from Kurshee towards Bokhara, 397- village of Karsan, ib.-the Usbeks, ib.- arrival at Bokhara, ib.- visit to the Koosh Begee, or lord of all the Begs, 398-the great bazaar described, ib.— visit to the baths, 400-population of Bokhara, ib.-character of the king, 401 -the colleges, ib.-Russian slaves at Bokhara, 402-the author's excellent graphical picture of Toorkman life, 403
-and admirable personal qualities, ib.— city of Meshed, ib.-burial-place of Nadir Shah, ib. Asterabad, 404-author reaches Bombay, ib.-Russian invasion of India, 405.
Boswell, James, his definition of the human species, 406.
Bowdler, Mr., his expurgated edition of Shakspeare, 425.
Buonaparte, Napoleon, his 'Lettres à Jo- séphine pendant la première Campagne d'Italie, le Consulat, et l'Empire, et Lettres de Joséphine à Napoléon et à sa Fille,' 178.
Burnes, Lieut. Alexander, his 'Travels into Bokhara; being the Account of a Journey from India to Cabool, Tartary, and Persia; also, Narrative of a Voyage on the Indus, from the Sea to Lahore,' &c., 367. (See Bokhara.) Burns, Robert, his expressions of contempt for the rich the result of pride, 327.
Cæsar, style of his Commentaries,' 88. Cambridge controversy on the admission
of Dissenters to degrees, 466. Campbell, Thomas, Esq., his 'Life of Mrs. Siddons.' (See Siddons.) Cato, on the numerous writings of, 67. Catullus, on the works of, 72.
Celsus, his work 'De Re Medicâ' quoted, 407.
Chaucer, Geoffry, a witness in the Scrope
and Grosvenor controversy, 444. Cicero, of the style of his eloquence, 80- of his writings, 82-of his political life, 84.
and metrical arrangement, 7-some of his poems complete models of versifica. tion, 8-his fine manner of reciting verse, ib.-his delight in, though pos- sessing no ear for, music, ib.-bis 'Hen- decasyllables,' 9-his Hymn to the Earth,' 10-his blank verse, 11-uni- form subjectivity of almost all his works, 13-intense personal feelings which cha- racterize his poems, ib.-his poetry a faithful mirror reflecting the images of his mind, 14-his Biographia Literaria,' ib.-his 'Ode on Dejection,' ib.—his habit of intellectual introversion, 16- his opinion of the difficulties of writing au epic on the subject of the destruction of Jerusalem, ib.-his System of Philo- sophy for a Christian Man,' 17 — his translation of 'Wallenstein,' 18-his 'Remorse' and 'Zapolya,' ib.-his opi- nion of Goethe's 'Faust,' 20-outline of Michael Scott,' 21-The Remorse,' 23-his Zapolya' the most elegant of his works, 27-his dramatic talent of a high and original kind, 28-the 'Ancient Mariner' a most perfect piece of ima- ginative poetry, ib. his Christabel' complete as an exquisite production of the imagination, 30-his love poems, ib. -his odes, 32-the most imaginative English poet since Milton, 34-general character of his poetry, ib.-his qualities as a psychologist, moralist, and general philosopher, 36-his 'Friend,' Lay Sermons,' and 'Aids to Reflection,' 36— his Church and State, according to the idea of each,' a storehouse of grand and immoveable principles, 37-his proposed object as a metaphysical philosopher, ib. -his verses on his baptismal birth-day, ib.-his death, 291-his own humble and affectionate epitaph, 292. Coleridge, Mr. Henry, his 'Introduction to Homer,' 140.
