Extraordinary natural phenomena in the summer of 1783
134
Earthquakes in Calabria and Sicily
134
To the Rev. John Newton, June 17, 1783. Ministers must not expect to scold men out of their sins
135
Tenderness an important qualification in a minister
135
To the Rev. John Newton, June 19, 1783. On the Dutch translation of his "Cardiphonia"
135
To the same, July 27, 1783. A country life barren of incident; Cowper's attachment to his solitude; praise of Mr. Newton's style as an historian
136
Remarks on the influence of local associations
136
Dr. Johnson's allusion to that subject
137
To the Rev. William Unwin, August 4, 1783. Proposed inquiry concerning the sale of his Poems; remarks on English ballads; anecdote of Cowper's goldfinches
137
To the same, Sept. 7, 1783. Fault of Madame Guion's writings, too great familiarity in addressing the Deity 138
To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 8, 1783. On Mr. Newton's and his own recovery from illness; anecdote of a clerk in a public office; ill health of Mr. Scott; message to Mr. Bacon
138
To the same, Sept. 15, 1783. Cowper's mental sufferings
139
To the same, Sept. 23, 1783. On Mr. Newton's recovery from a fever; dining with an absent man; his niche for meditation
139
To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 29, 1783. Effect of the weather on health; comparative happiness of the natural philosopher; reflections on air balloons
140
To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 6, 1783. Religious animosities deplored; more dangerous to the interests of religion than the attacks of its adversaries; Cowper's fondness for narratives of voyages
141
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 10, 1783. Cowper declines the discussion of political subjects; epitaph on sailors of the Royal George
142
To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 13, 1783. Neglect of American loyalists; extraordinary donation sent to Lisbon at the time of the great earthquake; prospects of the Americans
142
To the same, Oct. 20, 1783. Remarks on Bacon's monument of Lord Chatham
143
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 20, 1783. Anticipations of winter
144
Cowper's winter evenings
144
The subject of his poem, "The Sofa," suggested
144
Circumstances illustrative of the origin and progress of "The Task"
144
Extracts from letters to Mr. Bull on that subject
144
Particulars of the time in which "The Task" was composed
145
To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 3, 1783. Fire at Olney described
145
To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 10, 1783. On the neglect
