PART THE THIRD.
Observations on Cowper's version of Homer353Reasons of his failure in that work to satisfy public expectation354Comparative specimens of Pope's and Cowper's versions354To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, June 13, 1791. Completion of his Homer; their mutual fondness for animals; a woman's character best learned in domestic life355To Samuel Rose, Esq., June 15, 1791. Man an ungrateful animal; visit from Norfolk relations356To Dr. James Cogswell, June 15, 1791. Acknowledgement of a present of books; his translation of Homer; books sent by him to Dr. C.356To 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 Homer357To 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 Weston358To 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 Birmingham359To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Aug. 2, 1791. Visit of Lady Bagot; riots at Birmingham359To Mrs. King, Aug. 4, 1791. State of her health; his own and Mrs. Unwin's; invitation to Weston; publication of his Homer360To 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 studies360To John Johnson, Esq., Aug. 9, 1791. Causes for his being then an idle man361Cowper undertakes the office of editor of Milton's works361Regret expressed that he did not devote to original composition the time given to translation361Origin of Cowper's acquaintance with Hayley362To Samuel Rose, Esq., Sept. 21, 1791. He informs him of his new engagement as editor of Milton362To 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's362To the Rev. Mr. King, Sept. 23, 1791. On Mrs. K.'s indisposition363To 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 Milton363To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Oct. 25, 1791. Visit of Mr. Chester; poem of Lord Bagot's; condemnation of a remark of Wharton's respecting Milton364To 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 engagement364To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 14, 1791. On compound epithets; progress in his translation of Milton's Latin poems365To 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 Milton365To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Dec. 5, 1791. Expectation of a new edition of his Homer; he defends a passage in it; his engagement upon Milton366To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, Dec. 10, 1791. His engagement upon Milton366To Samuel Rose, Esq., Dec. 21, 1791. Sudden seizure of Mrs. Unwin366Cowper's affliction on occasion of Mrs. Unwin's attack367To 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 engagements367To 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 Chancellor368To 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 Milton368To 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 colonization369To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, Feb. 21, 1792. Reasons for deferring the examination of Homer; progress made in Milton's poems369To 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 him370To the Rev. John Newton, March 4, 1792. Departure of the Throckmortons from Weston; his dislike of change370To Mrs. King, March 8, 1792. On her late indisposition; testimonies concerning his Homer371To 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 inscription371To 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. Rose372Verses addressed to "The Nightingale which the author heard on new year's day, 1792"372To the Rev. John Newton, March 18, 1792. He assures Mr. N. that, though reduced to the company of Mrs. Unwin alone, they are both comfortable372To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, March 23, 1792. Remarks on Mr. H.'s Tragedy of Sir Thomas More373To 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's373To Thomas Park, Esq., March 30, 1792. Remarks on a poem of Mr. P.'s374To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 30, 1792. Spends his mornings in letter writing374To the same, April 5, 1792. Vexatious delay of printers; supposed secret enemy374To 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 any375To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, April 8, 1792. Apology for delay in writing; reference to Mr. H.'s sisters; and to an unanswered letter375To Joseph Hill, Esq., April 15, 1792. Thanks for a remittance; satirical stanzas on a blunder in his Homer; progress in Milton376To Lady Throckmorton, April 16, 1792. Lady thieves; report of his being a friend to the slave trade; means taken by him to refute it376Sonnet addressed to William Wilberforce, Esq., and published by Cowper in contradiction of the report above-mentioned377Remarks on a report respecting Cowper's