8 OCTOBER 1836, Page 18

The Seventh Volume of SOUTHEY'S Couper concludes his beautiful Letters,

which bring the poet before us in the dishabille of his study, and show .the very heart of the man, with all its affectionateness and melancholy misgivings. The next three volumes will contain the Poems, and complete the work. The present volume has three illustrative engravings.—one of them a comprehensive portrait-picture designed by HARVEY, representing Cowasn, his friend Dr. JOHN JonNSON, his biographer HAYLEY, his portrait-painter ROMNEY, his brother and sister poets HURDIS and CHARLOTTE SMITH, grouped together in the poet's favourite retreat at Eartham. COWPER s look and attitude are very real and characteristic : HAYLEY looks " fiercely intense."