Anglo-Saxondom, its idea, what, 46.
A. B., information wanted Anglo-Saxon mask, 46.
concerning, 106. Adam, eldest son of, respected, 33.
Eneas goes to hell, 135. Eolus, a seller of money, as is
supposed by some, 135. Eschylus, a saying of, 79, note.
Alligator, a decent one conjec- tured to be, in some sort, humane, 156.
Alphonso the Sixth of Portu-
gal, tyrannical act of, 160. Ambrose, Saint, excellent (but rationalistic) sentiment of, 61.
"American Citizen," new com- post so called, 137. American Eagle, a source of inspiration, 71 – hitherto wrongly classed, 79-long bill of, 80.
Amos, cited, 60. Anakim, that they formerly existed, shown, 161. Angels, providentially speak French, 48-conjectured to be skilled in all tongues, 49.
Anglo-Saxon race, 41. Anglo-Saxon verse, by whom
carried to perfection, 35. Antonius, a speech of, 65-by
whom best reported, ib. Apocalypse, beast in, magnetic to theologians, 114. Apollo, confessed mortal by his own oracle, 114. Apollyon, his tragedies, popu- lar, 102.
Appian, an Alexandrian, not equal to Shakspeare as an orator, 65.
Ararat, ignorance of foreign tongues is an, 81. Arcadian background, 139. Aristophanes, 59.
Arms, profession of, once es- teemed especially that of gentlemen, 33,
Arnold, 67. Ashland, 140.
Astor, Jacob, a rich man, 123.
Astræa, nineteenth century forsaken by, 136. Athenians, ancient, an institu- tion of, 66.
Atherton, Senator, envies the Biglow, Ezekiel, his letter to
Austin, St., profane wish of, 68, note.
Aye-Aye, the, an African aní- mal, America supposed to be settled by, 51.
Babel, probably the first Con- gress, 81- —a gabble-mill, ib. Baby, a low-priced one, 132. Bagowind, Hon. Mr., whether to be damned, 93. Baldwin apples, 161. Baratarias, real or imagi- nary, which most pleasant, 136. Barnum, a great natural curiosity recommended to, 76.
Barrels, an inference from see- ing, 161. Bâton Rouge, 140-strange peculiarities of laborers at,ib. Baxter, R., a saying of, 61. Bay, Mattysqumscot, 155. Bay State, singular effect pro- duced on military officers by leaving it, 47. Beast in Apocalypse, a load- stone for whom, 114. Beelzebub, his rigadoon, 91. Behmen, his letters not let- ters, 106.
Bellers, a saloon keeper, 145
-inhumanely refuses credit to a presidential candidate, 146.
Hon J. T. Buckingham, 23 -never heard of any one named Mundishes, 25- nearly fourscore years old, 25-his aunt Keziah, a notable saying of, ib. Biglow, Hosea, excited by composition, 24-a poem by, 25, 96-his opinion of war, 27-wanted at home by Nancy, 30-recommends a forcible enlistment of war- like editors, ib.-would not wonder, if generally agreed with, 31-versifies letter of Mr. Sawin, 35-a letter from, 36, 86-his opinion of Mr. Sawin, 37-does not deny fun at Cornwallis, 38, note-his idea of militia glory, 42, note—a pun of, 43, note-is uncertain in regard to people of Boston, 43-had never heard of Mr. John P. Robinson, 52-ali- quid sufflaminandus, 53— his poems attributed to a Mr. Lowell, 58-is un- skilled in Latin, 59-his poetry maligned by some, ib.-his disinterestedness, ib.-his deep share in com- monweal, ib.-his claim to the presidency, 40-his mowing, 41-resents being called Whig, 61-opposed to tariff, ib.-obstinate, ib. -infected with peculiar
notions, ib.-reports
speech, 65-emulates his- torians of antiquity, 66- his character sketched from a hostile point of view, 80 -a request of his complied with, 94-appointed at a public meeting in Jaalam, 107-confesses ignorance, in one minute particular, of propriety, ib.-his opinion of cocked hats, ib.-letter to, ib.-called "Dear Sir," by a general, ib.-probably receives same compliment from two hundred and nine, ib.-picks his apples, 161 -his crop of Baldwins con- jecturally large, ib. Billings, Dea. Cephas, 38. Birch, virtue of, in instilling certain of the dead lan- guages, 134.
Bird of our country sings ho-
Boston, people of, supposed educated, 43, note. Brahmins, navel-contemplat- ing, 105. Bread-trees, 134. Brigadier-Generals in militia, devotion of, 64. Brown, Mr., engages in an unequal contest, 33. Browne, Sir T., a pious and
wise sentiment of, cited and commended, 36. Buckingham, Hon. J. T., editor of the Boston Courier, letters to, 23, 35, 58, 86 -not afraid, 37. Buffalo, a plan hatched there, 150-plaster, a prophecy in regard to, ib.
Buncombe, in the other world supposed, 66.
