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o Mrs. Newton, Nov. 23, 1782. On his Poems; severityof the winter; contrast between a spendthrift and anOlney cottager; method recommended for settlingdisputes 122 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Dec. 7, 1782. Recollections of thecoffee-house; Cowper's mode of spending his evenings;political contradictions 123 To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 19, 1783. His occupations;beneficence of Mr. Thornton to the poor ofOlney 124 To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 26, 1783. On the anticipationsof peace; conduct of the belligerent powers 124 To the Rev. Wm. Unwin, Feb. 2, 1783. Ironical congratulationson the peace; generosity of England toFrance 125 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 8, 1783. Remarks onthe peace 125 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 13, 1783. Remarks on hispoems 126 To the same. Feb. 20, 1783. With Dr. Franklin'sletter on his poems 126 To the same. No date. On the coalition ministry;Lord Chancellor Thurlow 127 Neglect of Cowper by Lord Thurlow 127 Lord Thurlow's generosity in the case of Dr. Johnson,and Crabbe, the poet 127 To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 24, 1783. On the peace 127 To the Rev. William Bull, March 7, 1783. On the peace;Scotch Highlanders at Newport Pagnel 128 To the Rev. John Newton, March 7, 1783. Comparisonof his and Mr. Newton's letters; march of Highlandersbelonging to a mutinous regiment 128 To the same. April 5, 1783. Illness of Mrs. C.; newmethod of treating consumptive cases 129 To the same. April 20, 1783. His occupations andstudies; writings of Mr. ----; probability of hisconversion in his last moments 129 To the Rev. John Newton, May 5, 1783. Vulgarity ina minister particularly offensive 130 To the Rev. William Unwin, May 12, 1783. Remarkson a sermon preached by Paley at the consecration ofBishop L. 130 Severity of Cowper's strictures on Paley 131 Important question of a church establishment 131 Increase of true piety in the Church of England 131 Language of Beza respecting the established church 132 To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 26, 1783. On the death of hisuncle's wife 132 To the Rev. John Newton, May 31, 1783. On Mrs. C.'sdeath 132 To the Rev. William Bull, June 3, 1783. With stanzason peace 133 To the Rev. William Unwin, June 8, 1783. Beauties ofthe green-house; character of the Rev. Mr. Bull 133 To the Rev. John Newton, June 13, 1783. On his Reviewof Ecclesiastical History; the day of judgment;observations of natural phenomena 133 Extraordinary natural phenomena in the summer of 1783 134 Earthquakes in Calabria and Sicily 134 To the Rev. John Newton, June 17, 1783. Ministersmust not expect to scold men out of their sins 135 Tenderness an important qualification in a minister 135 To the Rev. John Newton, June 19, 1783. On theDutch translation of his "Cardiphonia" 135 To the same, July 27, 1783. A country life barren ofincident; Cowper's attachment to his solitude; praiseof Mr. Newton's style as an historian 136 Remarks on the influence of local associations 136 Dr. Johnson's allusion to that subject 137 To the Rev. William Unwin, August 4, 1783. Proposedinquiry concerning the sale of his Poems; remarks onEnglish ballads; anecdote of Cowper's goldfinches 137 To the same, Sept. 7, 1783. Fault of Madame Guion'swritings, too great familiarity in addressing the Deity 138 To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 8, 1783. On Mr. Newton'sand his own recovery from illness; anecdote ofa clerk in a public office; ill health of Mr. Scott;message to Mr. Bacon 138 To the same, Sept. 15, 1783. Cowper's mental sufferings 139 To the same, Sept. 23, 1783. On Mr. Newton's recoveryfrom a fever; dining with an absent man; his niche formeditation 139 To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 29, 1783. Effect ofthe weather on health; comparative happiness of thenatural philosopher; reflections on air balloons 140 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 6, 1783. Religious animositiesdeplored; more dangerous to the interestsof religion than the attacks of its adversaries; Cowper'sfondness for narratives of voyages 141 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 10, 1783. Cowper declinesthe discussion of political subjects; epitaph on sailorsof the Royal George 142 To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 13, 1783. Neglect ofAmerican loyalists; extraordinary donation sent toLisbon at the time of the great earthquake; prospectsof the Americans 142 To the same, Oct. 20, 1783. Remarks on Bacon's monumentof Lord Chatham 143 To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 20, 1783. Anticipations ofwinter 144 Cowper's winter evenings 144 The subject of his poem, "The Sofa," suggested 144 Circumstances illustrative of the origin and progress of"The Task" 144 Extracts from letters to Mr. Bull on that subject 144
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