sentiments relative to the Slave Trade377Reflections on Popularity377Letter to the Rev. J. Jekyll Rye. April 16, 1792. Cowper asserts the falsehood of a report that he was friendly to the Slave Trade377To the Printers of the Northampton Mercury; on the same subject, with a Sonnet addressed to Mr. Wilberforce378Remarks on the relative merits of rhyme and blank verse, with reference to a translation of Homer378Cowper's sentiments on the subject, and on translation in general379To the Lord Thurlow. On the inconvenience of rhyme in translation379Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On the value of rhyme in certain kinds of poems; on metrical translations; close translation of a passage in Homer380To 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.381Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On his translation of Homer382To the Lord Thurlow. On the same subject382Passages from Cowper's translation382Facts respecting it383To Mr. Johnson, the bookseller. Feb. 11, 1790. Cowper acknowledges his obligations to Mr. Fuseli, for his remarks on his translation of Homer383To the same. Sept. 7, 1790. On the same subject383Indignant remonstrance of Cowper's, addressed to Johnson on the alteration of a line in one of his poems384To Thomas Park, Esq. April 27, 1792. Remarks on some Poems of Mr. P.'s, and on his own literary engagements384Marriage of Mr. Courtenay to Miss Stapleton385To 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.385To John Johnson, Esq. May 20, 1792. On the postponement of his Ordination, &c.386Hayley's visit to Cowper, and his account of it386Sonnet addressed by Cowper to Mrs. Unwin386Mrs. Unwin's paralytic attack386Kind attentions of Hayley387To Lady Hesketh. May 24, 1792. Seizure and state of Mrs. Unwin387To the same. May 26, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin387Lines addressed to Dr. Austen388To Mrs. Bodham. June 4, 1792. On the postponement of Mr. Johnson's Ordination388To William Hayley, Esq. June 4, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin388To the same. June 5, 1792. On the same subject388To the same. June 7, 1792. On the same subject389To the same. June 10, 1792. On the same subject; Lines addressed to Dr. Darwin389Origin of Darwin's Poem of the "Botanic Garden"389To Lady Hesketh. June 11, 1792. On his growing correspondence; improvement in Mrs. Unwin's health; events of the past two months; arrival of Mr. Johnson390To William Hayley, Esq. June 19, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin; Ice-islands and cold summers; proposed visit to Hayley at Eartham390Remarks on a supposed change in the climate, with passages from Cowper's translation of a Poem of Milton's on that subject391To William Hayley, Esq. June 27, 1792. Intended journey to Eartham; Catharina, on her marriage to George Courtenay, Esq.391To the same. July 4, 1792. Suspension of his literary labours; his solicitude for Mrs. Unwin; his visit to Weston Hall392To the same. July 15, 1792. On the proposed journey to Eartham; translations from Milton; portrait of Cowper by Abbot392To Thomas Park, Esq. July 20, 1792. On the obstacles to his literary engagements; reference to Cowper's drawings, and to the Olney Hymns392To William Hayley, Esq. July 22, 1792. Preparations for the journey to Eartham393To the Rev. William Bull. July 25, 1792. On his sitting to Abbot for his portrait; his intended journey to Eartham393To William Hayley, Esq. July 29, 1792. His terror at the proposed journey; resemblance of Abbot's portrait394To the Rev. John Newton. July 30, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin; intended journey to Eartham; recollections awakened by Mr. N.'s visit to Weston394To the Rev. Mr. Greatheed. Aug. 6, 1792. Account of his journey to Eartham, and situation there395To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 12, 1792. Particulars of the journey to Eartham, and description of the place395To Samuel Rose, Esq. Aug. 14, 1792. Invitation to Eartham396To the same. Aug. 18, 1792. Cowper wishes him to join the party at Eartham396To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 25, 1792. Epitaph on Fop; arrangements for the return to Weston; state of himself and Mrs. Unwin396To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. Aug. 26, 1792. On the death of his sister; invitation to Eartham397To Lady Hesketh. Aug. 26, 1792. Company at Eartham; his own state and Mrs. Unwin's; portrait of Cowper by Romney397To Mrs. Charlotte Smith. Sept. 1792. Sympathy of himself and Hayley in her misfortunes: remark on an expression in her letter; state of Mrs. Unwin398To Lady Hesketh. Sept. 9, 1792. Reasons for