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To the same. April 20, 1783. His occupations and studies; writings of Mr. ——; probability of his conversion in his last moments
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129
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To the Rev. John Newton, May 5, 1783. Vulgarity in a minister particularly offensive
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130
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To the Rev. William Unwin, May 12, 1783. Remarks on a sermon preached by Paley at the consecration of Bishop L.
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130
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Severity of Cowper's strictures on Paley
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131
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Important question of a church establishment
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131
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Increase of true piety in the Church of England
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131
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Language of Beza respecting the established church
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132
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To Joseph Hill, Esq., May 26, 1783. On the death of his uncle's wife
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132
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To the Rev. John Newton, May 31, 1783. On Mrs. C.'s death
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132
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To the Rev. William Bull, June 3, 1783. With stanzas on peace
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133
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To the Rev. William Unwin, June 8, 1783. Beauties of the green-house; character of the Rev. Mr. Bull
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133
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To the Rev. John Newton, June 13, 1783. On his Review of Ecclesiastical History; the day of judgment; observations of natural phenomena
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133
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Extraordinary natural phenomena in the summer of 1783
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134
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Earthquakes in Calabria and Sicily
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134
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To the Rev. John Newton, June 17, 1783. Ministers must not expect to scold men out of their sins
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135
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Tenderness an important qualification in a minister
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135
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To the Rev. John Newton, June 19, 1783. On the Dutch translation of his "Cardiphonia"
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135
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To the same, July 27, 1783. A country life barren of incident; Cowper's attachment to his solitude; praise of Mr. Newton's style as an historian
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136
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Remarks on the influence of local associations
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136
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Dr. Johnson's allusion to that subject
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137
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To the Rev. William Unwin, August 4, 1783. Proposed inquiry concerning the sale of his Poems; remarks on English ballads; anecdote of Cowper's goldfinches
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137
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To the same, Sept. 7, 1783. Fault of Madame Guion's writings, too great familiarity in addressing the Deity 138
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To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 8, 1783. On Mr. Newton's and his own recovery from illness; anecdote of a clerk in a public office; ill health of Mr. Scott; message to Mr. Bacon
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138
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To the same, Sept. 15, 1783. Cowper's mental sufferings
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139
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To the same, Sept. 23, 1783. On Mr. Newton's recovery from a fever; dining with an absent man; his niche for meditation
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139
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To the Rev. William Unwin, Sept. 29, 1783. Effect of the weather on health; comparative happiness of the natural philosopher; reflections on air balloons
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140
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To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 6, 1783. Religious animosities deplored; more dangerous to the interests of religion than the attacks of its adversaries; Cowper's fondness for narratives of voyages
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141
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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 10, 1783. Cowper declines the discussion of political subjects; epitaph on sailors of the Royal George
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142
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To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 13, 1783. Neglect of American loyalists; extraordinary donation sent to Lisbon at the time of the great earthquake; prospects of the Americans
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142
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To the same, Oct. 20, 1783. Remarks on Bacon's monument of Lord Chatham
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143
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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 20, 1783. Anticipations of winter
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144
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Cowper's winter evenings
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144
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The subject of his poem, "The Sofa," suggested
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144
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Circumstances illustrative of the origin and progress of "The Task"
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144
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Extracts from letters to Mr. Bull on that subject
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144
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Particulars of the time in which "The Task" was composed
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145
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To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 3, 1783. Fire at Olney described
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145
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To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 10, 1783. On the neglect
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