The Works of William Cowper. William Cowper

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exercise of his mental powers 462 It was not perceptible to others 463 It was not inconsistent with a rich vein of humour 463 His own picture of his mental sufferings 463 His religious views not the occasion of his wretchedness, but a support under it 464 Sketch of the character, and account of the last illness of the late Rev. John Cowper, by his brother 465 Narrative of Mr. Van Lier 474 Notices of Cowper's friends 474 The Rev. W. Cawthorne Unwin 474 Joseph Hill, Esq. 475 Samuel Rose, Esq. 475 Lady Austen 476 Rev. Walter Bagot 476 Sir George Throckmorton 477 Rev. Dr. Johnson 477 Rev. W. Bull 477 Particulars concerning the person and character of Cowper 477 Cowper's personal character illustrated by extracts from his Works 478 Poetical portraits drawn by him 479 His poem on the Yardley Oak 481 Description of the Tree 481 Original poem on the subject, by the late Samuel Whitbread, Esq. 481 Cowper's moderation amidst literary fame 482 Anecdote of Dr. Parr 482 Cowper's sensibility to unjust censure 482 Letter to John Thornton, Esq. on a severe criticism of his first volume of poems in the "Analytical Review" 482 His excellence as an epistolary writer 482 Character of his Latin poems 483 The Wish, an English version by Mr. Ostler 483 Sublime piety and morality of Cowper's works 483 Beneficial influence of his writings on the Church of England 485 Concluding remarks 486 Essay on the genius and poetry of Cowper, by the Rev. J. W. Cunningham, A.M. 489

      THE POEMS.

Preface to the Poems	499
Table Talk	501
The Progress of Error	507
Truth	512
Expostulation	516
Hope	522
Charity	528
Conversation	533
Retirement	540
The Task, in Six Books:—
Book I. The Sofa	547
II. The Time-Piece	553
III. The Garden	559
IV. The Winter Evening	566
V. The Winter Morning Walk	572
VI. The Winter Walk at Noon	579
Epistle to Joseph Hill, Esq.	587
Tirocinium; or, a Review of Schools	587
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