preferring Weston to Eartham; state of Mrs. Unwin; arrangements for their return; character of Mr. Hurdis398Cowper's occupations at Eartham399Account of Andreini's Adamo, which suggested to Milton the design of his Paradise Lost399To Mrs. Courtenay. Sept. 10, 1792. Reference to the French Revolution; state of Mrs. Unwin; remembrances to friends at Weston400Departure from Eartham400To William Hayley, Esq. Sept. 18, 1792. Cowper's feelings on his departure400To the same. Sept. 21, 1792. Particulars of his journey and arrival at Weston401To the same. Oct. 2, 1792. Unsuccessful attempt at writing401To the same. Oct. 13, 1792. Cowper's impatience for the arrival of Hayley's portrait; his intention of paying a poetical tribute to Romney401To Mrs. King. Oct. 14, 1792. Reference to the visit to Eartham402To 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 Hayley402To John Johnson, Esq. Oct. 19, 1792. On his expected visit; Cowper's unfitness for writing403To John Johnson, Esq. Oct. 22, 1792. Reflections on J.'s sitting for his picture403To 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 Romney403To John Johnson, Esq. Nov. 5, 1792. Cowper's opinion of his Homer404To Samuel Rose, Esq. Nov. 9, 1792. Hindrances to his literary labours; Mrs. Unwin's situation and his own depression of spirits; he consents to the prefixing his portrait to a new edition of his poems404To the Rev. John Newton. Nov. 11, 1792. Apology for not writing to him; his gloomy state of mind405To 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 indisposition405To William Hayley, Esq. Nov. 25, 1792. Acknowledgment of his friendship; his acceptance of the office of Dirge-writer to the new clerk of Northampton405To the Rev. John Newton. Dec. 9, 1792, Reasons for not being in haste with Milton; injurious effect of the season on his spirits406To 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 Dissenters406First agitation of the question of Parliamentary Reform407To 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 poems407Anecdote of Mrs. Boscawen407To William Hayley, Esq. Dec. 26, 1792. The year '92 a most melancholy one to him408To 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 Hymns408To William Hayley, Esq. Jan. 20, 1793. Cowper's solicitude respecting his welfare; arrival of Hayley's picture408To the same. Jan. 29, 1793. On the death of Dr. Austen409To John Johnson, Esq. Jan. 31, 1793. Thanks for pheasants, and promises of welcome to a bustard409To Samuel Rose, Esq. Feb. 5, 1793. Revisal of Homer409To Lady Hesketh. Feb. 10, 1793. Necessity for his taking laudanum; he rallies her on her political opinions410To Samuel Rose, Esq. Feb. 17, 1793. Remarks on a criticism on his Homer in the Analytical Review410To 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 history410To William Hayley, Esq. Feb. 24, 1793. Complains of inflamed eyes as a hindrance to writing; revisal of Homer; dream about Milton411Milton's Vision of the Bishop of Winchester411To the Rev. Walter Bagot. March 4, 1793. His ailments and employments; reference to the French Revolution411Letter from Thomas Hayley (son of William Hayley, Esq.) to William Cowper, Esq. containing criticisms on his Homer412To Mr. Thomas Hayley. March 14, 1793. In answer to the preceding413To William Hayley, Esq. March 19, 1793. Complains of being harassed by a multiplicity of business; his progress in Homer; reference to Mazarin's epitaph413Last moments of Cardinal Mazarin413To Samuel Rose, Esq. March 27, 1793. On the conclusion of an engagement with Johnson for a new edition of his Homer413To Joseph Hill, Esq. March 29, 1793. Reference to his pecuniary circumstances; preparations for a new edition of his Homer; remarks on an intended canal414To 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 church414Illustrious ancestry of Cowper414To William Hayley, Esq. April 23, 1793. His engagement in writing notes to Homer415To 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. Unwin415To the Rev. Walter Bagot. May 4, 1793. On the death of Bishop Bagot416To Samuel Rose, Esq. May 5, 1793. Apology for silence; his engagement in writing notes to his Homer; intended revisal of the Odyssey416To Lady Hesketh. May 7, 1793. His correspondence prevented by Homer; Whigs and Tories416To Thomas Park, Esq. May 17, 1793. Chapman's translation of Homer; Cowper's horror of London and dislike of leaving home; epitaph on the Rev. Mr. Unwin; his poems on Negro Slavery417To William Hayley, Esq. May 21, 1793. Employment of his time; insensible advance of old age; "Man as he is" attributed erroneously to the pen of Hayley; notes on Homer417To Lady Hesketh. June 1, 1793. Desiring