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mended by Mr. P. for inflammation of the eyes; his
share in the Olney Hymns

To William Hayley, Esq. Jan. 20, 1792. Cowper's soli-

citude respecting his welfare; arrival of Hayley's

picture

To the same. Jan. 29, 1793. On the death of Dr.

To John Johnson, Esq. Jan. 31, 1793. Thanks for phea-
sants, and promises of welcome to a bustard
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Feb. 5, 1793. Revisal of Homer. 120
To Lady Hesketh. Feb. 10, 1793. Necessity for his taking
laudanum ; he rallies her on her political opinions
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Feb. 17, 1793. Remarks on a
criticism on his Homer in the Analytical Review
To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. Feb. 22, 1793. He congra-
tulates Mr. H. on the prospect of his being elected
Poetry Professor at Oxford; observations in natural
history

To William Hayley, Esq. Feb. 24, 1793. Complains of
inflamed eyes as a hindrance to writing; revisal of
Homer; dream about Milton

Milton's Vision of the Bishop of Winchester
To the Rev. Walter Bagot. March 4, 1793. His ail-
ments and employments; reference to the French
Revolution

Letter from Thomas Hayley (son of William Hayley,
Esq.) to William Cowper, Esq. containing criticisms
on his Homer

To Mr. Thomas Hayley. March 14, 1793. In answer to
the preceding

To William Hayley, Esq. March 19, 1793. Com-

plains of being harassed by a multiplicity of busi-

ness; his progress in Homer; reference to Mazarin's

Last moments of Cardinal Mazarin

133

To Samuel Rose, Esq. March 27, 1793. On the con-

clusion of an engagement with Johnson for a new

edition of his Homer

134

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To Joseph Hill, Esq. March 29, 1793. Reference to

his pecuniary circumstances; preparations for a new

edition of his Homer; remarks on an intended canal 135

To John Johnson, Esq. April 11, 1793. On sending
his pedigree to the Herald's College; liberality of
Johnson the bookseller; on Mr. J.'s determination
to enter the church

Illustrious ancestry of Cowper

To William Hayley, Esq. April 23, 1793. His engage-
ment in writing notes to Homer
To the Rev. John Newton. April 25, 1793. He urges
business as an excuse for the unfrequency of his let-
ters; his own and Mrs. Unwin's state; his exchange
of books with Dr. Cogshall of New York; reference
to the epitaph on the Rev. Mr. Unwin
To the Rev. Walter Bagot. May 4, 1793. On the death
of Bishop Bagot

To Samuel Rose, Esq. May 5, 1793. Apology for si-
lence; his engagement in writing notes to his Homer;
intended revisal of the Odyssey

To Lady Hesketh. May 7, 1793. His correspondence
prevented by Homer; Whigs and Tories

To Thomas Park, Esq. May 17, 1793. Chapman's trans-

lation of Homer; Cowper's horror of London and

dislike of leaving home; epitaph on the Rev. Mr.

Unwin; his poems on Negro Slavery

"Man

To William Hayley, Esq. May 21, 1793. Employment
of his time; insensible advance of old age;
as he is" attributed erroneously to the pen of Hayley;
notes on Homer

To Lady Hesketh. June 1, 1793. Desiring her to fix
a day for coming to Weston; lines on Mr. Johnson's
arrival at Cambridge

To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. June 6, 1793. Uses of afflic-

tion; suspension of his literary labours; proposed

To the Rev. John Newton. June 12, 1793. State of

Mrs. Unwin's and his own health; reference to a new

work of Mr. N.'s

To William Hayley, Esq. June 29, 1793. Sonnet ad-

dressed to Mr. H.; Cowper declines engaging in a

work proposed by Mr. H.; "The Four Ages."

To the same. July 7, 1793. He promises to join Mr. H.

in the production of "The Four Ages ;" reference

to his oddities; embellishments of his premises 156

Antique bust of Homer presented to Cowper by Mr.

Johnson

Cowper's poetical Tribute for the gift

To Thomas Park, Esq. July 15, 1793. Chapman's trans-

lation of the Iliad; Hobbes's translation; Lady Hes-

keth; his literary engagements

. 159

ib.

