Letters, being a
selection
from his correspondence: with a sketch of his life,
and biographical notices of his correspondents.
and biographical notices of his correspondents.
Cambridge History of English Literature - 1908 - v11
.
.
With a life of the Author and observations on his writings.
[1800? ]
Poems [with preface by Newton, J. ). A new edn to which are now first
added Olney Hymns by W. C. and translations from Madame Guion.
1806. Also 3 vols. 1806. 2 vols. 1808. A new edn. 2 vols. 1808.
Poems. . . . In two volumes. (Vol. 11 containing his posthumous Poetry and a
sketch of his life, by Johnson, J. ) 3 vols. 1815. New edn, with preface
by Newton, J. 3 vols. 1817.
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1783, 1787, 1795, 1797 (two), 1806, 1810, 1812, 1820, 1821, 1829.
Hymns on various subjects, now first collected together. 1822.
The Journey of John Gilpin [a ballad by W. C. ). (1783. ] Rptd (1810? ].
(Both in chapbook form. )
Gilpin's Rig; or the Wedding Day Kept, a Droll Story; Read by
Mr. Henderson, at Free-masons Hall and Mr. Baddeley, at Drury
Lane Theatre. Containing An Account of John Gilpin, the Bold
Linen Draper of Cheapside; how he went farther and faster than
he intended, and came Home safe at last. London: Printed for
S. W. Fores, (No. 3,) Piccadilly. And F. Clarkson, (No. 73,) St.
Paul's Church-Yard. Price Two Pence. Entered at Humourist's-
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Cruikshank, G. 1828.
The Task, to which are added the Epistle to Joseph Hill, Tirocinium, and
John Gilpin. (Described on the flyleaf as a second vol. of poems by
W. C. ) 1785. 2nd edn. 1786. Also 1787, 1788, 1793, 1794, 1798 (two)
and 1800. The Task. 2 vols. 1825.
Poems (I. On his Mother's Picture. II. On the Dog and Waterlily). 1798.
Table Talk, and other Poems. 2 vols. 1817.
IV. PROSE WORKS AND EDITED MATTER
Adelphi. A sketch of the character, and an account of the last illness of the
late . . . John Cowper. Written by. . . W. C. Faithfully transcribed from
his original manuscript by Newton, J. 1802.
Cowper's edition of Milton, 4 vols. , ed. Hayley, W. , was published 1810.
He contributed a few papers to The Connoisseur in 1754, and St James's
Chronicle 1761; a paper on his Hares, and a letter signed “Alethea," on
Pope's Homer, to The Gentleman's Magazine in June 1784 and August 1785
respectively; and a review of Glover's Athenaid to The Analytical Review,
February 1789. John Gilpin first appeared in The Public Advertiser, at the
end of 1782.
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403
V. LETTERS
Life and posthumous writings (chiefly Letters) with an introductory letter to
. . . Earl Cowper. By Hayley, W. 3 vols. Chichester, 1803-4. (A sup-
plement to this edn, entitled Supplementary Pages to the Life of Cowper,
was issued in 1806. )
Life and Letters, with remarks on epistolary writers by Hayley, W. A new
edn. 4 vols. Chichester, 1809. 3 vols. 1824.
Letters. A new edn revised by . . . Johnson, J. 3 vols. 1817. 1820.
Private Correspondence with several of his most intimate friends now first
published from the originals in the possession of ſand ed. by] Johnson, J.
2 vols. 1824. 3rd edn. 2 vols. 1837.
Life, with Selections from his Correspondence. [By Seeley, R. B. ] 1855.
Letters, being a selection from his correspondence: with a sketch of his life,
and biographical notices of his correspondents. [1862. ]
Letters. Ed. , with introduction, Benham, W. 1884.
Selections from Cowper's Letters. Ed. , with introduction and notes, Webb,
W. T. 1895.
Correspondence of W. C. Arranged in chronological order, with annotations
by Wright. T. 4 vols. 1904.
Selections from Cowper's Letters. Ed. Lucas, E. V. With notes by
Milford, M. L. 1911.
Letters by W. C. , chosen and edited, with a Memoir and a few notes,
Frazer, J. G. 2 vols. 1912.
VI. TRANSLATIONS
The Works of Horace, in English verse, by Mr. Duncombe . . . and other
hands. 4 vols. 1767. (Cowper's two contributions are in vol. III,
pp. 37, 89. )
The Iliad and Odyssey . . . translated. . . by W. C. 1791. 2nd edn, ed.
Johnson, J. 1802. Other edns 1809, 1810, 1847.
Cowper's English version of the Odyssey . . . with a Commentary. . . by
Ούτις. 1843.
The Iliad of Homer, translated into English blank verse by W. C. etc.
1855.
The Power of Grace illustrated : in letters from a minister of the reformed
church (Van Lier) to John Newton, translated by. . . Cowper. 1792.
Poems translated from the French of Madame de La Mothe Guion. To
which are added some original poems, etc. 1801. Also 1802, 1803, 1811.
Latin and Italian Poems of Milton, translated by W. C. 1808.