her to fix a day for coming to Weston; lines on Mr. Johnson's arrival at Cambridge418To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. June 6, 1793. Uses of affliction; suspension of his literary labours; proposed revisal of his Homer418To the Rev. John Newton. June 12, 1793. State of Mrs. Unwin's and his own health; reference to a new work of Mr. N.'s418To William Hayley, Esq. June 29, 1793. Sonnet addressed to Mr. H.; Cowper declines engaging in a work proposed by Mr. H.; "The Four Ages"419To the same. July 7, 1793. He promises to join Mr. H. in the production of "The Four Ages;" reference to his oddities; embellishments of his premises419Antique bust of Homer presented to Cowper by Mr. Johnson420Cowper's poetical Tribute for the gift420To Thomas Park, Esq. July 15, 1793. Chapman's translation of the Iliad; Hobbes's translation; Lady Hesketh; his literary engagements420To Mrs. Charlotte Smith. July 25, 1793. On her poem of "The Emigrants," which was dedicated to Cowper421To the Rev. Mr. Greatheed. July 27, 1793. He thanks Mr. G. for the offer of part of his house; reasons for declining it; promised visits421To William Hayley, Esq. July 27, 1793. Anticipations of a visit from Mr. H.; head of Homer and proposed motto for it; question concerning the cause of Homer's blindness; garden shed422To the Rev. John Johnson. Aug. 2, 1793. On his ordination; Flaxman's designs to the Odyssey423To Lady Hesketh. Aug. 11, 1793. Miss Fanshaw; present from Lady Spencer of Flaxman's designs423Explanation respecting Miss Fanshaw; verses by her; Cowper's reply; his lines addressed to Count Gravina423To William Hayley, Esq. Aug. 15, 1793. Epigram on building; inscription for an hermitage; Flaxman's designs; plan of an Odyssey illustrated by them; inscription for the bust of Homer423To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 20, 1793. Story of Bob Archer and the fiddler; Flaxman's designs to Homer424To Samuel Rose, Esq. Aug. 22, 1793. Allusion to scenery on the south coast of England; his literary occupations425To William Hayley, Esq. Aug. 27, 1793. Question respecting Homer's blindness; Flaxman's illustrations of Homer; recollections of Lord Mansfield; erection of Homer's bust425To Lady Hesketh. Aug. 29, 1793. On her intended visit to Weston; Miss Fanshaw425To the Rev. Mr. Johnson. Sept. 4, 1793. His agreeable surprise on the appearance of a sun-dial, a present from Mr. J.; revisal of his Homer426To William Hayley, Esq. Sept. 8, 1793. Flaxman's designs to Homer; anticipations of Mr. H.'s visit426To Mrs. Courtenay. Sept. 15, 1793. His improvements at Weston; the sun-dial; Pitcairne427To the Rev. Mr. Johnson. Sept. 29, 1793. Visits devourers of time; expected visiters at Weston427To William Hayley, Esq. Oct. 5, 1793. Demands upon his time; expected visiters; reference to H.'s Life of Milton427To the same. Oct. 18, 1793. Anticipations of his visit to Weston428To the Rev. John Newton. Oct. 22, 1793. Apology for not writing; reference to a late journey of Mr. N.'s; thanks for his last publication428To the Rev. J. Jekyll Rye. Nov. 3, 1793. Thanks for his support of Mr. Hurdis; reference to the application of the clerk of Northampton428Hayley's second visit to Weston429Invitation to Cowper and his guests from Lord Spencer to Althorpe, to meet Gibbon the historian, declined by him429To Mrs. Courtenay. Nov. 4, 1793. He complains of being distracted with business; Hayley's visit; epidemic fever; Mrs. Unwin429State of Cowper and Mrs. Unwin as described by Hayley429To Joseph Hill, Esq. Nov. 5, 1793. Lady Hesketh's visit to Wargrave; his house at Weston, and prospects from it430To the Rev. Walter Bagot. Nov. 10, 1793. Thanks him for his support of Mr. Hurdis; reference to the French Revolution430To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. Nov. 24, 1793. Congratulations on his election to the professorship of poetry at Oxford; Hayley's visit; his Life of Milton; revisal of his Homer; invitation to Weston430To Samuel Rose, Esq. Nov. 29, 1793. Expected visit from him and Mr. (the late Sir Thomas) Lawrence; subject from Homer proposed by the latter for his pencil; a companion to it suggested by Cowper; intention of Lawrence to take Cowper's portrait for engraving431To the same. Dec. 8, 1793. Thanks him for books; history of Jonathan Wild; character of "Man as he is"432To William Hayley, Esq. Dec. 8, 1793. Inquiries concerning his Life of Milton; his own literary occupations432Suspension of Cowper's literary labours, and decline of his mental powers432Results of Cowper's literary labours on the works of Milton432Specimens of his translation of the Latin poem addressed by Milton