Bung, the eternal, thought to be loose, 30. Bungtown Fencibles, dinner of, 51.
Blitz pulls ribbons from his Butter in Irish bogs, 134.
Bluenose potatoes, smell of, eagerly desired, 42. Bobtail obtains a cardinal's hat, 51.
Bolles, Mr. Secondary, author
of prize peace essay, 40— presents sword to Lieute- nant-Colonel, ib.-a fluent orator, 41-found to be in error, 42.
Bonaparte, N., a usurper, 114. Boot-trees, productive, where, 134.
C., General, commended for parts, 55-for ubiquity, ib. -for consistency, ib.-for fidelity, ib.-is in favor of war, ib.-his curious valua- tion of principle, ib. Cæsar, tribute to, 99-his
veni, vidi, vici, censured for undue prolixity, 116. Cainites, sect of, supposed still extant, 33.
Caleb, a monopoly of his Cass, General, 88-clearness
denied, 39-curious notions of, as to meaning of "shel- ter," 35-his definition of Anglo-Saxon, ib.-charges Mexicans (not with bayonets, but) with improprieties, ib. Calhoun, Hon. J. C., his cow- bell curfew, light of the nineteenth century to be ex- tinguished at sound of, 85 -cannot let go apron- string of the Past, ib.-his unsuccessful tilt at Spirit of the Age, ib.-the Sir Kay of modern chivalry, 86-his anchor made of a crooked pin, ib. tioned, 87, 92. Cambridge Platform, use dis- covered for, 50. Canary Islands, 134. Candidate, presidential, letter from, 107-smells a rat, 108 -against a bank, 110- takes a revolving position, ib.-opinion of pledges, ib. -is a periwig, 111-fronts south by north, 112-quali- fications of, lessening, 116 -wooden leg (and head) useful to, 129. Cape Cod clergymen, what, 50-Sabbath-breakers, per- haps, reproved by, ib. Carpini, Father John de Plano, among the Tartars,
Cartier, Jacques, commend- able zeal of, 160.
of his merit, ib.-limited popularity at " Bellers's,"
Castles, Spanish, comfortable accommodations in, 136. Cato, letters of, so called, sus-
pended naso adunco, 106. C. D., friends of, can hear of him, 106.
Chalk egg, we are proud of incubation of, 105. Chappelow on Job, a copy of, lost, 95.
Cherubusco, news of, its effects on English royalty, 78. Chesterfield no letter-writer, 106.
Chief Magistrate, dancing es- teemed sinful by, 50. Children naturally speak He- brew, 35. China-tree, 134.
Chinese, whether they in-
vented gunpowder before the Christian era not con- sidered, 50.
Choate hired, 148. Christ shuffled into Apocry-
pha, 51-conjectured to disapprove of slaughter and pillage, 55-condemns a certain piece of barbarism, 93. Christianity, profession of, ple- beian, whether, 33. Christian soldiers, perhaps in- consistent, whether, 64. Cicero, an opinion of, disputed, 115.
Cilley, Ensign, author of ne- | Constituents, useful for what,
farious sentiment, 51. Cimex lectularius, 43. Cincinnatus, a stock character in modern comedy, 139. Civilization, progress of, an alias, 95-rides upon a powder-cart, 109. Clergymen, theirill husbandry, 94-their place in proces- sions, 138-some, cruelly banished for the soundness of their lungs, 160. Cocked-hat,
advantages of
being knocked into, 107. College of Cardinals, a strange one, 51. Colman, Dr. Benjamin, anec- dote of, 64. Colored folks,
na- tional diversion of kicking, 44. Colquitt, a remark of, 90- acquainted with some prin- ciples of aerostation, ib. Columbia, District of, its pecu- liar climatic effects, 69—not certain that Martin is for abolishing it, 150. Columbus, a Paul Pry of genius, 105. Columby, 143.
Complete Letter-Writer, fatal gift of, 113. Compostella, St. Jamesof, seen,
Congress, singular consequence of getting into, 69. Congressional debates, found instructive, 81.
70. Constitution trampled on, 87
-to stand upon, what, 109. Convention, what, 70, ib. Convention, Springfield, 70. Coon, old, pleasure in skinning, 89. Coppers, caste in picking up of, 127. Copres, a monk, his excellent method of arguing, 82. Cornwallis, a, 38-acknow- ledged entertaining, ib., note.
Cotton Mather, summoned as witness, 49.
Country lawyers, sent pro- videntially, 57. Country, our, its boundaries more exactly defined, 57- right or wrong, nonsense about exposed, 58. Courier, The Boston, an un- safe print, 80. Court, General, farmers some-
times attain seats in, 140. Cowper, W., his letters com- mended, 106.
Creed, a safe kind of, 131. Crusade, first American, 49. Cuneiform script recommend- ed, 116. Curiosity distinguishes man from brutes, 104.
Davis, Mr., of Mississippi, a remark of his, 89.
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