160

To Mrs. Charlotte Smith. July 25, 1793. On her poem

of "The Emigrants," which was dedicated to Cowper 162

To the Rev. Mr. Greatheed. July 27, 1793. He thanks

Mr. G. for the offer of part of his house; reasons for

declining it; promised visits

To William Hayley, Esq. July 27, 1793. Anticipations

of a visit from Mr. H.; head of Homer and proposed

motto for it; question concerning the cause of Ho-

mer's blindness; garden shed

To the Rev. John Johnson. Aug. 2, 1793. On his ordi-

nation; Flaxman's designs to the Odyssey

To Lady Hesketh. Aug. 11, 1793. Miss Fanshaw; pre-

sent from Lady Spencer of Flaxman's designs

Explanation respecting Miss Fanshaw; verses by her;

Cowper's reply; his lines addressed to Count Gra-

vina

To William Hayley, Esq. Aug. 15, 1793. Epigram on

building; inscription for an hermitage; Flaxman's

designs; plan of an Odyssey illustrated by them;

inscription for the bust of Homer

To Mrs. Courtenay. Aug. 20, 1793. Story of Bob

Archer and the fiddler; Flaxman's designs to Homer 173

To Samuel Rose, Esq. Aug. 22, 1793. Allusion to

scenery on the south coast of England; his literary
occupations
To William Hayley, Esq. Aug. 27, 1793. Question re-
specting Homer's blindness; Flaxman's illustrations
of Homer; recollections of Lord Mansfield; erection
of Homer's bust

To Lady Hesketh. Aug. 29, 1793. On her intended
visit to Weston; Miss Fanshaw
To the Rev. Mr. Johnson. Sept. 4, 1793. His agreeable
surprise on the appearance of a sun-dial, a present
from Mr. J.; revisal of his Homer

.

To William Hayley, Esq. Sept. 8, 1793. Flaxman's de-
signs to Homer; anticipations of Mr. H.'s visit
To Mrs. Courtenay. Sept. 15, 1793. His improvements
at Weston; the sun-dial; Pitcairne
To the Rev. Mr. Johnson. Sept. 29, 1793. Visits de-
vourers of time; expected visiters at Weston

To William Hayley, Esq. Oct. 5, 1793. Demands upon

his time; expected visiters; reference to H.'s Life of

To the Rev. John Newton. Oct. 22, 1793. Apology
for not writing; reference to a late journey of Mr.
N.'s.; thanks for his last publication

To the Rev. J. Jekyll Rye. Nov. 3, 1793. Thanks for
his support of Mr. Hurdis; reference to the appli-
cation of the clerk of Northampton

Hayley's second visit to Weston

Invitation to Cowper and his guests from Lord Spencer
to Althorpe, to meet Gibbon the historian, declined
by him

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To Mrs. Courtenay. Nov. 4, 1793. He complains of

being distracted with business; Hayley's visit; epi-

demic fever; Mrs. Unwin

State of Cowper and Mrs. Unwin as described by Hayley 193

To Joseph Hill, Esq. Nov, 5, 1793. Lady Hesketh's

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visit to Wargrave; his house at Weston, and pro-

spects from it

To the Rev. Walter Bagot. Nov. 10, 1793. Thanks him

for his support of Mr. Hurdis; reference to the

French Revolution

To the Rev. Mr. Hurdis. Nov. 24, 1793. Congratula-
tions on his election to the professorship of poetry at
Oxford; Hayley's visit; his Life of Milton; revisal
of his Homer; invitation to Weston
To Samuel Rose, Esq. Nov. 29, 1793. Expected visit
from him and Mr. (the late Sir Thomas) Lawrence;
subject from Homer proposed by the latter for his
pencil; a companion to it suggested by Cowper; in-
tention of Lawrence to take Cowper's portrait for
engraving.

To the same. Dec. 8, 1793. Thanks him for books;

history of Jonathan Wild; character of "Man as

he is"

To William Hayley, Esq.

Dec. 8, 1793. Inquiries

concerning his Life of Milton; his own literary oc-
cupations

Suspension of Cowper's literary labours, and decline of
his mental powers

Results of Cowper's literary labours on the works of

Milton

Specimens of his translation of the Latin poem addressed

by Milton to his father

Hayley's remarks on that poem

Passages from Cowper's notes on Milton

Fuseli's Milton Gallery

Origin of Hayley's acquaintance with Cowper

Hayley's first letter, with a sonnet addressed to Cowper. ib.
To Joseph Hill, Esq. Dec. 10, 1792. On a sprain re-
ceived by Mr. H.; revisal of Homer; inquiry con-
cerning Lord Howe's fleet

The idea of the projected poem of "The Four Ages,"

suggested by Mr. Buchanan

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