The Poetical Works of William Cowper: With a Memoir, Volume 2

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Houghton, Mifflin, 1878

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MILTON
63
To his Tutor Thomas Young
70
To Charles Deodati
80
Epigrams On the Inventor of Guns
87
Nature unimpaired by Time
94
To Salsillus a Roman Poet much indisposed
104
On the Death of Damon
110
An Ode addressed to Mr John Rouse Librarian of
121
Canzone 66
126
The Cricket
133
An EnigmaA needle small as small can be
140
The Innocent Thief
148
On the Picture of a sleeping Child
155
Song
175
On the Shortness of Human Life
181
The Cockfighters Garland
189
Yardley
211
To the Nightingale
217
Epitaph on Mr Chester of Chicheley
221
On a Spaniel called Beau killing a young Bird
227
Montes Glaciales in Oceano Germanico natantes
233
The Salad by Virgil
240
On the Author of Letters on Literature
247
Psalm cxxxvii
253
An Apology
262
How blessed the youth whom fate ordains
269
R S S
275
Ode
281
AntiThelyphthora
287
On the High Price of Fish
294
Sweet Meat has Sour Sauce or The SlaveTrade
300
From a Letter to the Rev Mr Newton
308
On receiving Heynes Virgil from Mr Hayley
314
On an Infant
320
EPIGRAMS TRANSLATED FROM THE LATIN OF OWEN
333
Translation from Virgil Eneid Book VIII Line 18
339
Temptation
356
Hor Lib I Ode IX
370
O Lord I will praise thee
416
The Contrite Heart
417
The Future Peace and Glory of the Church
418
Jehovah our Righteousness
419
Ephraim repenting
420
The Covenant
421
JehovahShammah
422
Praise for the Fountain opened
423
The Sower
424
The House of Prayer
425
Lovest thou me?
426
Contentment
427
Old Testament Gospel
428
Sardis
430
Prayer for a Blessing
431
Pleading for and with Youth
432
Prayer for Children
433
Jehovah Jesus
434
On opening a Place for Social Prayer
435
Welcome to the Table
436
Exhortation to Prayer
437
The Light and Glory of the Word
438
On the Death of a Minister
439
The Shining Light
440
Seeking the Beloved
441
The Waiting Soul
442
Light shining out of Darkness
443
Afflictions sanctified by the Word
445
Retirement
454
Love constraining to Obedience
462
Abuse of the Gospel
468
Longing to be with Christ
474
The Moralizer Corrected
481
On the Receipt of my Mothers Picture out of Norfolk
495
On a Mischievous Bull which the Owner of him sold
515
The same for 1792
528
Inscription for the Tomb of Mr Hamilton
541

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Bibliographic information

TitleThe Poetical Works of William Cowper: With a Memoir, Volume 2
Volumes 19-20 of British poets
The Poetical Works of William Cowper: With a Memoir, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas
AuthorWilliam Cowper
PublisherHoughton, Mifflin, 1878
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized11 Feb 2019
  
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