Adam: a sacred drama, translated from the Italian of G. B. Andreini
[by W. C. etc. ]. Latin and Italian poems of Milton translated. . .
by W. C. Cowper's edn of Milton's Works. Vol. III. 1810.
Milton's Earlier Poems, including the translations by W. C. of those
written in Latin and Italian. (Cassell's National Library, new
series, vol. Lxx. ) 1905.
VII. BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM
See, also, the various introductions to Cowper's Works mentioned in sections
II, III, V, ante, and bibliography of William Hayley in chap. VIII, post.
Ainger, A. Cowper. Lectures and Essays. Vol. 1. 1905.
Boucher, S. W. Cowper, sa correspondance et ses poésies. 1874.
Brooke, S. A. Theology in the English Poets. Cowper. 1874. 10th edn.
1907.
26-2
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Cheever, G. B. Lectures on the life, genius, and insanity of Cowper. 1856.
Cowper, W. Memoir of the early life of W. C. written by himself; with an
endix, containing some of Cowper's religious Letters, and other
documents. 1816. 2nd edn. 1816. 3rd edn. 1817. 4th edn. 1818.
Memoir of . . . the life of W. C. . . . detailing particularly the exercises of
his mind in regard to religion. Written by himself. . . . To which are
appended an original. . . poem and a fragment. 1816.
Narrative of the life of W. C. . . . Written by himself. A new edn
illustrated by extracts from The Christian Observer, and from Cowper's
religious correspondence. Birmingham, 1817.
The Autobiography of Cowper, or an account of the most interesting
part of his life. Written by himself. To which are added some poems
copied from MS. 1835.
Cowper, illustrated by a series of views in, or near, the park of Weston
Underwood, Bucks; accompanied with descriptions, and a sketch of the
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Dewar, G. A. B. Cowper the Castaway. Saturday Review. Vol. xcix, p. 12.
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Dowden, E. Cowper and William Hayley. Atlantic Monthly, July 1907.
Elwin, W. Cowper. Quarterly Review, Jan. 1860. Rptd in Some xvin
century Men of Letters. Vol. 1.
[1800? ]
Poems [with preface by Newton, J. ). A new edn to which are now first
added Olney Hymns by W. C. and translations from Madame Guion.
1806. Also 3 vols. 1806. 2 vols. 1808. A new edn. 2 vols. 1808.
Poems. . . . In two volumes. (Vol. 11 containing his posthumous Poetry and a
sketch of his life, by Johnson, J. ) 3 vols. 1815. New edn, with preface
by Newton, J. 3 vols. 1817.
26
E. L. XI.
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402
[Ch.
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Poems, the early productions of W. Cowper, now first published. With
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Croft, J. 1825.
Poetical Works. Ed. Cary, H. F. , with a biographical notice of the author.
1839. A new edn with preface by Grimshawe, T. S. 1845.
Poetical Works. With life, critical dissertation, and explanatory notes, by
Gilfillan, G. 2 vols. Edinburgh, 1854.
Poetical Works. Ed. Bell, R. 3 vols. 1854.
Poetical Works. With notes and memoir by Bruce, J. (Aldine edn of
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Poetical Works. Ed. , with notes and biographical introduction, Benham, W.
(Globe edn. ) 1870.
Cowper's Shorter Poems. Ed. , with introduction and notes, Webb, W. T. 1896.
Unpublished and Uncollected Poems. Ed. Wright, T. (Cameo Series. )
1900.
Poems. Ed. , with an introduction and notes, Bailey, J. C. 1905.
Complete Poetical Works. Ed. Milford, H. S. 1905.
B. Separate Poems
Anti-Thelyphthora; a tale, in verse. 1781.
Olney Hymns. [By Newton, J. and Cowper, W. ) 1779. 1781. Other edns:
1783, 1787, 1795, 1797 (two), 1806, 1810, 1812, 1820, 1821, 1829.
Hymns on various subjects, now first collected together. 1822.
The Journey of John Gilpin [a ballad by W. C. ). (1783. ] Rptd (1810? ].
(Both in chapbook form. )
Gilpin's Rig; or the Wedding Day Kept, a Droll Story; Read by
Mr. Henderson, at Free-masons Hall and Mr. Baddeley, at Drury
Lane Theatre. Containing An Account of John Gilpin, the Bold
Linen Draper of Cheapside; how he went farther and faster than
he intended, and came Home safe at last. London: Printed for
S. W. Fores, (No. 3,) Piccadilly. And F. Clarkson, (No. 73,) St.
Paul's Church-Yard. Price Two Pence. Entered at Humourist's-
Hall. (1783? ]
The Diverting History of John Gilpin. . . . With six illustrations by
Cruikshank, G. 1828.
The Task, to which are added the Epistle to Joseph Hill, Tirocinium, and
John Gilpin. (Described on the flyleaf as a second vol. of poems by
W. C. ) 1785. 2nd edn. 1786. Also 1787, 1788, 1793, 1794, 1798 (two)
and 1800. The Task. 2 vols. 1825.
Poems (I. On his Mother's Picture. II. On the Dog and Waterlily). 1798.
Table Talk, and other Poems. 2 vols. 1817.
