Rev. John Newton, March 17, 1788. With a Song, written at Mr. N.'s request, for Lady Balgonie284To the Rev. Walter Bagot, March 19, 1788. Coldness of the spring; remarks on "The Manners of the Great;" progress of his Homer284To 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 slavery285To Lady Hesketh, March 31, 1788. He makes mention of his song, "The Morning Dream;" allusion to Hannah More on the "Manners of Great"286Character of and extracts from Mrs. More's work286To Mrs. King, April 11, 1788. Allusion to his melancholy, and necessity for constant employment; improbability of their meeting286To the Rev. John Newton, April 19, 1788. Remarks on the conduct of government in regard to the Slavery Abolition question287To 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"288To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 8, 1788. Lament for the loss of his library; progress of his Homer288To Lady Hesketh, May 12, 1788. Mrs. Montagu and the Blue-Stocking Club; his late feats in walking288To 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 Paris289To the Rev. William Bull, May 25, 1788. He declines the composition of hymns, which Mr. B. had urged him to undertake290To 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. Hill290To the same, June 3, 1788. Sudden change of the weather; remarks on the advertisement of a dancing-master of Newport-Pagnell291To 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. Montagu291To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 8, 1788. On the death of his uncle, Ashley Cowper292To Lady Hesketh, June 10, 1788. On the death of her father, Ashley Cowper292To the same, June 15, 1788. Recollections of her father293To 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 passions293To 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 poet294To 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 life294To 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 trade295To 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 slavery296The Dog and the Water Lily297To Joseph Hill, Esq, July 6, 1788. He gives Mr. H. notice that he has drawn on him; allusion to an engagement of Mr. H.'s297To Lady Hesketh, July 28, 1788. Her talent at description; the lime-walk at Weston; remarks on the "Account of Five Hundred Living Authors"297To the same, August 9, 1788. Visitors at Weston; motto composed by Cowper for the king's clock298To 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 Aphorisms298Remarks on physiognomy, and on the merits of Lavater as the founder of the Orphan House at Zurich.Note299To Mrs. King, August 28, 1788. He playfully guesses at Mrs. King's figure and features299To 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 houses300To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 11, 1788. Remarkable oak; lines suggested by it; exhortation against bashfulness300To Mrs. King, Sept. 25, 1788. Thanks for presents; invitation to Weston301To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 25, 1788. A riddle; superior talents no security for propriety of conduct; progress of Homer; Mrs. Throckmorton's bullfinch302To Mrs. King, Oct. 11, 1788. Account of his occupations at different periods of his life302To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 29, 1788. Declining state of Jenny Raban; Mr. Greatheed303To Samuel Rose, Esq., Nov. 30, 1788. Vincent Bourne; invitation to Weston303To Mrs. King, Dec. 6, 1788. Excuse for not being punctual in writing; succession of generations; Cumberland's "Observer"304To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 9, 1788. Mr. Van Lier's Latin MS.; Lady Hesketh and the Throckmortons; popularity of Mr. C. as a preacher304To Samuel Rose, Esq., Jan. 19, 1789. Local helps to memory; Sir John Hawkins' book305To the same, Jan. 24, 1789. Accidents generally occur when and where we least expect them305To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 29, 1789. Excuse for irregularity in correspondence; progress of Homer; allusion to political affairs305To 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 Chancellor306To 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 recovery306To 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 Aristotle307To the same, April 30, 1789. Thanks for presents; his brother's poems308To Samuel Rose, Esq., May 20, 1789. Reference to his lines on the Queen's visit; character of Hawkins Brown309To Mrs. King, May 30, 1789. He acknowledges the receipt of a packet of papers; reference to his poem on the Queen's visit309To 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 Johnson309To the Rev. Walter Bagot, June 16, 1789. On his marriage; allusion to his poem on the Queen's visit310To 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 Johnson310To Mrs. Throckmorton, July 18, 