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
Passages from his poems
261
To Samuel Rose, Esq., Aug. 27, 1787. Invitation to Weston; state of Cowper's health; remarks on Barclay's "Argenis," and on Burns
261
To Lady Hesketh, August 30, 1787. Improvement in his health; kindness of the Throckmortons
262
To the same, Sept. 4, 1787. Delay of her coming; Mrs. Throckmorton's uncle; books read by Cowper
262
To the same, Sept. 15, 1787. His meeting with her friend, Miss J——; new gravel-walk
263
To the same, Sept. 29, 1787. Remarks on the relative situation of Russia and Turkey
263
To 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 coming
263
To Samuel Rose, Esq., Oct. 19, 1787. State of his health; strength of local attachments
264
To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 20, 1787. His miserable state during his recent indisposition; petition to Lord Dartmouth in behalf of the Rev. Mr. Postlethwaite
264
To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 10, 1787. On the delay of her coming; Cowper's kitten; changes of weather foretold by a leech
265
To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 16, 1787. On his own present occupation
266
To 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 soup
266
To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 4, 1787. Character of the Throckmortons
267
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Dec. 6, 1787. Visit to Mr. B.'s sister at Chichely; Bishop Bagot; a case of ridiculous distress
267
To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 10, 1787. Progress of his Homer; changes in life
268
To Samuel Rose, Esq., Dec. 13, 1787. Requisites in a translator of Homer
268
To 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-pox
269
To 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 verses
270
To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 19, 1788. His engagement with Homer prevents the production of occasional poems; remarks on a new print of Bunbury's
270
To 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 burned
271
To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 30, 1788. His anxiety on account of her silence
272
To the same, Feb. 1, 1788. Excuse for his melancholy; his Homer; visit from Mr. Greatheed
272
Causes of Cowper's correspondence with Mrs. King
273
To Mrs. King, Feb. 12, 1788. Reference to his deceased brother; he ascribes the effect produced by his poems to God
273
To 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 Homer
273
Commencement of the efforts for the abolition of the slave trade
274
To 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 Hastings
