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To the Rev. William Unwin, March 20, 1785. Remarks
on a Nobleman's eye; progress of his new volume;
political reflections; celebrity of "John Gilpin"

To the Rev. John Newton, April 9, 1785. On the pre-

diction of a destructive earthquake, by a German

ecclesiastic

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To the Rev. John Newton, May 1785. Sudden death

of Mr. Ashburner; remarks on the state of Cowper's

mind; reference to his first acquaintance with Newton 32

To the Rev. John Newton, June 4, 1785. Character of
the Rev. Mr. Greatheed; completion of Cowper's new
volume; Bacon's monument of Lord Chatham

To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 25, 1785. Cowper's summer-
house; dilatoriness of his bookseller

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To the Rev. John Newton, June 25, 1785. Allusion to
the mental depression under which Cowper laboured ;
Nathan's last moments; complaint of Johnson's delay;
effects of drought; tax on gloves

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To the Rev. John Newton, July 9, 1785. Mention of
letters in praise of his Poems; conduct of the Lord
Chancellor and G. Colman; reference to the comme-
moration of Handel; cutting down of the spinney

To the Rev. William Unwin, July 27, 1785. Violent

thunder-storm; courage of a dog; on the love of

Christ

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To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 6, 1785. Feelings on
the subject of authorship; reasons for introducing John
Gilpin in his new volume

To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 17, 1785. Reasons
for not writing to Mr. Bacon; Dr. Johnson's Diary;
illness of Mr. Perry

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To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 27, 1785. Thanks for
presents; his second volume of poems; remarks on
Dr. Johnson's Journal; claims of who and that

To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 24, 1785. Recollections

of Southampton; recovery of Mr. Perry; proposed

Sunday school

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Sentiments of the late Rev. Andrew Fuller on the Bible
Society and on Sunday Schools

To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 11, 1785. Cowper excuses
himself for not visiting Wargrave; on his printed epis-
tle to Mr. Hill
Renewal of Cowper's intimacy with his cousin, Lady
Hesketh

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To Lady Hesketh, Oct. 12, 1785. Recollections revived
by her letter; account of his own situation; allusion to
his uncle's health; necessity of mental employment for
himself

To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 16, 1785. On the death
of Miss Cunningham; expected removal of the Rev.
Mr. Scott from Olney; Mr. Jones, steward of Lord
Peterborough, burned in effigy

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To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 5, 1785. On his tar-
diness in writing; remarks on Mr. N.'s narrative of his
life; strictures on Mr. Heron's critical opinions of
Virgil and the Bible; lines addressed by Cowper to
Heron

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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 7, 1785. On the interruptions
experienced by men of business from the idle

To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 9, 1785. Reference to his poems;
he signifies his acceptance of her offer of pecuniary aid;
his translation of Homer; description of his person
To the same, without date. His feelings towards her;
allusion to his translation of Homer

To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Nov. 9, 1785.

Bagot's Charge

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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 24, 1785. On his translation

of Homer

To the Rev. William Unwin, Dec. 31, 1785. On his
negociation with Johnson respecting the Translation
of Homer; want of bedding among the poor of Olney
To Lady Hesketh, Jan. 10, 1786. His consciousness of
defects in his poems; on his Translation of Homer

To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 14, 1786. On Mr.

Unwin's introduction to Lady Hesketh; specimen of

Cowper's translation of Homer, sent to General Cowper;

James's powder; what is a friend good for? unrea-

sonable censures

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To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 15, 1786. Explanation
of the delay in the publication of his proposals; al-
lusion to Bishop Bagot

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To the same, Feb. 9, 1786. Anticipations of a visit from
her; description of the vestibule of his residence
To the same, Feb. 11, 1786. He announces that he
has sent off to her a portion of his translation of
Homer; effect of criticisms on his health; promise
of Thurlow to Cowper

To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 18, 1786. On their
correspondence; his translation of Homer; proposed

mottoes

To Lady Hesketh, Feb. 19, 1786. Preparations for her
expected visit; character of Homer; criticism on
Cowper's specimen

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To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Feb. 27, 1786. Condolence
on the death of his wife

To Lady Hesketh, March 6, 1786. On elisions in his

Homer; progress of the work

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To the Rev. W. Unwin, March 13, 1786. Character of
the critic to whom he had submitted his Homer

To the Rev. John Newton, April 1, 1786. Expected

visitors

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