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His death
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447
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His burial, and inscription by Hayley
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447
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Remarks on the mental delusion under which he laboured to the last
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447
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Memoir of the early Life of Cowper, written by himself
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449
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Remarks on the preceding Memoir
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460
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Death of Cowper's friend, Sir William Russel
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461
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Cowper's attachment to his Cousin, Miss Theodora Jane Cowper
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461
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Nervous attacks, and their presumed causes
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462
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Distinguishing features in his malady
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462
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His depression did not prevent the free exercise of his mental powers
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462
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It was not perceptible to others
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463
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It was not inconsistent with a rich vein of humour
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463
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His own picture of his mental sufferings
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463
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His religious views not the occasion of his wretchedness, but a support under it
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464
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Sketch of the character, and account of the last illness of the late Rev. John Cowper, by his brother
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465
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Narrative of Mr. Van Lier
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474
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Notices of Cowper's friends
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474
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The Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin
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474
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Joseph Hill, Esq.
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475
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Samuel Rose, Esq.
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475
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Lady Austen
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476
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Rev. Walter Bagot
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476
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Sir George Throckmorton
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477
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Rev. Dr. Johnson
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477
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Rev. W. Bull
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477
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Particulars concerning the person and character of Cowper
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477
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Cowper's personal character illustrated by extracts from his Works
|
478
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Poetical portraits drawn by him
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479
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His poem on the Yardley Oak
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481
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Description of the Tree
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481
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Original poem on the subject, by the late Samuel Whitbread, Esq.
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481
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Cowper's moderation amidst literary fame
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482
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Anecdote of Dr. Parr
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482
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Cowper's sensibility to unjust censure
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482
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Letter to John Thornton, Esq. on a severe criticism of his first volume of poems in the "Analytical Review"
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482
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His excellence as an epistolary writer
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482
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Character of his Latin poems
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483
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The Wish, an English version by Mr. Ostler
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483
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Sublime piety and morality of Cowper's works
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483
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Beneficial influence of his writings on the Church of England
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485
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Concluding remarks
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486
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Essay on the genius and poetry of Cowper, by the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, A.M.
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489
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THE POEMS.
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Preface to the Poems
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499
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Table Talk
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501
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The Progress of Error
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507
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Truth
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512
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Expostulation
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516
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Hope
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522
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Charity
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528
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Conversation
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533
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