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The works ¬of William Cowper, Volume 5

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Saunders and Otley, 1835 - 414 pages

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Increasing infirmities of Mrs Unwin and their effect	1

Remarks on a report respecting Cowpers sentiments	3

Antique bust of Homer presented to Cowper by	6

To the Lord Thurlow On the inconvenience of rhyme	11

His affecting situation at this period	14

To William Hayley Esq Dec 17 1793 With a	19

To the same	19

To the Lord Thurlow On the same subject	24

To Joseph Hill Esq Dec 16 1792 Political reflec	110

Last moments of Cardinal Mazarin	122

To Joseph Hill Esq March 29 1793 Reference	135

To the Rev Walter Bagot May 4 1793 On the death	142

To William Hayley Esq May 21 1793 Employment	150

To the Rev Walter Bagot Nov 10 1793 Thanks	163

To the same Dec 8 1793 Thanks him for books	172

To the Rev Mr Johnson Sept 4 1793 His agreeable	176

Marriage of Mr Courtenay to Miss Stapleton	25

To William Hayley	42

10	46

Origin of Darwins Poem of the Botanic Garden	48

To William Hayley Esq July 22 1792 Preparations	51

20	57

To William Hayley Esq Jan 20 1792 Cowpers soli	61

To William Hayley Esq from the Rev William Great	67

12	70

To Lady Hesketh Sept 9 1792 Reasons for pre	75

To the same Jan 29 1793 On the death of	92

15	97

To John Johnson Esq Oct 22 1792 Reflections	98

To John Johnson Esq Nov 20 1792 Thanks	104

Narrative of Mr Van Lier	108

To Mrs Courtenay Nov 4 1793 He complains	191

Suspension of Cowpers literary labours and decline	194

Hayley repairs to Weston	206

On the same subject	207

Hayleys remarks on that poem	209

Origin of Hayleys acquaintance with Cowper	215

Stay at Tuddenham	236

To the Rev Mr Hurdis June 6 1793 Uses of afflic	243

to the revisal of Homer which he had discontinued	244

Memoir of the early Life of Cowper written by himself 263	281

It was not perceptible to others	305

Lady Austen	360

His excellence as an epistolary writer	367

Character of his Latin poems	385

Concluding remarks	392

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able Adieu affectionate afford amuse answer arrived believe blank verse breakfast Catharina CHARLOTTE SMITH comfort COURTENAY Cowper dear friend delightful Eartham expect favour feel finished Flaxman Friend-I give happy Hayley's heart Homer honour hope Hurdis Iliad JOHN JOHNSON JOHN NEWTON John Throckmorton Johnny journey July 27 kind labours LADY HESKETH letter lines Lord LORD THURLOW melancholy Milton mind morning never numbers obliged Odyssey opportunity Paradise Lost perhaps pleasure poem poet poetical poetry poor Mary Pope present Private Correspondence reason received rejoice rhyme Romney Sam Roberts SAMUEL ROSE seems seen sent sincerely sonnet soon spirits suffered suppose tell thank thee thing thou thought tion translation Unwin W. C. TO JOHN W. C. TO LADY W. C. TO SAMUEL W. C. TO WILLIAM walk Weston Weston Underwood Whig WILLIAM COWPER WILLIAM HAYLEY wish write

Bibliographic information

Title	The works ¬of William Cowper, Volume 5 The works ¬of William Cowper, Thomas S. Grimshawe
Author	William Cowper
Editor	Thomas S. Grimshawe
Edition	2
Publisher	Saunders and Otley, 1835
Original from	the Bavarian State Library
Digitized	27 Sep 2011
Length	414 pages

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