Conolly, Lieutenant Arthur, his Journey to the North of India overland from England, through Russia, Persia, and Affghaunistaun,' 38-the author's mo- dest apology for submitting his work to the public, ib.-difficulty of the under- taking, ib.-route to Tabreez, 39-the author passes himself off as an Asiatic, 40-arrival at Orauz Kilige's tent, ib.- kajavah travelling, 41-adventures on the route to Khiva, 41-powers of en- durance of the Turcoman horse, 44- account of Beggee Jan, ib.-character of the Turcomans, 47-pilgrimage to Me- shed, ib.-visit to the shrine of the saint, 48-the author's visit to Prince Abmed
Ali Mirza, 49-sketch of Persian man- ners, 50-persecution of the Jews in Persia, 53-style in which English manners are discussed by Orientals, 55 -overland invasion of India, 57. Cookery, philosophy of, 406-Boswell's definition of the human species, ib.- man the only creature acquainted with the use of fire, ib.- Mrs. Rundell's Cookery Book, 407-attention of the ancients to dietetics, ib.-Celsus De Re Medicâ, ib.-diet of the early kings of Egypt regulated by the court physician, ib.-Dr. Hunter's Receipts on Modern Cookery, or Culina Famulatrix Medicinæ, 408-various food most wholesome to man, ib.-food of the Brahmins, ib.- and of the Esquimaux, b.-practice of the Otomacs, ib-Dr. Wollaston's ob- servations on the food of animals, 408- no substance properly nutritive unless it be an organized body, 409-Dr. Prout on the Ultimate Composition of Ali- mentary Substances,' b.-process of making a quartern loaf out of a deal board, ib.-Professor Autenrieth's pro- cess of making wood-flour, ib.-method of making the barke-bröd of the Lap. landers, 410-origin of the Patent Bread Company, 411-properties of the bread made by them, ib.--bread with the gin in it to be preferred, 412- French cookery, ib.-English cookery, ib.-nu- tritive properties of gelatine, 413- blancmange, ib.-capability of the hu- man stomach to digest hard substances, ib.-Dr. Marcet's history of the English sailor who swallowed clasp-knives, ib.— mother's milk, 414-alimentary matters employed by man, ib.-influence of the stomach over our daily happiness, 415— the horrors of hypochondriasis owing to dyspepsia, or indigestion, ib.-the French our masters in the art of cookery, ib.— the Code Gourmand, ib.
Crabbe, Rev. George, his Posthumous Tales,' 184.
Dacre, a Novel; edited by the Countess of Morley, 488.
Deal-board, process of making a quartern loaf out of a, 409.
Dietetics, attention of the ancients to the science of, 407.
Dissenters, admission of to degrees, Cam- bridge controversy on, 466.
Dry rot, Mr. Kyan's process for the pre- vention of, 92.
Dunbar, William, great merit of Laing's edition of his works, 448.
Dunlop, John, Esq, his History of Roman Literature from the earliest Period to the Augustan Age,' 57. (See Roman Literature.)
East India Company, their fitness to govern the Indian empire, 367. Education in England, 128-necessity of bringing our public schools up to the rising level of general information, 129- the grand problem of education to teach enough, and not too much, 130-altera- tions that have taken place in the Eton sys- tem of, 132-system pursued at Rugby, ib.-inefficacy of the dry, repulsive, and purely utilitarian system, 136-unison of our public schools with our national institutions, 136-time dedicated to the study of the dead languages, 152-real effective countervailing influence to vice and extravagance in our public schools, 174.
Egerton, Lord Francis, his translation of Goethe's Faust,' 20.
Ennius, of the writings of, 61. Eton School, 128-some remarks on the present studies and management of, ib.- abuses at, considered, ib.-system of education at, vindicated; and its capa- bilities of improvement considered, ib.- necessity of bringing our public schools up to the rising level of general infor- mation, 129 the grand problem of education, 130-alterations effected in the Eton system, 132-increased number of scholars under Dr. Keate, ib.-old Eton feeling of pride and love for the place of education as strong as ever, 133 -sensation created on Dr. Keate's taking leave of the school, ib.-the Eton system singularly successful in attaching the scholars to the studies of the institu- tion, 141-dangers in point of man- ners, habits, and morals, to which a gen- tleman's son is exposed in passing through, 145-fagging, 146-arrange- ments for the better lodging of the scholars, ib.-changes necessary in the religious education of the scholars, 148 -classical learning the staple of Eton, 151-books read in the higher forms at, 160-verse making at, 163. Euphrates, folly of attempting to open a
communication between india and England by means of steam-boats on the, 405.
