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

by William Cowper

[153] See Ellis's "Specimens of the early English Poets, with an historical sketch of the rise and progress of English poetry and language."

[154] Private correspondence.

[155] Lady Austen.

[156] Private correspondence.

[157] Private correspondence.

[158] The well-known author of "The Minstrel."

[159] This letter closed with the English and Latin verses on the loss of the Royal George, inserted before.

[160] Private correspondence.

[161] Private correspondence.

[162] The benevolent character here alluded to is John Thornton, Esq.