Letter to the Rev. J. Jekyll Rye. April 16, 1792. To the Printers of the Northampton Mercury; on the same subject, with a Sonnet addressed to Mr. Wil- Remarks on the relative merits of rhyme and blank verse, with reference to a translation of Homer To the Lord Thurlow. On the inconvenience of rhyme Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On the value of To the Lord Thurlow. Vindication of Cowper's choice of Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On his trans- lation of Homer To the Lord Thurlow. On the same subject Passages from Cowper's translation 121 To Mr. Johnson, the bookseller. Feb. 11, 1790. Cowper ib. To the same. Sept. 7, 1790. On the same subject Indignant remonstrance of Cowper's, addressed to John- son on the alteration of a line in one of his poems 26 To Thomas Park, Esq. April 27, 1792. Remarks on Marriage of Mr. Courtenay to Miss Stapleton To John Johnson, Esq. May 20, 1792. On the post- Hayley's visit to Cowper, and his account of it Origin of Darwin's Poem of the "Botanic Garden" 48 To Lady Hesketh. June 11, 1792. On his growing correspondence; improvement in Mrs. Unwin's 49 To William Hayley, Esq. June 19, 1792. State of Mrs. visit to Hayley at Eartham Remarks on a supposed change in the climate, with pas- journey to Eartham; Catharina, on her marriage to To the same. July 4, 1792. Suspension of his literary labours; his solicitude for Mrs. Unwin; his visit to To the same. July 15, 1792. On the proposed journey to Eartham; translations from Milton; portrait of To Thomas Park, Esq. July 20, 1792. On the obstacles to his literary engagements; reference to Cowper's drawings, and to the Olney Hymns To William Hayley, Esq. July 22, 1792. Preparations To the Rev. William Bull. July 25, 1792. On his sit- ting to Abbot for his portrait; his intended journey To William Hayley, Esq. July 29, 1792. To the Rev. John Newton. July 30, 1792. State of To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 12, 1792. Particulars of the To the same. Aug. 18, 1792. Cowper wishes him to To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 25, 1792. Epitaph on Fop; arrangements for the return to Weston; state of him- himself and Hayley in her misfortunes: remark on an expression in her letter; state of Mrs. Unwin To Lady Hesketh. Sept. 9, 1792. Reasons for pre- ferring Weston to Eartham; state of Mrs. Unwin; Account of Andreini's Adamo, which suggested to Milton the design of his Paradise Lost To Mrs. Courtenay. Sept. 10, 1792. Reference to the Oct. 13, 1792. Cowper's impatience for the arrival of Hayley's portrait; his intention of pay- ing a poetical tribute to Romney To Mrs. King. Oct. 14, 1792. Reference to the visit to To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 18, 1792. His em- To John Johnson, Esq. Oct. 22, 1792. Reflections on J.'s sitting for his picture To William Hayley, Esq. Oct. 28, 1792. Cowper com- To John Johnson, Esq. Nov. 5, 1792. Cowper's opinion To Samuel Rose, Esq. Nov. 9, 1792. Hindrances to his To Joseph Hill, Esq. Dec. 16, 1792. Political reflec- PAGE 98 ib. 100 101 103 104 106 107 108 First agitation of the question of Parliamentary Reform. 110 writing while at Mr. Hayley's, and since his return To William Hayley, Esq. Dec. 26, 1792. The year '92 a most melancholy one to him To Thomas Park, Esq. Jan. 3, 1793. Introduction of Mr. Rose to him; Cowper refers to a remedy recom- 111 113 ib. |