Exeter, Bishop of, his speech on the ad- mission of Dissenters to degrees, 466.
Faulkner, Sir Arthur Brooke, his' Visit to
Germany and the Low Countries,' 203. Fischer, J. F., his 'Sketches of Japan,' 294. (See Japan.)
France, present state of, 262.
Free trade to China, evil consequences of, 368.
Grosvenor and Scrope heraldic controversy, 444.
Hallam, Henry, Esq., his name prefixed to some of the best verses in the Musæ Etonienses, 167.
Hayward, Mr., his translation of Goethe's Faust,' 18, 20.
Herbert of Cherbury, Lord, his remark-
able hesitation on the propriety of pub- lishing his work against revelation, 70. Hogg, James, the Ettrick Shepherd, his conduct towards Sir Walter Scott a pa- rallel to the story of Hannah More and the Bristol milk woman, 437. Hunter, Dr., his Receipts in Modern Cookery, or Culina Famulatrix Medi- cinæ,' characterized, 408.
Ignis fatuus, singular phenomenon of an, 385
India, Conolly's overland Journey to. (See Conolly.)
India, invasion of, by Russia, a mere bug- bear, 405.
India to Suez, easy and expeditious route from, 405.
India and England, folly of attempting to open a communication between, by means of steam-boats on the Euphrates, 405.
Japan, sketches of the manners and usages of, 293-exclusive access of the Dutch to, ib.-decline of the trade to, ib.- access of the Dutch to, owing to Eng-
lish skill and courage, ib.-interesting adventures of William Adams in, ib.- visits of the Dutch factory to, 294- Mr. G. F. Meylan's sketches of, ib.-J. F. Fischer's sketches, of, ib.-natural features of, 295-its population, ib.— comparison between Great Britain and, 296-expulsion of the Portuguese and extermination of Christianity from, 296 -rivalry of the Dutch with the Portu- guese, 297-religious opinions of Japan, 298-absence of religious dissension, ib.-government of Japan, 299-diffi- culty of innovation or revolution, 300- system of espionnage, ib.-privileges of the emperor, ib.-the court, 301-the executive, ib.-local administration of the city of Nagasaki, 302-natural cha- racter of the Japanese, 303-their sen- suality, ib.-social polity of Japan, 304 -agriculture, 306-trade, 307 — arts and amusements, 308-ship-building and navigation, 310-literature and science, 312-education, ib.-quadren- nial embassy to Jeddo, 313-audience of the emperor, 316-summary of the Japanese character, 317.
Jerusalem, destruction of, difficulties of undertaking an epic on, 16.
Journal of Louis Philippe, Duke de Char- tres, 527.
Kyan, Mr., his process for the prevention of dry-rot, 92. Knowledge the noble idol of the day, 134.
Laing, Mr. David, great merit of his edition of the works of Dunbar, 448. Landor, Walter Savage, his Conversations' quoted, 355. L'Enfant, Père, his Mémoires ou Cor- respondance Secrète pendant les trois Années de la Révolution 1790, 1791, 1792,' 441-the work a gross and shameless imposition, ib.
Livy, character of his History, 89. Louis Philippe, King of the French, per- sonal history of, 519-his journal, 527. Lucilius, of the Satires of, 66. Lucretius, of the works of, 69.
Mackintosh, Sir James, his conversational eloquence characterised, 3.
Manilius, character of his 'Astronomicon,' 90.
