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owper's sensations on leaving Weston 441 Lines "To Mary," the last original production composedby him at Weston 441 Journey from Weston to North Tuddenham, in Norfolk 441 Stay at Tuddenham 441 Removal to Mundsley, a village on the coast 442 Letter from Cowper to the Rev. Mr. Buchanan, describinghis present situation, and soliciting news of Weston 442 Cowper becomes settled at Dunham Lodge, near Swaffham 442 He is induced by the appearance of Wakefield's editionof Pope's Homer, to engage in the revisal of his ownversion 443 Death of Mrs. Unwin 443 Her Funeral and Inscription 443 Cowper's malady renders him insensible to her loss 443 Successful effort of Mr. Johnson to engage him to returnto the revisal of Homer, which he had discontinued 444 Hayley's testimony to the affectionate offices rendered toCowper by Mr. Johnson 444 Trial of the effect of frequent change of place 444 Visit from Dowager Lady Spencer 445 Attempts of Mr. Johnson to amuse him 445 Letter from Cowper to Lady Hesketh, referring to hismelancholy situation 445 He finishes the revisal of his Homer 445 "The Cast-away," his last original production 445 His removal to Dereham 446 His translations of Latin and Greek epigrams, and ofsome of Gay's Fables into Latin 446 New version of a passage in his Homer, being the lasteffort of his pen 446 Appearance of dropsy 446 His last illness 446 His death 447 His burial, and inscription by Hayley 447 Remarks on the mental delusion under which he labouredto the last 447 Memoir of the early Life of Cowper, written by himself 449 Remarks on the preceding Memoir 460 Death of Cowper's friend, Sir William Russel 461 Cowper's attachment to his Cousin, Miss Theodora JaneCowper 461 Nervous attacks, and their presumed causes 462 Distinguishing features in his malady 462 His depression did not prevent the free exercise of hismental powers 462 It was not perceptible to others 463 It was not inconsistent with a rich vein of humour 463 His own picture of his mental sufferings 463 His religious views not the occasion of his wretchedness,but a support under it 464 Sketch of the character, and account of the last illness ofthe late Rev. John Cowper, by his brother 465 Narrative of Mr. Van Lier 474 Notices of Cowper's friends 474 The Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin 474 Joseph Hill, Esq. 475 Samuel Rose, Esq. 475 Lady Austen 476 Rev. Walter Bagot 476 Sir George Throckmorton 477 Rev. Dr. Johnson 477 Rev. W. Bull 477 Particulars concerning the person and character of Cowper 477 Cowper's personal character illustrated by extracts fromhis Works 478 Poetical portraits drawn by him 479 His poem on the Yardley Oak 481 Description of the Tree 481 Original poem on the subject, by the late Samuel Whitbread,Esq. 481 Cowper's moderation amidst literary fame 482 Anecdote of Dr. Parr 482 Cowper's sensibility to unjust censure 482 Letter to John Thornton, Esq. on a severe criticism ofhis first volume of poems in the "Analytical Review" 482 His excellence as an epistolary writer 482 Character of his Latin poems 483 The Wish, an English version by Mr. Ostler 483 Sublime piety and morality of Cowper's works 483 Beneficial influence of his writings on the Church ofEngland 485 Concluding remarks 486 Essay on the genius and poetry of Cowper, by the Rev.J. W. Cunningham, A.M. 489
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