1789. Poetic turn of Mr. George Throckmorton; news concerning the Hall310To Samuel Rose, Esq., July 23, 1789. Importance of improving the early years of life; anticipations of Mr. R.'s visit311To 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 connoisseur311To Samuel Rose, Esq., August 8, 1789. Mrs. Piozzi'sTravels; remark on the author of the "Dunciad"312To Joseph Hill, Esq., August 12, 1789. Unfavourable weather and spoiled hay; multiplicity of his engagements; Sunday school hymn312To the Rev. John Newton, August 16, 1789. Excuse for long silence; progress of Homer313Remarks on Cowper's observation that authors are responsible for their writings313To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 24, 1789. Coldness of the season313To the same, Oct. 4, 1789. Description of the receipt of a hamper, in the manner of Homer314To the Rev. Walter Bagot (without date). Excuse for long silence; why winter is like a backbiter; Villoison's Homer; death of Lord Cowper314To the Rev. Walter Bagot (without date). Remarks on Villoison's Prolegomena to Homer314Note on the reveries of learned men315To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 1, 1789. Apology for not writing; Mrs. Unwin's state of health; reference to political events315To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 18, 1789. Political reflections316Character of the French Revolution316Burke on the features which distinguish the French Revolution from that of England in 1688316Political and moral causes of the French Revolution317Origin of the Revolution in America317The Established Church endangered by resistance to the spirit of the age318To Samuel Rose, Esq., Jan. 3, 1790. Excuses for silence; inquiry concerning Mr. R.'s health; laborious task of revisal318To Mrs. King, Jan. 4, 1790. His anxiety on account of her long silence; his occupations; Mrs. Unwin's state319To the same, Jan. 18, 1790. He contradicts a report that he intends to quit Weston; reference to his Homer319Commencement of Cowper's acquaintance with his cousin the Rev. John Johnson320To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 22, 1790. Particulars concerning a poem of his cousin Johnson's; anticipations of the Cambridge critics respecting his Homer320To Samuel Rose, Esq., Feb. 2, 1790. He impugns the opinion of Bentley that the last Odyssey is spurious320To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 5, 1790. Account of his painful apprehensions in the month of January321To 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. Throckmorton321To 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 picture322To 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 relatives323To 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 poem324To 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. Unwin324To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 11, 1790. On the state of his health: he condemns the practice of dissembling indispositions325To Mrs. King, March 12, 1790. On her favourable opinion of his poems; his mother's picture and his poem on the receipt of it325To Mrs. Throckmorton, March 21, 1790. He regrets her absence from Weston; Mrs. Carter's opinion of his Homer; his new wig326To Lady Hesketh, March 22, 1790. His opinion of the style best adapted to a translation of Homer326To John Johnson, Esq., March 23, 1790. Character of the Odyssey; Cowper professes his affection for Mr. J.327To 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 Greek328To Lady Hesketh, April 19, 1790. His revisal of Homer; anecdote of a prisoner in the Bastile, and lines on the subject328To the same, April 30, 1790. Message to Bishop Madan; remarks on General Cowper's approbation of his picture verses328To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 2, 1790. On the approaching termination of his employment with Homer329To Mrs. Throckmorton, May 2, 1790. Humorous account of a boy sent with letters to her in Berkshire; Cowper's adventure with a dog329To Lady Hesketh, May 28, 1790. He declines the offer of her services to procure him the place of poet laureat329To the same, June 3, 1790. He is applied to by a Welshman to get him made poet laureat330To 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 Cambridge330Remarks on Cowper's exhortation respecting the divinity of the glorious Reformation330To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 8, 1790. Congratulations on his intended marriage; proposed riddle331To Mrs. King, June 14, 1790. His literary occupations; state of Professor Martyn's health; ill health of Mrs. Unwin331To Lady Hesketh, June 17, 1790. Grievance of going a-visiting; his envy of a poor old woman; inscriptions for two oak plantations332To the Rev. Walter Bagot, June 22, 1790. Snakes and ants of Africa; Bishop Bagot and his mutinous