CONTENTS

OF THE.

SECOND VOLUME.

The Life, Part the Third Cowper is solicited to engage in a splendid
Edition of Milton-Acquiesces in the Proposal-Origin of his Inti-
macy with his present Biographer, to page 6His Friendship for the late
Professor of Poetry, the Revd. James Hurdis--Continuation of his Letters

The Author's Visit to Weston, page 42-Sonnet to Mrs. Unwin by Cowper

43 Her severe Illness and gradual Recovery, 44, 45, 46.

Verses to the late Dr. Austin, of Cecil Street, page 49.

Verses to Dr. Darwin, Author of the Botanic Garden, page 56.

To William Hayley, Esqr.

June

To the same, inclosing Catharina 2d Part, a Poem June

To Wm. Hayley, Esq. inclosing a Sonnet to Romney O&t.

The Author's second Visit to Weston-Other Guests of Cowper his Kins-

man Mr. Johnson and Mr. Rose; the latter commissioned by Lord Spencer

to invite Cowper, and all his Guests to Althorpe-The State of Mrs.

Unwin's Health induces him to decline the Invitation, page 158, 159.

Origin of Cowper's projected Poem on the four Ages of Man-his Billet to the

Revd. Mr. Buchanan, page 170, 171-Commencement of the Poem, page

178—The Health of Cowper declines―The incident that gave rise to

the two last of his cheerful Letters.

The Author induced to visit Weston in the severe Illness of Cowper, by a

friendly Exhortation from Mr. Greatheed, page 184-The Sufferings of

the Invalide the ineffectual Sympathy of his Friends-the Grant of a

Pension from his Majesty to Cowper, 190-After remaining at Weston

under the tender Care of Lady Hesketh till July 1795, Cowper and Mrs, Un-

win remove from Weston to Norfolk under the Conduct of his Kinsman, Mr.

Johnson-Stanzas to Mary, the last Poem composed by Cowper at Weston,

194Cowper resides at North Tuddenham-removes to Mundsley a

Village on the Norfolk Coast-removes to Dereham and thence to Dun-

ham Lodge, 201-Induced to revise his Homer, 1795-In September

visits Mundsley again—In October returns to Dereham, and settles there

for the Winter, 203—Gradual Decline and Death of Mrs Unwin, 203

-Cowper's Solicitude on the last Morning of hér Life; her Funeral in

Dereham, and Tablet to her Memory, 204-The obstinate Malady of

Cowperfruitless Endeavours to cheer his dejected Spirit-infinite

Merit of Mr. Johnson in his Care to mitigate the Calamity of his revered

Relation, 208—Cowper receives a Visit from the Dowager Lady Spencer,

210-Mr. Johnson reads to him his printed and his Manuscript Poems-

Cowper writes to Lady Hesketh, 211-Receives a Visit from Sir John

Throckmorton, 212-Finishes the Revisal of his Homer, March 1799--

Resumes and quits his Poem on the four Ages-Composes a Latin Poem,

213 His last original English Poem, The Cast-Away, 214-Removes

to a larger House in Dereham-Translates various Latin and Greek

Verses, and some Fables of Gay into Latin Verse-Sends an improved

Version of a Passage in his Homer to his Friend of Eartham-His Health

becomes more impaired-Receives a Visit from Mr. Rose in March

Declines