CONTENTS.

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Farewell Address to his Readers.-Character of his Suc-

Letter to Mr. Holland. - From Mr. Gray of

York.-To Miss Pearson.-Poetical Jeu d'Esprit

cessor. -

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CHAP. LIX.

1825.

Testimonial of Respect to Montgomery. Letter to Dr.

Williamson.— Public Dinner.—Speeches on the Occasion.

- Letter from the Rev. T. Lessey. - Brougham's Letter

and Mechanics' Institutions. - Letter to J. Everett.

Publication of the "Christian Psalmist"

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CHAP. LX.

1826.

Montgomery as an ex-Editor.- Feelings and Sentiments.

Francis Quarles.- Electricity of the Body.-Epitaph.-

Church-rate Conflict. The "Airedale Poet.". Mont-

gomery's Kindness to him.-Verses to Mr. Connor. -

Phrenology and the Hindoos. Bank Panic.-Laughing

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Gas. Letter to J. Everett. Visit to Manchester and

Liverpool. Epitaph. Verses to Harriet Montgomery.

-Letter from John Clare.-Sunday School Union.

Letter to J. Everett. To Mrs. Foster. To Mr.

Bennet

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Montgomery goes to Harrogate. Rev. J. W. Cunning-

ham.-Fountains Abbey.-Epitaph on Captain Hewitson.

-Local Distress. - Elliott Cresson.-"Voyage round the

World.". Letter to J. Blackwell.. To J. Everett.

"Zemba and Nila.". Montgomery elected President of

the Philosophical Society. - Lines. Letter to Joseph

Rowntree. - To Joseph Aston. -To Miss Aston.

"Pelican Island." Its Origin and Progress. The

Pelican

CHAP. LXII.

1827.

Montgomery at Ockbrook. — Letter to Mr. Everett.

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Gift

of Poems to the Serampore Mission College.-The "Chris-

tian Poet."-Letter to George Bennet.—Publication of

the "Pelican Island.". Characteristics of the Poem. -

Bible-Society Tour in the North of England. - Contro-

versy at Newcastle. Testimonial to Montgomery..

Letters on the Subject. - Tobago Mission and Silver

Inkstand -

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CHAP. LXIII.

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1828.

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Lectures on Modern Poets.-Pulpit and Platform.- Letter

to J. Everett.-Conversation.- Montgomery's Interest in

political Topics.-Declines an Invitation to meet Thomas

Moore. — Church-rate Meeting. Conversation. An

Advertising Trick. - The "Tombs of the Fathers."

"Cry from South Africa."— Missionary Meeting at York.

-Descriptive Poetry.-Coral Formations.-Allusions to

local Objects. - York Castle. - Moravian Missionaries

and Negro Slavery." Introductory Essay" to "Pilgrim's

Progress"

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230

CHAP. LXIV.

1828.

Anti-slavery Meeting.-Memoirs of Mrs. Huntington.-The

Poet in his Garden. - Letters about the "Whisperer.”·

The "Montgomery Gallery."—Letter to Sarah Gales. —

Welsh Mountains and People.-Lady Lyttleton.-Letter

to Miss Gales.- Conway Castle. Scenery of Gray's

"Bard."- Ascent of Snowdon. - Interview with Mrs.

Hemans. Letter from Sir Alexander Johnstone. - Sir

Richard Phillips at Sheffield. - Stopping rural Footpaths.

-Letter from Mr. Holland

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CONTENTS.

CHAP. LXV.

1829.

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The "Holy Angels." - Phrenology. - Epitaph on Rev. D.

Tyerman.- Letter to G. Bennet.—To Sir J. Mackintosh.

-To the Rev. Barnabas Shaw. "Olney Hymns."

Missionary Meeting at Stockport.- Conversation.—Jona-

than Martin. · Sir William Jones. Letter to Edward

Farr. Interview with Jared Sparkes. Letter from

Mrs. Gales.-"Life of Summerfield."-Walton's "Angler."

Letters from and to Miss Rowntree. - Family Prayer-

Pilgrim's Progress."-Letter from Southey.-

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books.-

Klopstock's "Messiah

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CHAP. LXVI.

1829.

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Arrival of George Bennet in England. Letter to him. —

Letter to the Misses Gales.—The English Lakes. De

scriptive Notices. Letter to J. Holland. -

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Original

Home

Verses. Letter to J. Everett. - Conversations.

Habits and Incidents. - Methodist Preachers.-"Doctor"

Southey. Official Visit to the High Moors. - Mont-

gomery welcomes G. Bennet at Sheffield.- Letter to Mr.

Bennet. Visit to Redcar." Olney Hymns"

Montgomery in London. -Album Verses.-"Theeing" and
"Thouing."- Letter to George Bennet.-Literary Occu-
pations. Proposal of Sunday School Jubilee. Intro-
duction to "Life of Brainerd."-Lardner's "Cyclopædia."
- Elective Franchise.- Letter to Mr. Bennet.- Conder's
"Modern Traveller." Letter to the Rev. T. Lessey..
Centenary Celebration at Grace Hill. Letter to Mr.

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The " Missionary Journal."

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delivers Lectures at the Royal Institution. Joseph

Cowley. Letters to Mr. Bennet. -Verses on a "Little

Child.” — Monumental Inscription. — Testimonial of Re-

spect to Lord Milton. Lord Morpeth and Montgomery

at the Cutlers' Feast. - Dr. Milnor of New York.-Anti-

slavery Meeting. Letter to Miss Rowntree. Mrs.

Montague

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MEMOIRS

OF

THE LIFE AND WRITINGS

OF

JAMES MONTGOMERY.

CHAPTER LIV.

1823.

LETTER TO JAMES EVERETT.—TO ROWLAND HODGSON. MONTGOMERY ELECTED VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE SHEFFIELD LITERARY AND PHILO. SOPHICAL SOCIETY.DELIVERS THE OPENING LECTURE: EGYPT HAD NO POET.-LETTER TO GEORGE BENNET.- CONVERSATION. HIEROGLYPHICS.-COWPER.-PANORAMA OF LONDON.-LETTERS TO GEORGE BENNET AND TO JOSEPH ASTON.- CONVERSATIONS.-W. H. AINSWORTH.FUTURE RECOGNITION IN HEAVEN. LETTER TO MR. ASTON. MR. MOLINEUX AND BYROM'S SHORT-HAND. EQUESTRIAN ACCIDENT AT BRADWELL.MR. RAY. LETTER TO SARAH GALES. A LUCID INTERVAL.". SOUTHEY'S VISIT TO SHEFFIELD. IMPORTANT QUESTIONS. LECTURE ON MODERN LITERATURE.-LETTER TO GEORGE BENNET.

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His

THE current year was not remarkable for any particular national or local excitement; so that Montgomery's newspaper articles present nothing that seems to bear in any striking degree on his personal history. anxiety to be out of editorial harness - loosely as he now wore it certainly did not lessen with a decreasing circulation of the "Iris."