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164-sources of the opposition to
the, 165.

Conway, General, cabal of, 453.
Cook, Captain, first voyage of, 87.
Cope, Sir John, goes against Charles
Edward, 11- defeated at Preston,
18.

Corzi, Domenico, description of
Charles Edward by, 56.

Critical Review on Americanisms,
182.

Culloden, battle of, 39.
Cumberland, Duke of, takes the com-
mand against Charles Edward, 25
pursues him to Scotland, 28
advances to Edinburgh, 36 vic-
torious at Culloden, 39 inhuman
conduct of, 42.

D'Alembert, Brougham's life of, 90-
birth, parentage, and early studies
of, 91 honors obtained by, 92
edits the Encyclopædia, 93-hisat-
tachment to Mademoiselle de l'Es-
pinasse, 94-literary career of, 95

mental characteristics of, 96.

Dante, sources of the Divina Comme-
dia of, 97-indebted to the writ-
ings of the ancients, 98- to the
Latin poets and philosophers, 101

to medieval literature, 105 - to
works of art, 115-incident which
gave the first hint to, 117. See
Divina.

Decatur, Stephen, A. S. Mackenzie's
Life of, reviewed, 217 - romantic
valor of, 218- censured as a duel-
list, ib. parentage and education
of, 219- chooses a sailor's life, 220
- enters the navy, 221 - first duel
of, 223 joins the squadron sent
against Tripoli, 225 - acts as sec-
ond in another duel, 226
tures and burns the Philadelphia,
228-promotion of, 231 - gallant
conduct of, at Tripoli, 232 - his
final duel with Barron, 236.

cap-

Deffand, Madame du, ill-humor of, 94.
Dennis, Pope's lampoon on, 354.
Dissenters, services to learning ren-
dered by, 385 advantages and
difficulties in the position of, 386.
Divina Commedia, sources of the,
97-among the ancients, 98 - in

Edda, songs of the, about a future
life, 104.
Edinburgh, alarm in, in 1745, 14-
Charles Edward's army enters, 15
opens its gates to Hawley, 29.
Eliot, Samuel, Passages from the His-
tory of Liberty by, noticed, 511.
Emerson, Ralph W., Poems by, re-
viewed, 402- as a prose essayist,
406 - his Sphinx cited, 407 - fan-
tastic and unintelligible, 408-stud-
ied obscurity of, 409-examples
of this trait in, 410 compared for
incoherency with Foote, 412 - a
strange phenomenon, 414 - Miss
Fuller's opinion of, 423.
Encyclopædia, the French, publica-
tion of the, 93.

England, under Henry the Second,
129-power of the clergy in, 141
-inconsistent philanthropy of, 241.
English language, the, in America,
179 association for preserving,
180 opinion of the critical jour-
nals on, 181 - corrupted in Eng-
land, 186-constant additions to,
191 expansiveness of, 193
pronunciation of, 196.

E, sounds of the vowel, 198.
Espinasse, Mademoiselle, life of, 94.
Etymologist, great labors of the, 205.
Europe seen with Knapsack and
Staff, by J. B. Taylor, reviewed,
483. See Taylor.

Falkirk, battle at, 30.

Farley, Harriet, Shells from the Sea
of Genius by, reviewed, 402 - un-
lucky choice of a title by, 433
edited the Lowell Offering, 434
commended, ib.

Federalists, integrity and patriotism
of the, 164-how rendered odious,
167 - causes of the loss of power
by the, 171- letters of their lead-
ers, 172. See Hamilton.

Felton, C. C., editions of the Greek
Classics by, 522.

Fichte, W. Smith's Memoir of, no-
ticed, 263.

Fitz-Urse, the murderer of Becket,

157.

Foscolo, Ugo, on Dante, 98.
Foster, John, on Robert Hall as a
preacher, 384 - difficulties con-
quered by, 387.

France, Addison's residence in, 326.
Francis, Saint, vision of, 112.
Franklin, Dr., on the purity of the
English language, 179.
Franklin, William, governor of New
Jersey, 446.
Frederic II., king of Sicily, 501.
Freiligrath, translations from, 425.
French, religious legends among the,
109.