Marcet, Dr., his history of the English
sailor who swallowed clasp-knives, 413. Mathias, the American impostor, 359. Mémoires ou Correspondance Secrète du Père L'Enfant. (See L'Enfant.) Mennais, Abbé de la, 358 — his 'Paroles d'un Croyant,' ib.- sensation produced by this silly and profane rhapsody, ib. -numerous replies to, ib.- objects of the work, 359-account of the author, ib.-specimens of the work, 360. Meslier, Jean, his celebrated Testament, 359.
Meylan, G. F., his sketches of Japan, 294. (See Japan.)
Milman, Rev. H. H., his Fall of Jerusa- lem,' 16.
Milton not popular in England, 35. Montgomery, Mr., his poem of the Com- mon Lot' quoted, 491. More, Mrs. Hannah, Memoirs of the Life and Correspondence of, by William Ro- berts, Esq., 416 unfitness of Mr. Roberts for the task assigned him, ib.— his blunders and prejudices, ib.-Han- nah's birth and family, 417-the family law-suit, ib.-Hannah's precocity in her literary attainments, 418-anecdotes of Hannah's juvenile days, 419- Mr. Peach, the linen-draper, ib.-Miss More's first publication, 420-her correspond- ence with the poet Langhorne, ih.—love- affair with Mr. Turner, 422-Hannah's débût in the society of London, 423- Garrick, Reynolds, Burke, Johnson, ib. -the Bas Bleu, ib.- her tragedy of • Percy,' 424 Sir Eldred of the Bower, ib. increasing sternness of Hannah's religious views, 425-her dis- sertation on the tendency of stage amusements, ib.-her Sacred Dramas,' 426-her lighter poems, ib.-her inter- course with the literati of the Johnsonian cycle, 427-her addiction to flattery, 428 her life in London, ib-her inter- views with Dr. Johnson, 430-Johnson's death-bed, 431-her account of Garrick, 432-chapter of Ana, 433-satire on Frenchified English, 434-Hannah re- tires from the gay world, 435 — her "Thoughts on the Manners of the Great,' and Essay on the Religion of the Fashionable World,' ib.-her intercourse with Ann Yearsley, the Bristol milk- woman, 436-her exertions for the esta- blishment of Sunday schools, 437-her political tracts, 438-account of Mrs. More's latter days, 440-her death, ib.
Napier of Merchiston, Memoirs of, his Lineage, Life, and Times; by Mark Napier, Esq., 443-the work the first attempt to narrate in detail the personal history of the inventor of the logarithms, ib.-mistakes and errors of the editor, ib.-old woman's story of the first Na- pier, ib-first ascertained ancestor of the philosopher, 444-claim to the earldom of Lenox, 445-account of the philosopher's father, ib.-birth and education of the philosopher, 446- his academical career, ib. - George Buchanan, 448-popular tradition that Napier had a familiar spirit, 449-his vernacular verses, ib. his marriage, 450 his residence in Lenox, 451- visits of the clan Gregor, 452-Napier's reputation as an astrologer, ib. — his zeal for the study and exposition of the Book of Revelations, 453- his Plain Discovery,' ib. extraordinary agree- ment between Logan of Restaltig and Napier, 456-Dr. Richard Napper, the astrologer, 458-extraordinary se- crets possessed by Napier, 459-his discoveries in catoptrics, 460-barbarous state of society, ib.-violent family quar- rels, 461-invention of the logarithms, ib. its reception, 461 Napier's death, 465. Nepos, Cornelius, his character as a bio- grapher, 88
Nicolas, Sir Harris, his history of the Scrope and Grosvenor heraldic contro- versy, 444.
Nigidius, of the writings of, 77.
Normal schools, for the instruction of mas- ters, advantages of, 143. Novels of fashionable life, 489.
Ovid, of the works of, 74.
'Oxford as it is; by a Foreigner of Rank,' 128.
'Oxford in 1834; a Satire, in six parts,' 128, 172.
