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43. Olney in the Time of Cowper.
44. The Vicarage and Orchard Side
45. Early Days at Olney
46. The Great House, and the Lines on "A Thunder Storm "
47. The Influence of John Newton on Cowper
53. The Fatal Dream
54. Newton's Cross
51. The Olney Hymns, 1771 and 1772.
1772.
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42. Cowper Engaged to be Married, Autumn, 1772
CHAPTER IX.
THE THIRD DERANGEMENT.
Jan., 1773-May, 1774.
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48. The Removal of Unwin to Stock, and other Incidents of 1769 183
49. The Death of his Brother John, March, 1770
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50. At the "Bull," 1771
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CHAPTER X.
TRIFLING; OR, FROM HIS RECOVERY TO THE
DEPARTURE OF NEWTON.
May, 1774-Jan., 1780.
55. His Tame Hares, and the " Heu! quam remotus
56. Cowper's Fondness for Fish
57. Cowper thinks of turning Tutor, and endeavours to get Pupils,
July, 1776
58. Cowper makes his Will, May, 1777
59. Lord Dartmouth at Olney, June, 1777
60. The Fire at Olney, October, 1777
61. The Death of Sir Thomas Hesketh, April, 1778
62. Thurlow made Lord Chancellor
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63. Cherry Fair, June, 1778.
64. Cowper's Opinions concerning Men and Books
65. Cowper and Scott
66. The Publication of the Olney Hymns, February, 1779
67. At Gayhurst, September, 1779
68. Newton removes to London, January, 1780
69. Mr. Bull
70. The Poet draws Mountains and Dabchicks
71. Cowper's "Whisking Wit"
72. A Head once endued with a Legal Periwig
73. Mrs. Powley at Olney, May, 1780
74. Cowper as a Letter-writer
75. The Lacemakers, June, 1780
76. The "Anti-Thelyphthora," December, 1780
CHAPTER XI.
"CHARISSIME TAURORUM"; OR, FROM THE
DEPARTURe of newTON TO THE COM-
MENCEMENT OF HIS FIRST VOLUME.
Jan., 1780-Dec., 1780.
CHAPTER XII.
SISTER ANNE; OR, the writing OF HIS
FIRST VOLUME.
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Dec., 1780-Feb., 1782.
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The Progress of Error," "Truth," "Table Talk," January
and February, 1781
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78. "Expostulation," February, 1781
79. The Greenhouse
80. Newton's Visit to Olney, June, 1781
81. Lady Austen, July, 1781
82. "Hope," "Charity," "Conversation," and "Retirement," June
to September, 1781
83. The Fracas, January, 1782
84. Wilson, the Barber..
85. The Publication of the First Volume, February, 1782
86. What the Critics said
87. The Case of Simon Browne
88. Lady Austen again, June, 1782
89. The Woman in a Nun's Hood, August, 1782 .
90. "John Gilpin," October, 1782
91. Mr. Smith's Almoner, November, 1782
92. Cowper and America, January, 1783
CHAPTER XIV.
THE WRITING OF THE (6
July, 1783-June, 1785.
CHAPTER XIII.
THE RECONCILIATION; OR, From the PUBLI-
CATION OF HIS FIRST VOLUME TO THE
COMMENCEMENT OF THE "TASK."
Feb., 1782-July, 1783.
TASK."
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93. "The Sofa," July, 1783
94. Reading Aloud
95. He had not Prayed for Ten Years.-A Side Reference to the
Dream, October 27, 1783
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96. Another Fire at Olney, and what Followed, November 1, 1783 332
97. Thurlow, Colman, and Bacon
98. At Book the Fifth, February, 1784
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99. The Election of March, 1784.
100. Cowper's "tender yet resolute letter" to Lady Austen, the
Spring of 1784
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101. The Brothers Throckmorton, May, 1784
102. The Walks at Weston
103. Finding a Publisher, October, 1784
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104. Newton's Relations with Cowper, November, 1784
105.
"Tirocinium"
106. The Commencement of Homer, November 12, 1784
107. "The Poplar Field," and other Contributions to the Gentle-
man's Magazine, January, 1785
108. Mr. Teedon
109. Various other Olney Folk, May, 1785
110. Carey at Olney, June, 1785.
III. "The Nutshell of a Summer-house," June, 1785
112. The Three Days' Oasis, May, 1785
113. Publication of the "Task," June, 1785
CHAPTER XV.
THE TALE OF TROY DIVINE.
June, 1785-Nov., 1786.
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BOOK III.-WESTON AND NORFOLK.
CHAPTER XVI.
127. Weston Lodge.
128. The Death of Unwin, November 29, 1786
114. The Reception of the "Task"
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115. The Renewal of his Correspondence with Lady Hesketh,
October, 1785
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116. The Rev. Walter Bagot, December, 1785
117. Anonymous, December, 1785
118. At the end of the Iliad, January, 1786
119. Fuseli and Maty
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120. Preparations for the Arrival of Lady Hesketh, Spring, 1786. 413.
121. How Cowper Looks at Fifty-four.
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122. The Famous Parlour
123. The Arrival of Lady Hesketh at Olney, June, 1786
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124. "The Unwarrantable Interference of Newton
125. Cowper removes to Weston
126. The Old House at Olney
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THE “COULEUR DE ROSE;" OR, FROM COW-
PER'S ARRIVAL IN WESTON ΤΟ THE
INTRODUCTION OFf Mrs. KING.
Nov., 1786-Feb., 1788.
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129. The" Ladies of the Inkbottle," and the Good-natured Padre 443
130. "Johnny Higgins"
131. Mr. Churchey and Samuel Rose
132. The Fourth Derangement, January to June, 1787.
133. A Day at Chicheley
134. The Mortuary Verses, November, 1787
135. Mr. Clotworthy Rowley, February, 1788
136. The "Frogs".
137. The Drolleries of Cowper's Letters
138. Mrs. King
139. The Five Slave Ballads, Spring, 1788
140. Mr. Bean, March, 1788 .
141. Cowper "in at the Death"
142. At Chicheley again, May 24, 1788.
143. Cowper's Dogs: Mungo, the Marquis, and Beau
144. Dr. Ash and Dr. Grindon
CHAPTER XVII.
"THE FAIR OF PERTENHALL;" OR, FROM THE ENTRANCE OF MRS. KING TO THE INTRO- DUCTION OF "JOHNNY OF NORFOLK.”
Feb., 1788-Jan. 22, 1790.
149. A High-Buck Holiday, January, 1789
150. "Miss" Hannah
151. The King's Recovery, February, 1789
152. The Cuckoo Clock and the Hamper, June, 1789
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145. Visit of Newton, the "Bouton de Rose," and Lady Hesketh.
The Household at Weston, July and August, 1788
146. Cowper's Oak.
147. He begins the Odyssey, September 24, 1788
148. Mrs. King's "Douceurs "
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CHAPTER XVIII.
"JOHNNY OF NORFOLK;" OR, FROM THE IN-
TRODUCTION OF MR. JOHN JOHNSON TO
THE COMPLETION OF HOMER.
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