Fuller, Miss, criticisms on the poets
by, 422.

Gates, General, Warburton's opinion
of, 245-implicated in Conway's
cabal, 454.

Gay, interview of, with Addison,
371.

Germantown, battle of, 452.
German mind, productions of the,
281.

Germany, J. B. Taylor's travels in,
495 religious legends in, 108.
Gregory VII., remarkable sermon of,
114.

Gregory the Great, Dialogues of,
114.

Gregory, Olinthus, Life and Works
of Robert Hall by, reviewed, 384.
See Hall.

Greek Lexicography, 373 - labor to

161

corre-

Gibbs, George, Memoirs of the Fed-
eral Administrations by, reviewed,
quoted, 167, 170
spondence published by, 172 - his
work commended, 178.
Gildon, abuse of Pope by, 362.
Giles, J. A., Life and Letters of
Thomas à Becket by, reviewed,
118-merits and faults of his work,
122. See Becket.

Gilfillan, George, Sketches of Mod-
ern Literature by, reviewed, 273
stilted and gossiping style of, 288
on Robert Hall, 289 - his gen-
ius for comparisons, 290
American literary men, ib. - not
worth criticizing, 291-cited, 401.
Godolphin, Addison patronized by,

332.

Greek Lexicon, Prof. Drisler's edi-
tion of Liddell and Scott's, noticed,
260.

Halifax, Lord, Addison favored by,
333, 334.

Hall, Robert, Gilfillan's sketch of,
289-character and writings of,
reviewed, 384 position of, as a
dissenter, 385 - college education
of, 388 greater than his writings
indicate, 389 lack of striking
traits in, 390-merits of the style
of, 391-compared with Bossuet
ed States in, 240. See Warbur-

ton.

Holmes, Oliver W., Urania by, re-
viewed, 208-his great popular-
ity, ib. his wit, 212 high
praise of, 213- his fine command
of language, 215 - should write
more, 216.

Homage of the Arts, by Schiller,
translated, 424.

Horsley, Dr., as a man of science, 88.
Howe, General, moves against Phil-
adelphia, 451.

Howe, S. G., on Prison Discipline,
noticed, 257.

Hughes, attempts to finish Addison's
Cato, 352.

Hume, David, Adam Smith indebted
to, 69-persecuted for his infideli-
ty, 72.

Humphreys, Alex., claims the earl-
dom of Stirling, 441.
Hutton, Dr., quarrels of, 88.

and Massillon, 392 - on the death
of Princess Charlotte, cited, 393-
other sermons of, 395 - controver-
sial writings of, 396 - vindication
of Dr. Priestley by, cited, 397 -
other publications of, 399 - emi-
nence and popularity of, 400-
strange marriage of, 401.

Hamilton, Alexander, politics of, 164
- as a financier, 165 - opposes
John Adams, 171 vindicated
against calumny, 172 - not devot-
ed to England, ib. proofs of his
opposition to British policy, 173 -
not an enemy of France, 174 -
tries to avoid war, 175 - not a
monarchist, nor hostile to State
rights, 176- open and manly con-
duct of, 177- his conduct towards
Burr, 178.

Hawley, General, enters Edinburgh,
29- encamps at Falkirk, 30-de-
feated by Charles Edward, 31.
Heidelberg, Taylor's residence in,

• 494.

Henry II., England at the accession
of, 129 makes Becket his com-
panion and confidant, 131-pro-
motes him to the archbishopric, 137
- offended by him, 139. quarrels
with him, 140 opposed by the
power of the church, 142 - threat-
ens the bishops, 144 arraigns
Becket for treason, 147 - brutal
conduct of, 150 obliged to seek
peace with Becket, 154 - breaks
into a rage again, 156 - his feigned
grief for Becket's death, 158 - his
punishment, 159 - subsequent hu-
miliation of, 160. See Becket.
Hepburn of Keith receives Charles
Edward, 16.
Her, the vision of, in Plato, 99.
Highlanders, the, join Charles Ed-
ward, 9-enter Edinburgh, 15 –
victorious at Preston, 18- invade
England, 23- retreat from Derby,
28 victorious at Falkirk, 31
defeated at Culloden, 39. See
Charles Edward.

