BODLE

REVISED, ARRANGED, AND EDITED BY

THE REV. T. S. GRIMSHAWE, A.M.

RECTOR OF BURTON, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE, AND VICAR OF
BIDDENHAM, BEDFORDSHIRE, AUTHOR OF THE LIFE OF THE REV. LEGH RICHMOND.

WITH

AN ESSAY ON THE GENIUS AND POETRY OF COWPER.

BY THE

REV. J. W. CUNNINGHAM, A.M.

VICAR OF HARROW.

Second Edition.

VOL. III.

LONDON

SAUNDERS AND OTLEY, CONDUIT STREET.

MDCCCXXXVI.

BIBL

LONDON:

IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.

CONTENTS

OF THE THIRD VOLUME.

Part the Second-continued.

Remarks on the completion of the second volume of

Cowper's Poems .

Gibbon's record of his feelings on the conclusion of his

History

Moral drawn from the evanescence of life

To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 5, 1785.

On the re-

nouncement of the Christian character; epitaph on

Dr. Johnson

To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 15, 1785. On delay in

letter-writing; sentiments of Rev. Mr. Newton; Cow-

per's contributions to the Gentleman's Magazine; Lu-

nardi's narrative

Explanation respecting Cowper's poem, entitled "The

Poplar Field"

To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 22, 1785. Breaking up of

the Frost; anticipations of proceedings in Parliament.

To the Rev. William Unwin, Feb. 7, 1785. Progress of

Cowper's second volume of Poems; his pieces in the

Gentleman's Magazine; sentiments of a neighbouring

nobleman and gentleman respecting Cowper

To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 19, 1785. An ingenious

bookbinder; poverty at Olney; severity of the late

winter

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Inquiry con-

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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Feb. 27, 1785.
cerning his health, and account of his own

To the Rev. John Newton, March 19, 1785. Uses and

description of an old card table; want of exercise

during the winter; petition against concessions to

Ireland

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To the Rev. William Unwin, March 20, 1785. Remarks
on a Nobleman's eye; progress of his new volume;
political reflections; celebrity of "John Gilpin”

To the Rev. John Newton, April 9, 1785. On the pre-

diction of a destructive earthquake, by a German

ecclesiastic

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To the Rev. John Newton, April 22, 1785. On the po-
pularity of " John Gilpin"

To the Rev. William Unwin, April 30, 1785. On the

celebrity of “John Gilpin;" progress of Cowper's

new volume; Mr. Newton's sentiments in regard to

him; mention of some old acquaintances; discovery of

a bird's nest in a gate-post

To the Rev. John Newton, May 1785. Sudden death

of Mr. Ashburner; remarks on the state of Cowper's

mind; reference to his first acquaintance with Newton 32

To the Rev. John Newton, June 4, 1785. Character of
the Rev. Mr. Greatheed; completion of Cowper's new
volume; Bacon's monument of Lord Chatham

To Joseph Hill, Esq., June 25, 1785. Cowper's summer-
house; dilatoriness of his bookseller

To the Rev. John Newton, June 25, 1785. Allusion to

the mental depression under which Cowper laboured;

Nathan's last moments; complaint of Johnson's delay;

effects of drought; tax on gloves

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To the Rev. John Newton, July 9, 1785. Mention of
letters in praise of his Poems; conduct of the Lord
Chancellor and G. Colman; reference to the comme-
moration of Handel; cutting down of the spinney
To the Rev. William Unwin, July 27, 1785. Violent
thunder-storm; courage of a dog; on the love of
Christ