Autograph letter signed : to his aunt, [Judith] Madan, 1767 Dec. 10.

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Autograph letter signed : to his aunt, [Judith] Madan, 1767 Dec. 10.

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Cowper reports his fears for the health of his friend Mrs. Unwin: "She is the chief Blessing I have met with in my Journey since the Lord was pleased to call me, and I hope the Influence of her edifying and Excellent Example will never leave me." The letter incorporates the verses of the hymn "Walking with God" which he had begun to compose "Yesterday Morning before Daybreak, but fell asleep at the End of the two first Lines, when I awakened again the third and fourth were whisper'd to my Heart in a way which I have often experienced." The hymn "Walking with God" is based upon Genesis 5:24, and appeared as hymn No. 3 in John Newton's "Olney Hymns" (1779).

1 item (4 p.) ; 20.2 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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