Hindoos, ideas of a future life held by
the, 103.

History, medieval, runs into biogra-
phy, 119.

Hochelaga, edited by E. Warburton,
reviewed, 237 - account of Cana-
da in, 238- account of the Unit-

Iliad of Homer, by C. C. Felton, no
ticed, 522.

Iliad, Pope's and Tickell's transla-
tions of the, 359.

Imagination, lack of, in modern times,
275, 283, 287.
Improve, as a verb, denoting use,
180.

Indians, the Iroquois, H. R. School-
craft's Report on the Census of,
reviewed, 292 - early history of,
wholly unknown, ib.
incommu-
nicative character of, 295 - policy
of conducting them over the Mis-
sissippi, 297 object to the census,
298-are now increasing in num-
bers, 299 progress of agriculture
among, 300 cattle and orchards
of, 301-free intercourse with, to
be promoted, 302-traditions and
antiquities of, 303 - languages of,
304-tools and structures of, 306
- incapable of effecting great
works by joint labor, 308
lectual power of, 309 imagina-
tion shown by, 310 - one of their
traditions cited, 311 and inter-
preted, 312-ephemeral memorials
of, 313.

intel-

Iroquois Indians, Census of the, 292.
See Indians.

Island Bride, by J. F. Colman, re-
viewed, 402 cited, 431.
I, sounds of the vowel, 199.
Italy, abundance of medieval legends
in, 112-Addison's travels in,
329 - Taylor's travels in, 498.

Jefferson contrasted with Hamilton,
177.

Johnson, Dr., Brougham's life of, 60
gloom and irritability of, 61 -
diseased and poor, 62-estimate
of the writings of, 64-conversa-
tional powers of, 65 - summary of
the character of, 66- the story of
his interview with Adam Smith,
67-unfair towards Addison, 319
- coldly praises his travels, 330
commends his Rosamond, 335
mistake of, 336 - his charges
against Addison refuted, 338, 347,
365, 368- his harsh criticism of
Cato, 354.

Κ.

Kinloch Moidart joins Charles Ed- Mechanical inventions, progress of,
ward, 9.

Labitte, M., La Divine Comédie
avant Dante par, reviewed, 97.
Lavoisier, Brougham's life of, 72-
merits of, as a chemist, 73
propriates the discoveries of others,
74-unjust to Dr. Black, 75
miserable fate of, 76.

ap-

MacDonald, Flora, assists Charles
Edward, 47.

Mackenzie, Alexander S., Life of
Decatur by, reviewed, 217 - cited,
221, 226, 230 - attractive style of,
233-merits and faults of his
work, 235. See Decatur.

MacLeod, Malcolm, assists Charles
Edward, 51.
MacLeods, the, refuse to join Charles
Edward, 9.

Malaspina on the Sicilian Vespers,
508.

Malebranche, Addison's visit to, 327.
Manfred, prince of Sicily, 501-
usurps the throne, 502 - defeated
and killed, 503.
Manners in America, 242.
Marshall's Life of Washington cen-
sured for Americanisms, 182.
Massillon, pulpit eloquence of, 392.
Mathematics, pleasures of the study
of, 90.

Matilda and Gilbert Becket, legend
of, 124.

Maury, Mrs., on the Statesmen of
America, noticed, 513.

Legenda Aurea, a collection of
Christian legends, 106.

Letters and Science, Brougham's
Lives of Men of, reviewed, 59.
Lexicography, J. E. Worcester's con-
tributions to, 187. See Greek.
Literature, materials for, in America,
466-imitation essential to, 466.
Livermore, Abiel A., Lectures to
Young Men by, noticed, 268.
Lochiel joins Charles Edward, 9-
embarks for France, 54.

Locke, John, on unprofitable poetry,

406.

Long Island, battle of, 449.

Lowell Offering, publication of the,

434.

274.

Medals, Addison's Dialogues on, 330.
Men of Letters and Science, Brough-
am's Lives of, reviewed, 59.
Modern Literature, G. Gilfillan's
Sketches of, reviewed, 273
lacks
independent thought, 279 - worth-
less productions of, 280. See Age.
Monmouth, battle of, 455.
Moral Sentiments, Smith's Theory
of, 68.

