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of old acquaintance; invitation to Olney; exercise recommended; fire at Olney
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To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 17, 1783. Humorous description of the punishment of a thief at Olney; dream of an air-balloon
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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Nov. 23, 1783. On his opinion of voyages and travels; Cowper's reading
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148
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To the Rev. William Unwin, Nov. 24, 1783. Complaint of the neglect of Lord Thurlow; character of Josephus's History
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To the Rev. John Newton, Nov. 30, 1783. Speculations on the employment of the antediluvians; the Theological Review
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To the same, Dec. 15, 1783. Speculations on the invention of balloons; the East India Bill
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To the same, Dec. 27, 1783. Ambition of public men; dismissal of ministers; Cowper's sentiments concerning Mr. Bacon; anecdote of Mr. Scott
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151
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To the Rev. William Unwin, no date. Account of Mr. Throckmorton's invitation to see a balloon filled; attentions of the Throckmorton family to Cowper and Mrs. Unwin
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Circumstances which obliged Cowper to relinquish his friendship with Lady Austen
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Hayley's account of this event
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To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 3, 1784. Dearth of subjects for writing upon at Olney; reflections on the monopoly of the East India Company
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To Mrs. Hill, Jan. 5, 1784. Requesting her to send some books
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155
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To Joseph Hill, Esq., Jan. 18, 1784. On his political letters; low state of the public funds
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155
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To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 18, 1784. Cowper's religious despondency; remark on Mr. Newton's predecessor
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To the Rev. William Unwin, Jan. 1784. Proposed alteration in a Latin poem of Mr. Unwin's; remarks on the bequest of a cousin; commendations on Mr. Unwin's conduct; on newspaper praise
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To the Rev. John Newton, Jan. 25, 1784. Cowper's sentiments on East India patronage and East India dominion
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State of our Indian possessions at that time
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Moral revolution effected there
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Latin lines by Dr. Jortin, on the shortness of human life
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Cowper's translation of them
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To the Rev. John Newton, Feb. 1784. On Mr. Newton's "Review of Ecclesiastical History;" proposed title and motto; Cowper declines contributing to a Review
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158
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To the same, Feb. 10, 1784. Cowper's nervous state; comparison of himself with the ancient poets; his hypothesis of a gradual declension in vigour from Adam downwards
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To the same, Feb. 1784. The thaw; kindness of a benefactor to the poor of Olney; Cowper's politics, those of a reverend neighbour; projected translation of Caraccioli on self-acquaintance
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To the Rev. William Bull, Feb. 22, 1784. Unknown benefactor to the poor of Olney; political profession
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160
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To the Rev. William Unwin, Feb. 29, 1784. On Mr. Unwin's acquaintance with Lord Petre; unknown benefactor to the poor of Olney; diffidence of a modest man on extraordinary occasions
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161
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To the Rev. John Newton, March 8, 1784. The Theological Miscellany; abandonment of the intended translation of Caraccioli
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161
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To the same, March 11, 1784. Remarks on Mr. Newton's "Apology;" East India patronage and dominion
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162
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To the same, March 15, 1784. Cowper's habitual despondence; verse his favourite occupation, and why; Johnson's "Lives of the Poets"
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To the same, March 19, 1784. Works of the Marquis Caraccioli; evening occupations
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To the Rev. William Unwin, March 21, 1784. Cowper's sentiments on Johnson's "Lives of the Poets;" characters of the poets
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To the Rev. John Newton, March 29, 1784. Visit of a candidate and his train to Cowper; angry preaching of Mr. S
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To the same, April 14, 1784. Remarks on divine wrath; destruction in Calabria
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Effects of the earthquakes, and total loss of human lives
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To the Rev. William Unwin, April 5, 1784. Character of Beattie and Blair; speculation on the origin of speech
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To the same, April 15, 1784. Further remarks on Blair's "Lectures;" censure of a particular observation in that book
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To the same, April 25, 1784. Lines to the memory of a halybutt
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To the Rev. John Newton, April 26, 1784. Remarks on Beattie and on Blair's "Lectures;" economy of the county candidates, and its consequences
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To the Rev. William Unwin, May 3, 1784. Reflections on face-painting; innocent in Frenchwomen, but immoral in English
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