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
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 22, 1785. Breaking up of the Frost; anticipations of proceedings in Parliament
193
To the Rev. William Unwin, Feb. 7, 1785. Progress of Cowper's second volume of Poems; his pieces in the Gentleman's Magazine; sentiments of a neighbouring nobleman and gentleman respecting Cowper
193
To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 19, 1785. An ingenious bookbinder; poverty at Olney; severity of the late winter
194
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 27, 1785. Inquiry concerning his health, and account of his own
195
To the Rev. John Newton, March 19, 1785. Uses and description of an old card table; want of exercise during the winter; petition against concessions to Ireland
195
To the Rev. William Unwin, March 20, 1785. Remarks on a Nobleman's eye; progress of his new volume; political reflections; celebrity of "John Gilpin"
196
To the Rev. John Newton, April 9, 1785. On the prediction of a destructive earthquake, by a German ecclesiastic
197
To the Rev. John Newton, April 22, 1785. On the popularity of "John Gilpin"
197
To the Rev. William Unwin, April 30, 1785. On the celebrity of "John Gilpin;" progress of Cowper's new volume; Mr. Newton's sentiments in regard to him; mention of some old acquaintances; discovery of a bird's nest in a gate-post
198
To the Rev. John Newton, May, 1785. Sudden death of Mr. Ashburner; remarks on the state of Cowper's mind; reference to his first acquaintance with Newton
199
To the Rev. John Newton, June 4, 1785. Character of the Rev. Mr. Greatheed; completion of Cowper's new volume; Bacon's monument to Lord Chatham
200
To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 25, 1785. Cowper's summer-house; dilatoriness of his bookseller
200
To the Rev. John Newton, June 25, 1785. Allusion to the mental depression under which Cowper laboured; Nathan's last moments; complaint of Johnson's delay; effects of drought; tax on gloves
201
To the Rev. John Newton, July 9, 1785. Mention of letters in praise of his Poems; conduct of the Lord Chancellor and G. Colman; reference to the commemoration of Handel; cutting down of the spinney
202
To the Rev. William Unwin, July 27, 1785. Violent thunder-storm; courage of a dog; on the love of Christ
203
To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 6, 1785. Feelings on the subject of authorship; reasons for introducing John Gilpin in his new volume
204
To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 17, 1785. Reasons for not writing to Mr. Bacon; Dr. Johnson's Diary; illness of Mr. Perry
205
Character of Dr. Johnson's Diary
206
Extracts from it
207
Arguments for the necessity of conversion
207
Johnson's neglect of the Sabbath
207
Testimony of Sir William Jones respecting the Holy Scriptures
208
To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 27, 1785. Thanks for presents; his second volume of Poems; remarks on Dr. Johnson's Journal; claims of who and that
208
To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 24, 1785. Recollections of Southampton; recovery of Mr. Perry; proposed Sunday School
209
Origin of Sunday Schools
210
Their utility
210
Sentiments of the late Rev. Andrew Fuller on the Bible Society and on Sunday Schools
210
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 11, 1785. Cowper excuses himself for not visiting Wargrave; on his printed epistle to Mr. Hill
210
Renewal of Cowper's intimacy with his cousin, Lady Hesketh
211
To Lady Hesketh, Oct. 12, 1785. Recollections revived by her letter; account of his own situation; allusion
