To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 6, 1785. Feelings on
the subject of authorship; reasons for introducing John
Gilpin in his new volume

To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 17, 1785. Reasons
for not writing to Mr. Bacon; Dr. Johnson's Diary;
illness of Mr. Perry

Character of Dr. Johnson's Diary

Extracts from it

Arguments for the necessity of conversion

Johnson's neglect of the Sabbath

PAGE

Testimony of Sir William Jones respecting the Holy

Scriptures

63

To the Rev. William Unwin, Aug. 27, 1785. Thanks for
presents; his second volume of poems; remarks on
Dr. Johnson's Journal; claims of who and that

To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 24, 1785. Recollections

of Southampton; recovery of Mr. Perry; proposed

Sunday school

Origin of Sunday schools

Their utility

66

70

ib.

Sentiments of the late Rev. Andrew Fuller on the Bible
Society and on Sunday Schools

To Joseph Hill, Esq., Oct. 11, 1785. Cowper excuses
himself for not visiting Wargrave; on his printed epis-
tle to Mr. Hill
Renewal of Cowper's intimacy with his cousin, Lady
Hesketh

To Lady Hesketh, Oct. 12, 1785. Recollections revived

by her letter; account of his own situation; allusion to

his uncle's health; necessity of mental employment for

himself

To the Rev. John Newton, Oct. 16, 1785. On the death

of Miss Cunningham; expected removal of the Rev.

Mr. Scott from Olney; Mr. Jones, steward of Lord

Peterborough, burned in effigy

To the Rev. William Unwin, Oct. 22, 1785. Progress of

his translation of Homer; course of reading recom-

mended for Mr. Unwin's son

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Thou

wert too good to live on Earth with me, And I not good enough to die with thee."

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