The Works of William Cowper. William Cowper

To the Rev. John Newton, March 18, 1792. He assures Mr. N. that, though reduced to the company of Mrs. Unwin alone, they are both comfortable 372 To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, March 23, 1792. Remarks on Mr. H.'s Tragedy of Sir Thomas More 373 To Lady Hesketh, March 25, 1752. Cause of the delay of a preceding letter to her; detention of Mr. Hayley's letter to Cowper, at Johnson the bookseller's 373 To Thomas Park, Esq., March 30, 1792. Remarks on a poem of Mr. P.'s 374 To Samuel Rose, Esq., March 30, 1792. Spends his mornings in letter writing 374 To the same, April 5, 1792. Vexatious delay of printers; supposed secret enemy 374 To William Hayley, Esq., April 6, 1792. Expected visit of Mr. H.; Cowper introduces Mrs. Unwin, and advises him to bring books with him, if he should want any 375 To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis, April 8, 1792. Apology for delay in writing; reference to Mr. H.'s sisters; and to an unanswered letter 375 To Joseph Hill, Esq., April 15, 1792. Thanks for a remittance; satirical stanzas on a blunder in his Homer; progress in Milton 376 To Lady Throckmorton, April 16, 1792. Lady thieves; report of his being a friend to the slave trade; means taken by him to refute it 376 Sonnet addressed to William Wilberforce, Esq., and published by Cowper in contradiction of the report above-mentioned 377 Remarks on a report respecting Cowper's sentiments relative to the Slave Trade 377 Reflections on Popularity 377 Letter to the Rev. J. Jekyll Rye. April 16, 1792. Cowper asserts the falsehood of a report that he was friendly to the Slave Trade 377 To the Printers of the Northampton Mercury; on the same subject, with a Sonnet addressed to Mr. Wilberforce 378 Remarks on the relative merits of rhyme and blank verse, with reference to a translation of Homer 378 Cowper's sentiments on the subject, and on translation in general 379 To the Lord Thurlow. On the inconvenience of rhyme in translation 379 Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On the value of rhyme in certain kinds of poems; on metrical translations; close translation of a passage in Homer 380 To the Lord Thurlow. Vindication of Cowper's choice of blank verse for his translation of Homer; his version of the passage given by Lord T. 381 Lord Thurlow to William Cowper, Esq. On his translation of Homer 382 To the Lord Thurlow. On the same subject 382 Passages from Cowper's translation 382 Facts respecting it 383 To Mr. Johnson, the bookseller. Feb. 11, 1790. Cowper acknowledges his obligations to Mr. Fuseli, for his remarks on his translation of Homer 383 To the same. Sept. 7, 1790. On the same subject 383 Indignant remonstrance of Cowper's, addressed to Johnson on the alteration of a line in one of his poems 384 To Thomas Park, Esq. April 27, 1792. Remarks on some Poems of Mr. P.'s, and on his own literary engagements 384 Marriage of Mr. Courtenay to Miss Stapleton 385 To Lady Hesketh. May 20, 1792. On the marriage of Mr. Courtenay; Dr. Madan's promotion to a Bishopric; complimentary Sonnet produced by Cowper, addressed to Mr. Wilberforce; Lines to Warren Hastings, Esq. 385 To John Johnson, Esq. May 20, 1792. On the postponement of his Ordination, &c. 386 Hayley's visit to Cowper, and his account of it 386 Sonnet addressed by Cowper to Mrs. Unwin 386 Mrs. Unwin's paralytic attack 386 Kind attentions of Hayley 387 To Lady Hesketh. May 24, 1792. Seizure and state of Mrs. Unwin 387 To the same. May 26, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin 387 Lines addressed to Dr. Austen 388 To Mrs. Bodham. June 4, 1792. On the postponement of Mr. Johnson's Ordination 388 To William Hayley, Esq. June 4, 1792. State of Mrs. Unwin