to his father433Hayley's remarks on that poem434Passages from Cowper's notes on Milton434Fuseli's Milton Gallery436Origin of Hayley's acquaintance with Cowper436Hayley's first letter, with a sonnet addressed to Cowper436To Joseph Hill, Esq. Dec. 10, 1793. On a sprain received by Mr. H.; revisal of Homer; inquiry concerning Lord Howe's fleet436The idea of the projected poem of "The Four Ages," suggested by Mr. Buchanan437To the Rev. Mr. Buchanan. May 11, 1793. Complimenting Mr. B. on the sketch which he furnished for the poem437Increasing infirmities of Mrs. Unwin, and their effect on Cowper437His affecting situation at this period437Dissatisfaction of Lord Thurlow with a passage in Cowper's Homer, and his and Hayley's attempts to improve upon it438To William Hayley, Esq. Dec. 17, 1793. With a new version of the passage above mentioned; criticisms on their performances; his own notions of the principles of translation438To the same. Jan. 5, 1794. New translation of the before-mentioned passage; remarks on translation, and particularly of Homer438To the same, from the Rev. William Greatheed. April 8, 1794. He acquaints Mr. H. with the alarming situation of Cowper, and urges his coming to Weston439Hayley repairs to Weston440Lady Hesketh obtains the advice of Dr. Willis440Grant of a pension of 300l.per annum, by his Majesty, to Cowper440Plan for the removal of Cowper and Mrs. Unwin to Norfolk441Cowper's sensations on leaving Weston441Lines "To Mary," the last original production composed by him at Weston441Journey from Weston to North Tuddenham, in Norfolk441Stay at Tuddenham441Removal to Mundsley, a village on the coast442Letter from Cowper to the Rev. Mr. Buchanan, describing his present situation, and soliciting news of Weston442Cowper becomes settled at Dunham Lodge, near Swaffham442He is induced by the appearance of Wakefield's edition of Pope's Homer, to engage in the revisal of his own version443Death of Mrs. Unwin443Her Funeral and Inscription443Cowper's malady renders him insensible to her loss443Successful effort of Mr. Johnson to engage him to return to the revisal of Homer, which he had discontinued444Hayley's testimony to the affectionate offices rendered to Cowper by Mr. Johnson444Trial of the effect of frequent change of place444Visit from Dowager Lady Spencer445Attempts of Mr. Johnson to amuse him445Letter from Cowper to Lady Hesketh, referring to his melancholy situation445He finishes the revisal of his Homer445"The Cast-away," his last original production445His removal to Dereham446His translations of Latin and Greek epigrams, and of some of Gay's Fables into Latin446New version of a passage in his Homer, being the last effort of his pen446Appearance of dropsy446His last illness446His death447His burial, and inscription by Hayley447Remarks on the mental delusion under which he laboured to the last447Memoir of the early Life of Cowper, written by himself449Remarks on the preceding Memoir460Death of Cowper's friend, Sir William Russel461Cowper's attachment to his Cousin, Miss Theodora Jane Cowper461Nervous attacks, and their presumed causes462Distinguishing features in his malady462His depression did not prevent the free exercise of his mental powers462It was not perceptible to others463It was not inconsistent with a rich vein of humour463His own picture of his mental sufferings463His religious views not the occasion of his wretchedness, but a support under it464Sketch of the character, and account of the last illness of the late Rev. John Cowper, by his brother465Narrative of Mr. Van Lier474Notices of Cowper's friends474The Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin474Joseph Hill, Esq.475Samuel Rose, Esq.475Lady Austen476Rev. Walter Bagot476Sir George Throckmorton477Rev. Dr. Johnson477Rev. W. Bull477Particulars concerning the person and character of Cowper477Cowper's personal character illustrated by extracts from his Works478Poetical portraits drawn by him479His poem on the Yardley Oak481Description of the Tree481Original poem on the subject, by the late Samuel Whitbread, Esq.481Cowper's moderation amidst literary fame482Anecdote of Dr. Parr482Cowper's sensibility to unjust censure482Letter to John Thornton, Esq. on a severe criticism of his first volume of poems in the "Analytical Review"482His excellence as an epistolary writer482Character of his Latin poems483The Wish, an English version by Mr. Ostler483Sublime piety and morality of Cowper's works483Beneficial influence of his writings on the Church of England485Concluding remarks486Essay on the genius and poetry of Cowper, by the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, A.M.489
THE POEMS.