husband to Olney, in Buckinghamshire-His devotion and
charity in his new refidence-Continuation of his Letters.

A Poem in memory of John Thornton, Efq. 69-Cowper's benefi-
cence to a neceffitous child, 70-Composes a series of Hymns-
Continuation of his Letters.

Cowper is burried to Cambridge by the dangerous illness of his

A brief account of the Rev. John Cowper, who died March 20,

1770-and the tribute paid to his memory by his brother the

The Collection of the Olney Hymns interrupted by the Illness of
Cowper, page 83-His long and fevere depreffion-His tame
Hares one of his first amusements on his revival, 85—Continua-
tion of his Letters.

The publication of his first volume—not immediately successful—

probable reasons of the neglect that it seemed for fome time to

experience-an example of the Poet's amiable ingenuousness in

fpeaking of himself-the various kinds of excellence in his first

Volume-from page 101 to 105.

PART THE SECOND.

The origin of Cowper's acquaintance with Lady Austen-a Poeti-
cal Epistle to that Lady, 107, 111-a Billet to the same Lady,

and three Songs written for her Harpsichord, 112, 117----She

relates to Cowper the Story of John Gilpin, 118----Continu-

The origin of the Task, 123----Extracts from Cowper's Letters to
the Rev. Mr. Bull, relating to the progrefs of that Poem, 124,
125----a fudden end of the Poet's intercourse with Lady Austen
-Continuation of his Letters.

The publication of Cowper's fecond Volume, in 1785, leads to a

renewal of his Correspondence with his Relation Lady Hesketh,

129--Continuation of his Letters.

Cowper receives at Olney his Relation, Lady Hesketh, 179--Ex-
tracts from his Letters to the Rev. Mr. Bull--Poem on Friend-
fhip, from 180 to 192--Extract from the Rev. Mr. Newton's
Memoirs of Cowper, 193--the Removal of Mrs. Unwin and
Cowper from the Town of Olney, to the Village of Weston, 194--
Continuation of his Letters.

To Samuel Rofe, Efq.

To Lady Hesketh .

The retired Cat, an occafional Poem, page 215.

70

71

72

73

74

75

76

The Morning Dream, a Ballad, page 243.

To Samuel Rofe, Esq.

90

38

...

92

March 31, 1788 .

1788... 93.

Two Poems on a favourite Spaniel, page 264, 265.

ΙΟΙ

... 102

105

To the fame.

Jan. 19, 1789 ... 108

109

May 20, 1789 ... IIO

A Poem on the Queen's Vifit to London, the night of March

Verfes to Mrs. Throckmorton on her beautiful Transcript of Hor-

ace's Ode, Ad Librum fuum, page 286.

To Mrs. Throckmorton

To Lady Hesketh

To the fame

To John Johnson, Efq.

To Samuel Rose, Esq.

To Mrs. Bodham

To Lady Hesketh

To John Johnson, Esq.

To the fame

To Mrs. Bodham

To Samuel Rose, Efq.

To Mrs. Bodham

To John Johnson, Efq.

To Samuel Rofe, Efq.

To John Johnfon, Esq.

To the fame

To Samuel Rofe, Efq.

To Lady Hesketh

To John Johnson, Esq.

To Joseph Hill, Efq.

To the fame .

To John Johnson, Esq.
To Samuel Rofe, Efq.
To Mrs. Throckmorton
To John Johnfon, Esq.
To Samuel Rose, Efq.
To John Johnfon, Efq.

129

Mar. 23, 1790

130

April 17, 1790

131

132

133

134

The Judgment of the Poets, an occasional Poem, page 330.

To Samuel Rose, Efq.

June 15, 1791

...

161

The first Publication of Cowper's Homer--The pleasure he derived
from that Work--Extract of a Letter on the Subject to his Kinf
man of Norfolk, page 333, to the end of the Volume.