clergy333To Mrs. Bodham, June 29, 1790. Anticipations of a visit from her333To Lady Hesketh, July 7, 1790. State of Mrs. Unwin; remarks on the abolition of ranks by the French334To John Johnson, Esq., July 8, 1790. Recommendation of music as an amusement; expected visit from Mr. J. and his sister334To Mrs. King, July 16, 1790. On their recent visit to Weston; reference to his own singularities; regrets for the distance between them334To John Johnson, Esq., July 31, 1790. Warning against carelessness and shyness; proposed employments and amusements335To 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 magnetism336To 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. Johnson336To 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.337To Joseph Hill, Esq., Sept. 17, 1790. On the list of subscribers to his Homer337To 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 publication338To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 15, 1790. On the death of Mrs. Scott; translation of Van Lier's letters; concern for Mrs. Newton's sufferings338To 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 life338On Christian submission to the divine will in regard to life and death339To Mrs. Bodham, Nov. 21, 1790. Character of her nephew, Mr. Johnson; Mrs. Hewitt340To John Johnson, Esq., Nov. 26, 1790. On the study of jurisprudence; visit from the Dowager Lady Spencer340To Mrs. King, Nov. 29, 1790. On the praises of friends; his obligations to Professor Martyn; progress in printing his Homer341To Samuel Rose, Esq., Nov. 30, 1790. On his professional exertions in behalf of a friend; revisal of proofs of his Homer341To 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 laureatship341To the Rev. John Newton, Dec. 5, 1790. Dying state of Mrs. Newton341Remarks on the doubts and fears of Christians342To John Johnson, Esq., Dec. 18, 1790. Cambridge subscription for Homer; progress in printing the work342To Mrs. King, Dec. 31, 1790. Thanks for the present of a counterpane; his own indisposition; his poetical operations342Cowper's verses on the visit of Miss Stapleton to Weston343To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 4, 1791. On his own state of health; on the quantity of syllables in verse343To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 20, 1791. On the death of Mrs. N.344To John Johnson, Esq., Jan. 21, 1791. He urges Mr. J. to come to Weston; caution respecting certain singularities344To Samuel Rose, Esq., Feb. 5, 1791. Thanks for subscriptions from Scotland, and for the present of Pope's Homer344To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 13, 1791. Influence of a poet's reputation on an innkeeper345To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Feb. 26, 1791. He playfully gives Mr. B. leave to find fault with his verses; his sentiments respecting blank verse345To John Johnson, Esq., Feb. 27, 1791. Progress in printing Homer; neglect of his work by Oxford346To 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 dirge346To Joseph Hill, Esq., March 6, 1791. Progress in Printing his Homer346Commencement of Cowper's acquaintance with the Rev. James Hurdis347To 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 Weston347To Joseph Hill, Esq., March 10, 1791. Simile drawn from French and English prints of subjects in Homer347To the Rev. Walter Bagot, March 18, 1791. On Dr. Johnson's taste for poetry; aptness of Mr. B.'s quotations; Mr. Chester's indisposition347To John Johnson, Esq., March 19, 1791. On the poems of Elizabeth Bentley, an untaught female of Norwich348To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 24, 1791. On his application to Dr. Dunbar relative to subscriptions to Cowper's Homer348To Lady Hesketh, March 25, 1791. Slight of Horace Walpole; a night alarm and its effects; remarks on a book sent by Lady H.349To 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 verses349To 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.350To John Johnson, Esq., April 6, 1791. Thanks for Cambridge subscriptions350To Samuel Rose, Esq., April 29, 1791. Subscriptions to his Homer351To the Rev. Walter Bagot, May 2, 1791. Progress in printing Homer; visit from Mr. B.'s nephew; Milton's Latin poems351Dr. Johnson's remark on Milton's Latin poems351To the Rev. Mr. Buchanan, May 11, 1791. On a poem of Mr. B.'s352To Lady Hesketh, May 18, 1791. Complaint of her not writing; letter from Dr. Cogswell, of New York, respecting his poems352To John Johnson, Esq., May 23, 1791. On his translation of the Battle of the Frogs and the Mice352The Judgment of the Poets, a poem, by Cowper, on the relative charms of May and June352To Lady Hesketh, May 27, 1791. Tardiness of the printer of his Homer353To John Johnson, Esq., June 1, 1791. He congratulates Mr. J. on the period of his labours as a transcriber353