The life and posthumous writings of William Cowper, esq. With an introductory letter to the Right Honourable Earl Cowper

Front matter

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Part The Second

The Origin of Cowper's Acquaintance with Lady Austin — a Poetical Epistle to that Lady, 67, 68. A Billet to the same Lady, and three Songs, written for her Harpsichord, 71 to 74. She relates to Cowper the Story of John Gilpin, 75.

Letter 32 To Joseph Hill, Esq. Feb. 13, 1783 Page 76

S3 To the same, enclosing a Letter from Benjamin Franklin Feb. 20, 1783 ib.

34 To the same without date 77

35 To the same May 26, 1783 78

36 To the same Oct. 20, 1783 ib.

Tlie Origin of the Task, 79. Extracts from Cowper's Letters to the Rev.

Mr. Bull, relating to the Progress of that Poem, 79, 80. A suddea end of the Poet's Intercourse with Lady Austin, 81.

CONTENTS. vu

Letter 37 To Joseph Hill, Esq. Sept. 11, 1784 Page 81

38 To the same without date 82

39 To the same June 25, 1785 83 The Publication of Cowper's second Volume, in 1785, leads to a renewal

rf his Correspondence with his Relation, I.ady Hesketh, 83.

Letter 40

Oct.

12,

Page

Nov.

9, without date

Dec.

24,

Jan.

10,

Jan.

31,

Feb.

9,

Feb.

11,

Feb.

19,

To Joseph Hill, Esq. .

5,

17,

24,

May

8,

54:

May

15,

May

25,

May

29,

June

4,

To Joseph Hill, Esq.

June

9,

June

9,

Oct.

6, ib.

Cowper receives at Olney his Relation

Lady

Hesketh, 118.

Extracts from his Letters to the Rev. Mr. Bull-

-Poem on Friendship,

, from 119

Extract from the Rev. Mr. Newton's Memoirs of Cowper,

The Removal of Mrs. Unwin and Cowper from the Town of Olney to the "Village of Weston, 130.

Letter 61

Nov.

26,

Page

Dec.

4,

Dec.

9,

To Joseph Hill, Esq.

Dec.

9, ib.

Dec.

21,

Jan.

8,

Jan.

8,

To Samuel Rose, Esq.

July

24,

Aug.

27,

Aug.

30,

Sept.

4,

Sept.

15,

Sept.

29,

74»

To Samuel Rose, Esq.

Oct.

19,

Nov.

10, ib.

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Contents

The retired Cat, an occasional Poem, page 144.

Letter 76

To Joseph Hill, Esq.