Life and works of William Cowper, Volum 3

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To the Rev John Newton June 25 1785 Allusion
38
To the Rev William Unwin July 27 1785 Violent
46
Gilpin in his new volume
49
Character of Dr Johnsons Diary
57
Extracts from it
58
Arguments for the necessity of conversion
60
To the Rev John Newton Sept 24 1785 Recollections
68
To Lady Hesketh Oct 12 1785 Recollections revived
74
To the Rev William Unwin Oct 22 1785 Progress
82
To the Rev John Newton Nov 5 1785 On his tar
84
To Joseph Hill Esq Nov 7 1785 On the interruptions
90
To the same without date His feelings towards her
95
To the Rev Walter Bagot Nov 9 1785 On Bishop
96
To the Rev William Unwin Dec 24 1785 On
104
To the Rev William Unwin Jan 14 1786 On
112
To the Rev Walter Bagot Jan 15 1786 Explanation
115
To the same Feb 9 1786 Anticipations of a visit from
122
To the Rev John Newton Feb 18 1786 On their
128
To Lady Hesketh March 6 1786 On elisions in
134
To Joseph Hill Esq April 5 1786 Reasons for declin
141
Extract of a letter to the Rev Mr Unwin
203
To the Rev William Unwin no date State of
209
To the Rev William Unwin no date Character
211
To the Rev John Newton Sept 30 1786 Defence
217
To the Rev John Newton Nov 17 1786 Excuse
224
To Lady Hesketh Dec 4 1786 On the death of Mr Unwin
230
To Lady Hesketh Dec 21 1786 Cowpers opinion
237
To Lady Hesketh Jan 18 1787 Suspension of
248
To Lady Hesketh August 30 1787 Improvement
255
To the Rev John Newton Oct 2 1787 Cowper
261
To Lady Hesketh Nov 10 1787 On the delay of
268
To Lady Hesketh Dec 4 1787 Character of
272
To Lady Hesketh Dec 10 1787 Progress of
278
To Lady Hesketh Jan 19 1788 His engagement with
285
To the Rev John Newton Jan 21 1788 Reasons
288
Causes of Cowpers correspondence with Mrs King
294
Commencement of the efforts for the abolition of
299
To Lady Hesketh Feb 22 1788 Remarks on Burkes
305
To Lady Hesketh March 3 1788 Catastrophe of a fox
312
The Morning Dream a ballad
327

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TítolLife and works of William Cowper, Volum 3
Life and works of William Cowper, Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe
Volum 3 de The Life and Works of William Cowper: Now First Completed by the Introduction of His "private Correspondence", Thomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe
AutorWilliam Cowper
EditorsThomas Shuttleworth Grimshawe, William Hayley
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EditorSaunders and Otley, 1836
Original deUniversitat d’Oxford
Digitalitzat el29 Juny 2006
  
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