To Mrs. Cowper. Dangerous illness of his brother.
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he death and character of Cowper's brother. 31 To Joseph Hill, Esq. Religious sentiments of his brother.May 8, 1770 31 To Mrs. Cowper. The same subject. June 7, 1770 32 To Joseph Hill, Esq. Expression of his gratitude for instancesof friendship. Sept. 25, 1770 33 To the same. Congratulations on his marriage. Aug. 27,1771 33 To the same. Declining offers of service. June 27, 1772 33 To the same. Acknowledging obligations. July 2, 1772 33 To the same. Declining an invitation to London. Nov. 5,1772 33 The composition of the Olney Hymns by Mr. Newton andCowper. 34 The interruption of the Olney Hymns by the illness ofCowper 35 His long and severe depression 35 His tame hares, one of his first amusements on his recovery. 35 The origin of his friendship with Mr. Bull. 35 His translations from Madame de la Mothe Guion. 35 To Joseph Hill, Esq. On Mr. Ashley Cooper's recoveryfrom a nervous fever. Nov. 12, 1776 36 To the same. On Gray's Works. April 20, 1777 36 To the same. On Gray's later epistles. West's Letters.May 25, 1777 36 To the same. Selection of books. July 13, 1777 36 To the same. Supposed diminution of Cowper's income.Jan. 1, 1778 37 To the same. Death of Sir Thomas Hesketh, Bart. April11, 1778 37 To the same. Raynal's works. May 7, 1778 37 To the same. Congratulations on preferment. June 18,1778 37 To the Rev. W. Unwin. Disapproving a proposed applicationto Chancellor Thurlow. June 18, 1778 37 To the same. Johnson's Lives of the Poets. May 26,1779 38 To the same. Remarks on the Isle of Thanet. July,1779 38 To the same. Advice on sea-bathing. July 17, 1779 38 To the same. His hot house; tame pigeons; visit toGayhurst. Sept. 21, 1779 39 To Joseph Hill, Esq. With the fable of the Pine-appleand the Bee. Oct. 2, 1779 39 To the Rev. W. Unwin. Johnson's Biography; his treatmentof Milton. Oct. 31, 1779 40 To Joseph Hill, Esq. With a poem on the promotion ofEdward Thurlow. Nov. 14, 1779 40
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