The Works of William Cowper / His life, letters, and poems, now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondence

by William Cowper

[133] Ibid.

[134] See "Life of Pope."

[135] Private correspondence.

[136] Dr. Johnson.

[137] Lady Austen.

[138] The nation was growing weary of the American war, especially since the surrender of Lord Cornwallis's army at York Town, and the previous capture of General Burgoyne's at Saratoga. The ministry at this time were frequently outvoted, and Lord North's administration was ultimately dissolved.

[139] Waller's Panegyric to my Lord Protector, 1654.

[140] Isaiah lii. 7.

[141] Private correspondence.

[142] This letter has been inserted in the preceding pages.