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Letter.
49 To the Revd. J. Newton. Pedantry of commentators; Dr.
Bentley, &c.
Page.
•••••• May 10....180
50 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Danger of endeavouring to excel;
versification of a thought. ...
June 8.182
51 To the Revd. J. Newton. On the riots in 1780; danger of
associations...
...June 12..186
52 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Latin verses on ditto..June 18..188
53 To the same. Robertson's History; Biographia Britannica.
June 22. 192
54 To the Revd. J. Newton. Ingenuity of slander; lace-ma-
kers' petition.
June 23.194
....
55 To the Revd W. Unwin. To touch and retouch the secret of
good writing; an epitaph. ................ •••••• July 2∙∙198
..
36 To J. Hill, Esq. Recommendation of the lace-makers' peti-
tion.
•••••July 8. 200
57 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Translation of the Latin verses
on the riots in 1780 ...
July 11..202
58 To Mrs. Cowper. On the insensible progress of age. July 20••205
59 To the Revd. W. Unwin.
60 To the Revd. J. Newton.
61 To the Revd. W. Unwin.
Human nature not changed; a
modern, only an antient in a different dress. August 6..211
62 To the Revd. J. Newton. Escape of one his hares. Aug. 21..214
63 To Mrs. Cowper. Lady Cowper's death; age a friend to
the mind.
August 31..217
64 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Biographia; verses, parson and
clerk.
Sept. 3..220
69 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Verses on a goldfinch starved to
death in his cage, ....
Nov. 9..235
70 To J. Hill Esq. With the memorable law-case between nose
and eyes.
Dec. 25..236
71 To the Revd. W. Unwin. With the same..... Dec. ..240
1781.
72 To J. Hill, Esq. On metrical law-cases; old
73 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Consolations on the asperity of a
critic.
74 To the same.
Publication of his first volume...May 1..248
75 To J. Hill, Esq. On the composition and publication of his
first volume.
May 9..250
76 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Reasons for not shewsng his pre-
face to Mr. Unwin. ....
77 To the same. Delay of his publication;
and his
poems.
May 10..252
78 To the same. Correction of his proofs; on his horseman-
ship.
Vincent Bourne,
May 23..255
May ..260
..June 5..262
June 24. 265
79 To the same. Mrs. Unwin's criticisms; a distinguishing
providence.
80 To the same.
bashfulness.
81 To the same.
On the design of his poems; Mr. Unwin's
Thanks for some rugs; on the fashion of
July 6..270
.....
wearing wigs.
82 To the Revd. J. Newton. In rhyme, on his poetry,July 12..272
83 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Brighton amusements; his pro-
.Oct. 6..274
jected authorship.
84 To Mrs Cowper. His first volume; death of a friend. 19..277
85 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Brighton dissipation; education
of young Unwin.
...Nov. 5..281
86 To the same. Origin and causes of soical feeling. Nov 26••284
1782.
87 To the same. Johnson's character of Prior and Pope.
Jan. 5..288
88 To the same. Danger of criticism to the taste; young
Unwin's education..
..Jan. 17..292
Fage.
89 To the Revd. J. Newton. His intended publication. Feb. 2..297
90 To the same. Pleasures of authorship. ........Feb. 16.301
91 To the Revd. W. Unwin. Mr. Newton's preface; the dig-
nity of authorship.....
.....Feb. 24. 303
92 To Lord Thurlow. With his first vol. of poems. Feb. 25..305
93 To the Revd. J. Newton. Thoughts on reproving kings.
Feb. ..307
94 To the same. Past and present politics. ......March 6..310
95 To the Revd. W. Unwin. On the news-papers. March 7..813
96 To the Revd. J. Newton. Mr. Newton's preface, and John-
son's criticisms.
......March 14..315
The immediate success of his first volume not equal to its me-
rit.....
• • • • ·317
Probable reasons of the neglect it at first experienced......318
Example of Cowper's ingenuousness in speaking of himself.⚫319
The various kinds of excellence in his first volume........ 320
CHICHESTER: Printed by J. Seagrave.