English poet, author of Olney Hymns (1779), John Gilpin (1782), and The Task (1785); Cowper's delicate mental health attracted as much sympathy from romantic readers as his letters, edited by William Hayley, did admiration.

REFERENCES TO WORKS BY William Cowper:

Cowper's Milton.

“Epistle to a Lady in France” in Theological Miscellany.

The History of John Gilpin, as related by the late Mr. Henderson. Shewing how he went farther than he intended, and came home safe at last.

The Iliad and Odyssey of Homer.

Latin and Italian Poems of Milton translated into English Verse; and a Fragment of a Commentary on Paradise Lost, by the late W. Cowper with a Preface and Notes by the Editor (W. Hayley) and Notes of Various Authors.

“On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture” in Poems. I, On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture. II, The Dog and the Water-Lily.

“Table-Talk” in Poems.

The Task: a Poem, in Six Books.

“Tirocinium, or a Review of Schools” in The Task: a Poem, in Six Books.

“To the Rev. Mr. Newton: an Invitation into the Country” in Poems.

The Works of William Cowper, esq., comprising his Poems, Correspondence and Translations. With a Life of the Author.

“Yardley Oak” in Life and Posthumous Writings of William Cowper.