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The Works of William Cowper, Volume 4

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W. Tegg, 1851

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Part the Secondcontinued	1

66	6

Exposition of the cruelty and injustice of the slavetrade	8

Cowpers lines on the blessings of spiritual liberty	14

To the Rev Walter Bagot Oct 25 1791	19

To the Rev John Newton June 24 1791 Exhortation	22

To the Rev Mr Hurdis March 2 1792 He expresses	31

To John Johnson Esq Nov 26 1790 On the study	39

To the same April 30 1790 Message to Bishop Madan	157

To Mrs Throckmorton May 10 1790 Humorous	169

To John Johnson Esq June 7 1790 Advice to	184

To Lady Hesketh June 17 1790 Grievance of going	191

To the Rev John Newton Aug 11 1790 On the state	204

To the Rev John Newton Jan 20 1791 On the death	234

Commencement of Cowpers acquaintance with the	244

To Joseph Hill Esq Nov 14 1791 On compound	249

To the Rev John Newton June 5 1788 His writing	43

The Dog and the Water Lily	51

To Joseph Hill Esq July 6 1788 He gives Mr	65

To Mrs Bodham July 7 1791 Apology for having	66

To Samuel Rose Esq August 18 1788 Circumstances	71

To Mrs King Oct 11 1788 Account of his occupa	84

To Mrs King Jan 29 1789 Thanks for presents	98

To the same April 30 1789 Thanks for presents	107

To Lady Hesketh July 28 1788	124

To John Johnson Esq March 23 1790 Character	126

Character of the French Revolution	127

To the same April 17 1790 Remark on an innocent	142

To Samuel Rose Esq Nov 30 1790	149

To the Rev John Newton July 22 1791	254

Dr Johnsons remark on Miltons Latin poems	257

To the Rev Walter Bagot May 2 1791 Progress	261

Part the Third	269

To Mrs King Aug 4 1791 State of her health	271

To Dr James Cogswell June 15 1791 Acknowledg	278

To the Rev Mr Hurdis Aug 9 1791 His study being	294

To the Rev Mr King Sept 23 1791 On Mrs K	303

To the Rev Mr Hurdis Dec 10 1791 His	306

To Samuel Rose Esq Dec 21 1791 Sudden seizure	319

Verses addressed to The Nightingale which the author	337

Sonnet addressed to William Wilberforce Esq	350

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Common terms and phrases

Adieu affection affectionate amusement Austrian Netherlands Beau marked believe Bodham breakfast Callimachus compliments cousin Cowper dear friend dear madam dearest expect favour feel French Revolution Friend-I George Throckmorton give glad happy hear heard heart Henley-on-Thames Homer honour hope Iliad JOHN JOHNSON JOHN NEWTON JOSEPH HILL June kind King labour Lace-maker LADY HESKETH lately learned least less letter live Lodge London Lord Martyn mean mention mind morning never Newport Pagnel numbers obliged occasion Odyssey Olney perhaps pleasure poem poet possible present Private Correspondence proposition mathematically racter reason received rejoice SAMUEL ROSE seems seen sent silence soon spirit suppose sure tell thanks thee thing thou thought Throckmorton tion translation truly truth Unwin verses Villoison W. C. TO LADY W. C. TO SAMUEL WALTER BAGOT Weston winter wish write written yesterday

Bibliographic information

Title	The Works of William Cowper, Volume 4 The Works of William Cowper, William Cowper
Author	William Cowper
Publisher	W. Tegg, 1851
Original from	the University of California
Digitized	3 May 2010

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