To Joseph Hill, Esq. June 19, 1786. His intended removal
from Olney
To the Rev. John Newton, June 22, 1786. His em-
ployments; interruption given to them by Lady Hes-
keth's arrival; Newton's Sermons.
To the Rev. William Unwin, July 3, 1786. Lady Hes-
keth's arrival and character; state of his old abode and
description of the new one at Weston; books recom-
mended for Mr. Unwin's son
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, July 4, 1786. Particulars re-
lative to the translation of Homer
To the Rev. John Newton, Aug. 5, 1786. His intended
removal from Olney; its unhealthy situation; his un-
happy state of mind; comfort of Lady Hesketh's pre-
To the same, (without date.) His lyric productions;
recollections of boyhood
Extract of a letter to the Rev. Mr. Unwin
Lines addressed to a young lady on her birth-day
Proposed plan of Mr. Unwin for checking sabbath-
breaking and drunkenness
To the Rev. William Unwin, (no date.) Cowper's
opinion of the inutility of Mr. Unwin's efforts
Exhortation to perseverance in a good cause
Hopes of present improvement
To the Rev. William Unwin, (no date.) State of the
To the same, (no date.) Cowper's discovery in the Re-
gister of poems long composed and forgotten by him 213
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Aug. 31, 1786. Defence of
elisions; intended removal to Weston
To the Rev. John Newton, Sept. 30, 1786.
of his and Mrs. Unwin's conduct.
Explanatory Remarks on the preceding letter
Amiable spirit and temper of Newton
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Nov. 17, 1786.
moval from Olney; invitation to Weston
To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 17, 1786. Excuse for
delay in writing; his new residence; affection for his
old abode
To Lady Hesketh, Nov. 26, 1786.
residence; the cliffs; his rambles
Unexpected death of the Rev. Mr. Unwin
To Lady Hesketh, Dec. 21, 1786. Cowper's opinion of
praise; Mr. Throckmorton's chaplain
To the Rev. Walter Bagot, Jan. 3, 1787. Reason why a
translator of Homer should not be calm; praises of his
works; death of Mr. Unwin
Cowper has a severe attack of nervous fever
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