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31 Obtains an appointment in the House of Lords..
Severe attack of depression...

25

26

ib.

Removal to St. Alban's; painful feelings there
His brother's visit to him, and its happy results.

33 Discovery of Divine mercy to his mind..

The great benefits that followed it....

Interesting conversation with Dr. Cotton..

Cowper's close application to the Scriptures

Poetic specimen of his first Christian thoughts..

Great progress he makes in religion.....

ib.

His excellent remarks on the benefits of affliction..

Great difference between the Christian and the unbeliever 43

His affectionate regard for Dr. Cotton, and gratitude to God for
placing him under his care

ib.

...

ib.

34 Leaves St. Alban's; sensations on the occasion

44

CHAPTER IV.

Entrance on his residence at Huntingdon...

Depth of his piety.....

How he employed his time.....

Enjoyment he experienced in religion...

Pleasure he felt in corresponding on religious subjects.

His great attention to the operations of Providence

His attachment to Huntingdon......

Commencement of his acquaintance with the Unwins...

Becomes an inmate with the family...

55

The happy state of his mind, and the manner in which he had

36 Sudden death of Mr. Unwin....

37 Commencement of Cowper's intimacy with Mr. Newton..... 64

CHAPTER VI.

His removal with Mrs. Unwin to Olney..

Serene and peaceful state of his mind

Sympathy for the poor, and anxiety to afford them relief..

Poetic tribute to the memory of Mr. Thornton .

38 Lively interest he took in the spiritual welfare of his correspond-

ents, and serious remarks on eternity..

Excellent consolatory remarks..

Receives tidings of his brother's affliction

Age.

Page

Cowper's visit to him at Cambridge, and deep concern for his

salvation ....

His brother's conversion and death

Impressions it made on Cowper's mind..

39 Cowper's description of his character, and tribute to his mem-

ory...

41 Begins with Mr. Newton to write the Olney Hymns....

CHAPTER VII.

42 Second attack of depression......

......

Impossible that religion could be the cause...

Some remarks of Hayley animadverted upon.

Cowper kindly taken under Mr. Newton's care..

47 Undertakes to domesticate some leverets..

Mr. Newton's removal from Olney..

Mr. Bull's introduction to Cowper...

Cowper's playful description of his character

Begins the translation of Madame Guyon's Songs..

48 Commences writing his original works....

49 His opinion respecting the duties of the Sabbath

92

............

Describes the state of his mind..

Remarks on the rapid flight of time..

CHAPTER VIII.

Makes preparations for publishing his first volume.....

Assigns reasons for becoming an author

50 Sends the work to the press........

Great pains he took with his compositions

Mr. Newton's preface to the volume....

Its publication, and how it was received

State of his mind while composing it..

His ardent and sincere piety......

Describes the objects he had in view in composing it ........104

CHAPTER IX.

Commencement of his acquaintance with Lady Austin...... 106

Poetical epistle to that Lady

Lady Austin's removal to Olney.

51 Origin of "John Gilpin"..

Benefits Cowper derived from Lady Austin's company

52 Origin of "The Task".

112

53 Its completion, and the commencement of his “Homer”.

Withdrawal from Lady Austin

113

ib.

Continuance of depression....

114

Age.

Gloomy and desponding state of his mind..

Page

115

His remarks on the peculiarity of his own case....

Declines contributing to the "Theological Magazine".

Danger of trifling with our Maker....

116

117

119

His deep aversion to a formal profession of religion

False professors of religion more dangerous to its interests than

54 Publication of his second volume.

Humiliating views entertained of himself...

124

125

Commencement of his correspondence with Lady Hesketh... 126

Interesting remarks to that lady..

....

127

Her intended visit to the poet, and his feelings on the occasion 129

Her arrival at Olney, and its happy effects on Cowper's mind 132

His removal to Weston..

Becomes intimate with the Throckmorton family

Remarks on the effect of frequent removals..

Description of his religious experience

Renewal of his correspondence with Mr. Newton

Justifies himself for undertaking his translation..

56 Vigor with which he prosecuted it.....

Continued desires after religion...

The gloomy state of his mind unremoved.

CHAPTER XIII.

Reasons for declining to write on the "Slave Trade".

167

Commencement of his correspondence with Mrs. King..... 168

Age.

Interesting extracts from letters to Mrs. King..

Comparison between us and our ancestors..

Reflections on the death of Ashly Cowper, Esq.

Again declines writing on slavery

Close attention to his Homer...

Remarks on the season ....

Mr. and Mrs. Newton's visit to Weston..

His mind not always alike gloomy.

Amusing imaginary sketch of Mrs. King

Mr. Rose's arrival at Weston...

Lady Hesketh's second visit to the poet...

57 Indefatigable attention to his translation....

Excuses for his inattention to his correspondents

Composes several short poems.......

Anecdote of the Northampton parish clerk..

Aversion to cruelty..

Lines on the death of a cock-fighter.....

CHAPTER XIV.

Concern for Mrs. Unwin, who was much injured by a fall.... 185

Increased attention to his translation.......

186

58 Revises, to oblige an entire stranger, a volume of hymns for

children

Advantages of a rural situation for the cultivation of religion ib.

Sympathetic remarks to Mr. Newton on the death of his wife 199

Solicits Mr. Newton for a more regular correspondence...... ib.

Unabated attachment to religion.....

200

CHAPTER XV.

Publication of his Homer....

Remarks respecting it..

Benefit it had been to him....

Prepares materials for his edition of Milton....

Vindication of Milton, and remarks on Paradise Lost..

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