IV. PROSE WORKS AND EDITED MATTER
Adelphi. A sketch of the character, and an account of the last illness of the
late . . . John Cowper. Written by. . . W. C. Faithfully transcribed from
his original manuscript by Newton, J. 1802.
Cowper's edition of Milton, 4 vols. , ed. Hayley, W. , was published 1810.
He contributed a few papers to The Connoisseur in 1754, and St James's
Chronicle 1761; a paper on his Hares, and a letter signed “Alethea," on
Pope's Homer, to The Gentleman's Magazine in June 1784 and August 1785
respectively; and a review of Glover's Athenaid to The Analytical Review,
February 1789. John Gilpin first appeared in The Public Advertiser, at the
end of 1782.
## p. 403 (#425) ############################################
IV]
William Cowper
403
V. LETTERS
Life and posthumous writings (chiefly Letters) with an introductory letter to
. . . Earl Cowper. By Hayley, W. 3 vols. Chichester, 1803-4. (A sup-
plement to this edn, entitled Supplementary Pages to the Life of Cowper,
was issued in 1806. )
Life and Letters, with remarks on epistolary writers by Hayley, W. A new
edn. 4 vols. Chichester, 1809. 3 vols. 1824.
Letters. A new edn revised by . . . Johnson, J. 3 vols. 1817. 1820.
Private Correspondence with several of his most intimate friends now first
published from the originals in the possession of ſand ed. by] Johnson, J.
2 vols. 1824. 3rd edn. 2 vols. 1837.
Life, with Selections from his Correspondence. [By Seeley, R. B. ] 1855.
Letters, being a selection from his correspondence: with a sketch of his life,
and biographical notices of his correspondents. [1862. ]
Letters. Ed. , with introduction, Benham, W. 1884.
Selections from Cowper's Letters. Ed. , with introduction and notes, Webb,
W. T. 1895.
Correspondence of W. C. Arranged in chronological order, with annotations
by Wright. T. 4 vols. 1904.
Selections from Cowper's Letters. Ed. Lucas, E. V. With notes by
Milford, M. L. 1911.
Letters by W. C. , chosen and edited, with a Memoir and a few notes,
Frazer, J. G. 2 vols. 1912.
VI. TRANSLATIONS
The Works of Horace, in English verse, by Mr. Duncombe . . . and other
hands. 4 vols. 1767. (Cowper's two contributions are in vol. III,
pp. 37, 89. )
The Iliad and Odyssey . . . translated. . . by W. C. 1791. 2nd edn, ed.
Johnson, J. 1802. Other edns 1809, 1810, 1847.
Cowper's English version of the Odyssey . . . with a Commentary. . . by
Ούτις. 1843.
The Iliad of Homer, translated into English blank verse by W. C. etc.
1855.
The Power of Grace illustrated : in letters from a minister of the reformed
church (Van Lier) to John Newton, translated by. . . Cowper. 1792.
Poems translated from the French of Madame de La Mothe Guion. To
which are added some original poems, etc. 1801. Also 1802, 1803, 1811.
Latin and Italian Poems of Milton, translated by W. C. 1808.
Adam: a sacred drama, translated from the Italian of G. B. Andreini
[by W. C. etc. ]. Latin and Italian poems of Milton translated. . .
by W. C. Cowper's edn of Milton's Works. Vol. III. 1810.
Milton's Earlier Poems, including the translations by W. C. of those
written in Latin and Italian. (Cassell's National Library, new
series, vol. Lxx. ) 1905.
VII. BIOGRAPHY AND CRITICISM
See, also, the various introductions to Cowper's Works mentioned in sections
II, III, V, ante, and bibliography of William Hayley in chap. VIII, post.
Ainger, A. Cowper. Lectures and Essays. Vol. 1. 1905.
Boucher, S. W. Cowper, sa correspondance et ses poésies. 1874.
Brooke, S. A. Theology in the English Poets. Cowper. 1874. 10th edn.
1907.
26-2
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Cheever, G. B. Lectures on the life, genius, and insanity of Cowper. 1856.
Cowper, W. Memoir of the early life of W. C. written by himself; with an
endix, containing some of Cowper's religious Letters, and other
documents. 1816. 2nd edn. 1816. 3rd edn. 1817. 4th edn. 1818.
Memoir of . . . the life of W. C. . . . detailing particularly the exercises of
his mind in regard to religion. Written by himself. . . . To which are
appended an original. . . poem and a fragment. 1816.
Narrative of the life of W. C. . . . Written by himself. A new edn
illustrated by extracts from The Christian Observer, and from Cowper's
religious correspondence. Birmingham, 1817.
The Autobiography of Cowper, or an account of the most interesting
part of his life. Written by himself. To which are added some poems
copied from MS. 1835.
Cowper, illustrated by a series of views in, or near, the park of Weston
Underwood, Bucks; accompanied with descriptions, and a sketch of the
Poet's life. 1803.
Dewar, G. A. B. Cowper the Castaway. Saturday Review. Vol. xcix, p. 12.
1905.
Dowden, E. Cowper and William Hayley. Atlantic Monthly, July 1907.
Elwin, W. Cowper. Quarterly Review, Jan. 1860. Rptd in Some xvin
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