Murray, Lord George, advises
Charles Edward, 17 - counsels a
retreat, 27 - manœuvres at Clif-
ton, 29.

Ν.

Nature, poetical worship of, 420.
Naval contests, brilliant character of,
234.

Navy, American, early prejudice
against, 221 - reduced to a mini-
mum, 224.

New Timon, The, reviewed, 460-
the author of, a follower of Pope,
467-a reaction against modern
tastes, 470, 472 - analysis of the
Palermo oppressed by Charles of
Anjou, 505.
Paris, attractions of, 151.
Passages from the History of Liberty,
by Samuel Eliot, noticed, 511.
Peabody, A. P., Christian Consola-

plot of, 473-characters in, 474 -
defects in, 476 - political portraits
cited from, 478 - other citations
from, 480-obscure, 481 - faults
of metre in, 482 - probable author
of, 483.

New York, external aspect of, 245
Revolutionary defence of, 448.
New York Indians, Census of the,
292. See Indians.

Niagara, Warburton's description of,

240.

Nicodemus, legend in the Gospel of,

106.

O, sounds of the vowel, 199.
O'Connell, poetical portrait of, 478.
Orthoëpy, J. E. Worcester on, 189
of the English language, 196
discrepancies in, 203.
Orthography, English, 204.
Ozanam, A. J., sur les Sources
Poétiques de la Divine Comédie,
reviewed, 97.

tions by, noticed, 521.
Pedestrianism, advantages of, 484.
Philadelphia, capture of the frigate,
227- retaken and burnt, 228
outward aspect of, 246.
Philosophy, tendency of modern, 274,
287.

Pichot, Amédée, Histoire de Charles-
Edouard par, reviewed, 1 - merits
of, 58. See Charles Edward.

Pickering, John, list of American-
isms by, 183- Greek Lexicon by,
reviewed, 373-his work com-
mended, 374.

Pilgrim Festival, Warburton's ac-
count of the, 250.

Piozzi, Mrs., second marriage of, 61.
Plato, account of the invisible world
by, 99.

Plutarch, account of the invisible
world by, 100.

Poetry, popularity a test of, 208
popular origin of, 209 wanes
with the progress of refinement,
210-corrupted by schools and
mannerisms, 211 - of the present
age characterized, 283 at a dis-
count in America, 460 not gov-
erned by climate, 462 - natural
and artificial schools of, 467
Pope's school of, 468 - sublimated
air of modern, 470 - mystery in,
471.

Poets, Nine New, reviewed, 402 -
causes of the multiplication of, 403
advice given to, 404 - danger
of the increase of, 405- R. W.
Emerson as one of the, 406-W.
E. Channing, 414 - C. T. Brooks,
423-W. W. Story, 426 - Т. В.
Read, 428-J. F. Colman, 431-
F. E. Browne, 432 - Epes Sar-
gent, 433 - Miss Farley, ib.
Pontine Marshes, hunting in the, 4.
Poor, plan of tenements for, 266.
Pope, charges of, against Addison,
considered, 319 accuses him of
hauteur, 321 - predicts the failure
of his Cato, 352 - takes vengeance
on Dennis, 354 - his quarrel with
Addison examined, 356 the
charge respecting the Rape of the
Lock, 357-hated Addison for
his politics, 358-for his conduct
on the translation of the Iliad, 359

charges him with falsehood and
duplicity, 360 openly breaks
with and satirizes him, 362 - his
last interview with Addison, 363

remarks on Addison's sacred
poems, 364 slanders circulated
by, 366-taste for the poetry of,
467 peculiar merits of, 468 -
writes from the intellect, 469.
See Addison.

Preble, Commodore, attacks Tripoli,
232.

Prepositions, treatment of, in lexi-
cography, 376.
Preston, battle of, 17.
Pretender. See Charles Edward.
Priestley, chemical discoveries of, 74.
Prison Discipline, S. G. Howe on,
noticed, 257.

Procida, Giovanni da, history of,
505.

Purgatory of St. Patrick, Vision of
the, 110.

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