The Poetical Works of William Cowper

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THE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM C O W P E R. THE POETICAL WORKS C* WILLIAM COWPER. LONDON: WARD, LOCK, & CO., WARWICK HOUSE, DORSET BUILDINGS. SALISBURY SQUARE, E.C. CONTENTS. PAGE Table Talk . . . . ; . I The Progress of Error ..... 16 Truth ....... 28 Expostulation ...... 39 Hope 54 Charity . . . ; . . ,69 Conversation ...... 82 Retirement ....... 100 The Task— Book I. The Sofa . . . . .116 Book II. The Timepiece ; 131 Book in. The Garden .... 148 Book iv. The Winter Evening . . . 164 Book v. The Winter Morning Walk . . l8o_ Book vi. The Winter Walk at Noon . . 198' Tirocinium ; or, a Review of Schools . . . 219 Verses written at Bath, on Finding the Heel of a Shoe, ir. 1748 . . . . . . . 238 An Ode, on reading Mr. Richardson's History of Sir Charles Grandison ..... 239 In a Letter to C. P., Esq., Ill with the Rheumatism 240 In a Letter to the same — in imitation of Shakspeare . 240 Song — With my fa, la, la . . . . . 240 An Attempt at the Manner of Waller . . . 241 Song — The Sparkling Eye .... 242 Song — On the Green Margin of the Brook . . 242 Upon a Venerable Rival ..... 243 Mortals ! around your destined heads . . . 243 An Epistle to Robert Lloyd, Esq., 1754 . . . 244 Of Himself ...... 246 An Apology for not showing her what I had wrote, 1 752 246 Delia, the unkindest girl on earth . . ...

CONTENTS. PAGE This evening, Delia, you and I . . . . . 248 Written in a Quarrel (the delivery of it prevented by a reconciliation) ...... 248 The Symptoms of Love . ... 249 See where the Thames ..... 249 Bid adieu, my sad heart . ... 251 Written after leaving her at New Bums . . .251 On her endeavouring to conceal her Grief at Parting . 252 Hope, like the short-lived ray .... 253 All-worshipped gold ! thou mighty mystery . . 254 Written in a Fit of Illness ..... 254 To Delia, 1755 255 Ode, supposed to be Written on the Marriage of a Friend 256 The Fifth Satire of the First Book of Horace. Printed in Duncombe'e Horace, 1759 .... 257 The Ninth Satire of the First Book of Horace. Adapted to the present times . . . . .26 s Addressed to Miss Macartney, afterwards Mrs. Greville, on Reading the Prayer for Indifference, 1762 . 265 Anti-Thelyphthora : a Tale in Verse . . . 267 Olney Hymns — 1.

Walking with God .... 272 2. Jehovah-Jireh : The Lord will provide . . 272 3. Jehovah-Rophi : I am the Lord that healeth thee 273 4. Jehovah- Nissi : The Lord my Banner . . 274 5. Jehovah-Shalom : The Lord send Peace , 274 6. Wisdom ...... 275 7. Vanity of the World .... 276 8. O Lord, I will Praise Thee . . . 276 9. The Contrite Heart .... 277 10. The Future Peace and Glory of the Church . 277 11. Jehovah our Righteousness . . . 278 12. Ephraim Repenting .... 278 13. The Covenant ..... 279 14. Jehovah-Shammah .... 280 15. Praise for the Fountain Opened . . . 280 16. The Sower . ... 281 17. The House of Prayer . . . .281 18. Lovest thou me? . . . . . 282 19. Contentment ..... 283 20. Old Testament Gospel .... 283 21. Sardis ...... 284 22. Prayer for a Blessing .... 285 23. Pleading for and with Youth . . . 285 24.