At once, upstood intelligent, survey'd Minority. No tutor charg'd his hand With the thought-tracing quill, or task'd his mind With problems. History, not wanted yet, Lean'd on her elbow, watching Time, whose course, Eventful, should supply her with a theme ;—————— FINI INDEX. Return to Cowper at Eartham, Letter. 1792. 1 To Mrs. Courtenay. Manner of spending his time at Ear- tham; epitaph on Fop, 2 To the Revd. Mr. Hurdis. On the death of his sister; Page. Aug. 25..1 Aug. 26.. 4 Aug. 26. 7 ...Sept. 9..10 ......12 3 To Lady Hesketh. Improvement in his health; his portrait 4 To the same. On the beautiful scenery of Eartham; regrets Cowper's return to Weston, 5 To W. Hayley, Esq. Account of his journey, Sept. 18.13 7 To the same: Oct. 2..1 8 To the same. Full of affectionate regard; on Hayley's verses to Dr. Austen, .....Oct. 13.19 ...........Oct. 19.21 9 To J. Johnson, Esq. Regret for his absence; on a sonnet Oct. 22. 22 11 To W. Hayley, Esq. Difficulty of exertion; sonnet to .Oct. 28. 23 12 To S. Rose, Esq. Compliment on his professional industry; .. Nov. 9..26 Letter Pagel 13 To J. Johnson, Esq. Difficulty in commencing his Milton, lowness of spirits, 14 To W. Hayley, Esq. same subject, 15 To J. Hill, Esq. Politics of the day, .....Dec. 16..31 16 To W. Hayley, Esq. On his confinement in consequence 1793. Dec. 26..34 17 To the same. On the arrival of Mr. Hayley's picture, 18 To the same. On the death of a friend, ... • • • • • Jan. 29. .38 21 To S. Rose, Esq. On the Analytical Review of his Homer, 22 To the Revd. Mr. Hurdis. Professorship of poetry; dis- 23 To W. Hayley, Esq. His dream respecting Milton, Feb. 24••46 Mr. T. Hayley's Letter to Cowper, .... 26 To W. Hayley, Esq. Revisal of his Homer, March 19..56 27 To S. Rose, Esq. Revised translation of Homer, March 27..58 April 11..60 May 7 ··67 31 To S. Rote, Esq. On the notes of his Homer, .... May 5..64 May 21..68 Letter. Page. June 1..71 35 To the Revd. Mr. Hurdis. On the illness of Miss Hurdis, June 6..73 36 To W. Hayley Esq. On the proposal of a joint composition, 37 To the same. On his projected poem of the Four Ages, July 7..77 38 To the Revd. Mr. Greatheed. On Mr. Greatheed's invitation, July 17..80 39 To W. Hayley, Esq. Improvements in his garden, July 24.82 41 To W. Hayley Esq. On his new buildings, and improve- ments, ...August 15..86 42 To Mrs. Courtenay. The treatment of Bob Archer by a ... August 20.89 43 To S. Rose, Esq. Notes to his Homer, ...... August 22..91 August 27.93 45 To Lady Hesketh. On Lady Hesketh's visit to Weston, August 29..96 46 To the Revd. Mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson's present of a ..97 47 To W. Hayley, Esq. On his affected mirth, and real me- .... 49 To the Revd. Mr, Johnson. On Mr. Johnson's visit to 50 To W. Hayley, Esq. On the visits and civilities, which ..106 51 To the same. On Mr. Hayley and his son's visit to Weston, Oct. 18.108 Letter. Pagei 52 To the Revd. J. Jekyll Rye. On Mr. Hurdis's election to 110 111 Lord Spencer's invitation of Cowper to Althorpe 53 To Mrs. Courtenay. Mr. Hayley's visit, ... ...... Nov. 4..112 114 Declining health of Cowper and Mrs. Unwin, 54 To Joseph Hill, Esq. Beauties of Weston,...... Nov. 5.116 .... ..... lution, Origin of Cowper's projected poem on the four ages of man -The incident, that gave rise to the two last of his cheerful 60 To W. Hayley, Esq. Criticism on the address of Hector 61 To the same. 1794. ne. Same subject, . Jan. 5..141 The author induced to visit Weston during the severe ill- |