'Paradise Lost,' Waller's character of, 36. Paroles d'un Croyant,' 358. (See Men- nais.)
Pearson, Rev. George, on the danger of abrogating the religious tests and sub- scriptions which are at present required
Riddell, Mr. John, his great knowledge of the ancient Scotch peerage law, 445. Roman Literature, History of, by John Dunlop, Esq., from the earliest period to the Augustan age, 57-earliest lan- guage of Rome, ib.-causes which con- spired to give birth to Roman literature, 58-conquest of Magna Græcia, ib.— first literary compositions in the Latin language, 59-dramatic pieces of Livius Andronicus, ib.-style of the ancient dramatists, ib.-the writings of Ennius, 61-of Plautus, 62-of Terence, 64- satires of Lucilius, 66-numerous works of Cato, 67-progress of natural philo- sophy and its implements, mathematics, and geometry, 68-of the works of Lu- cretius, 69-his De Rerum Naturâ,' ib.-purpose of the poem, ib.-its style, ib.-its moral effect, 72-of Catullus, ib. -of Tibullus, 73-of Propertius, ib.- of Ovid, 74-the regular drama super- seded by the mimes, 75-extension of the cultivation of philosophy, 76-Sylla the first possessor of a library at Rome, ib.-Lucullus, ib.-Varro and Nigidius, 77-peculiarities of the Roman law, 79 -scope for eloquence, ib.-Cicero, 80 -his orations, ib.-his treatise De Re Publicâ, 82-his political life, 84-Sal-
lust, 88-Cæsar's Commentaries, ib.- Cornelius Nepos, 88-Livy, 89-re- formation of the Calendar, ib.- Astro- nomicon' of Manilius, 90-Vitruvius, 91 -Virgil, 93-Horace, 94.
Rundell, Mrs., enormous sale of her Do- mestic Cookery, 407.
Runjeet Sing's letter to the British minis- ter, ib.-environs of Lahore, 378-tomb of Jehungeer, ib.-garden of Shah Jehan, ib.-Runjeet Sing's army, ib.— journey to Simla, 379-mode of life of a Seik Sirdar, ib.-town of Fulour, ib.— the Shittoodur, or Hundred Rivers, 382 -arrival at Simla, 380-magnitude of the Indus, ib.-Runjeet Sing's projects against the Ameers of Sinde, 381-terri- tories and government of Runjeet Sing, ib.-the Maharaja's bed-room described, 382-splendour exhibited by the Seik on the tented field, on Lord W. Ben- tinck's visit to him, ib.-visit to the tope of Manikyala, 384-Pind Dadun Khan, ib.-extensive salt-ranges, ib.- Calla-baugh, ib.-scene of Alexander's battle with Porus, 385-the travellers ford the Indus, ib.-singular phenome- non of an ignis fatuus, ib.
Russell, Lord John, on the public schools of England, 138.
Russia, invasion of India by, a mere bug. bear, 405.
Sarrans, B., his Louis Philippe et la Con- tre-Révolution de 1830,' 519.
Schiller more akin to Shakspeare than any other of the German poets, 19. Scott, Sir Walter, the Ettrick Shepherd's conduct towards, a parallel to the story of Hannah More and the Bristol Milk- woman, 437.
Scrope and Grosvenor heraldic contro- versy, 444.
Shakspeare not popular in England, 35. Shakspeare's 'Venus and Adonis' a strik- ing instance of the overbalance of mere sweetness of sound, 7. Shakspeare, Bowyer's expurgated edition of, 425.
Siddons, Mrs., Campbell's Life of, 95-the work a superfetation, ib.-Mr. Boaden's bulky production on the same subject, ib.-Mr. Campbell the editor rather than the substantial author, 96-samples of bombast, ib.-of the Aircastle prin- ciple of modern biography, 98-and of the anecdote-mongering style, 101- glaring inaccuracies and inconsistencies, 102-nothing original but the blunders,
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