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 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-
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.
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-intel- lectual power of, 309-imagina- tion shown by, 310- one of their traditions cited, 311 — and inter- preted, 312-ephemeral memorials of, 313.
Iroquois Indians, Census of the, 292. See Indians.
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.
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-ap- propriates the discoveries of others, 74-unjust to Dr. Black, 75- miserable fate of, 76. 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.
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.
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- 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.
Poets, Nine New, reviewed, 402- causes of the multiplication of, 403
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- 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-T. B. 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,
Purgatory of St. Patrick, Vision of the, 110.
Rape of the Lock, Addison's judg- ment of the, 357. Read, Thomas B., Poems by, re- viewed, 402, 428 - - an unconscious plagiarist, 429-cited, 430. Reformers, manner of modern, 345. Richardson, as a lexicographer, 206. Rosamond, Addison's opera of, 335. Royal Society, quarrels in the, 88. Russell, Lord John, poetical portrait of, 479.
Sadducism of the present age, 284. Saints, historical interest in the Lives of the, 120.
Sargent, Epes, Songs of the Sea by, reviewed, 402-merits and faults of, 433.
Savage, the poet, belies Addison, 338.
Saxe, Marshal, appointed to invade England, 5-receives counter or- ders, 6.
Schiller, poetical translation from, 424.
Schoolcraft, Henry R., Census of the Iroquois Indians by, reviewed, 292
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highly qualified for his task, 293 travels of, among the In- dians, 294 previous publications of, 296 skill and tact of, in taking the census, 298 — statisti- cal facts collected by, 300-on Indian history, 302-and antiqui- ties, 303-other investigations of, 305-merits of his Report, 309 Indian tradition cited by, 311. See Indians.
Science, Brougham's Lives of Men of, reviewed, 59.
Scipio, Cicero's Dream of, 100. Sheffield, Lord, the friend of Gibbon, 85.
Shelburne, Lord, Stirling's letter to, 442.
Shells from the Strand of the Sea of
Genius, by H. Farley, reviewed, 402. See Farley. Shirley, Governor, military command of, 436.
Sicilian Vespers, Michele Amari's History of the, reviewed, 500 events which led to the, 503
immediate cause of, 506- progress of, 507 - authorities for the histo- ry of, 508 not the result of a con- spiracy, 509- lesson taught by, 510.
Sicily, history of, in the 13th century, 501 - the throne of, sold by the pope, 502- Charles of Anjou made king of, 503- tyranny exer- cised over, 504-rebellion in, 506. Sketches of Modern Literature, by George Gilfillan, reviewed, 273. See Gilfillan.
Smith, Adam, Brougham's life of, 67-Theory of Moral Sentiments by, 68 becomes acquainted with Quesnay, 69-his Wealth of Na- tions, ib.- his habits of mind, 70 kindness of his affections, 71- religious opinions of, 72. Smith, William, Memoir of Fichte by, noticed, 263.
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Sobieski, Princess Clementine, mar- ries the Pretender, 34. Somerset, Duke of, treatment of Ad- dison by, 331.
Songs of the Sea, by E. Sargent, re- viewed, 402.
Sparks, Jared, Library of Biography by, 217.
Spectator, The, establishment of, 347. Spence's Anecdotes, stories against Addison in, 319.
Stahl, theory of phlogiston by, 74. Statesmen of America, by Mrs. Mau- ry, noticed, 513. Steele, thoughtless and inconsistent character of, 322- befriended by Addison, 338-Swift's complaint of, 342-publishes The Tatler, 344-tone of his writings, 346 - establishes the Spectator, 347- and the Guardian, 349 — political squabbles of, 350-quarrels with Addison, 369.
Stirling, William Alexander, Earl of, W. A. Duer's Life of, review. ed, 435 parentage and military education of, 436 claims the earldom of Stirling, 437- for his landed inheritance, 438 his title to the peerage confirmed by a jury, 439-returns to Amer- ica, ib. his letters to Lord Bute, 440 - a patron of learning and ed. ucation, 441 his employments in New Jersey, 442-writes to
Lord Shelburne, ib. adopts the cause of the Colonies, 444-joins the Revolutionary army, 445 his measures for defending New Jersey, 446 - captures a British transport, 447 fortifies New York, 448 in the battle on Long Island, 449 captured, 450 exchanged, 451 in the battle of Brandywine, 452-of German- town, ib. on attacking Philadel phia, 453 exposes Conway's ca- bal, 454 in the battle of Mon- mouth, 455 attacks Staten Island, 456 - commands at the North, 457-death and character of, 458.
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