THE

LETTERS

OF THE LATE

WILLIAM COWPER, ESQ.

TO HIS FRIENDS.

A New Edition.

REVISED BY HIS KINSMAN,

J. JOHNSON, LL. D.

RECTOR OF YAXHAM WITH WELBORNE, in norfolk.

VOL. II.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR BALDWIN, CRADOCK, AND JOY,

PATERNOSTER-ROW.

Whittingham and Rowland, Printers, Goswell Street, London.

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

1784.

Letter

146 To the Rev. J. Newton. Title and motto for a work

Our forefathers not nervous; Adam,

of Mr. Newton's......

147 To the same.

as he appeared in a dream.........

148 To the Rev. W. Bull.............

149 To the Rev. J. Newton. Secret charity at Olney;

parliamentary debates...

.Feb.

150 To the Rev. W. Unwin. Difficulty in writing to

strangers..

6

...April 19

151 To the Rev. J. Newton. On the Theological Miscel-

lany; Caraccioli......

152 To the same. Style and spirit of Mr. Newton's
Apology; East India patronage...

153 To the same. Works of Caraccioli

154 To the same.

Visit of a Candidate.....

155 To the same. Danger of trifling with our Maker.

Earthquake in Calabria ...

156 To the Rev. W. Unwin. Beattie and Blair; Origin

of language

..April 5 20

157 To the same. Observations on Blair's Lectures, April 25 24

158 To the Rev. J. Newton.

Beattie and Blair......

159 To the Rev. W. Unwin.

160 To the same. Declines

Gilpin..

Difference of style between

..April 26 25

On face-painting....May 3 29

writing a sequel to John

..May 8

161 To the Rev. J. Newton. Dr. Johnson's favourable

opinion of his poems

162 To the same. Same subject.........