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Hair, long, peculiar to the early kings
of France, 23.

Hair, singular custom of dividing por-
tions among relatives, 371.

Hall of Glory, The, 83.

Hall of Victory, the Poet's celebration

of the martial achievements of Eng-
land, 758, &c.

Hammam Meskoutem, or Enchanted

Baths, some account of, 263.

INDEX.

him of the Author's Colloquies on
the Progress and Prospects of Society,
182.

Himakoot, the Holy Mount, 562.
Himalaya mountains, Hindoo supersti-
tions connected with, 577.-
Himiar, tribe of, (or of the Homerites,)
valour of their women, 271.
Hindoo Pantheon, Moore's, extracts
from, illustrative of the Hindoo my.
thology, 570. 588. 620. 623.

Hirah, Palace of, called by the Arabians

one of the wonders of the world, 215.
"Hirlas Horn, Song of the," Literal
version of this remarkable poem, 338.
History, Lines on, 140.

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History of Music," Dr. Burney's, ex-
tracts from, respecting the use of the
viol in France, 37.

"Hand of Glory," some particulars of Hoal, character of his military prowess,

this superstition, 259.

Hand-spell, the, still common in Por-

tugal, 261.

Hannah, an Eclogue, 152.

317. His defeat and death, 315.
Hoamen, Conversion of the, 374.
Hoel, 384.

Hoel Dha', curious extract from, 316.

"Happy the dwellers in this holy Hoel, Prince, Poems of, Mr. Owen's

house,' 137.

Harfleur, horrors of the inhabitants,

upon its conquest by Henry V. of
England, 17.

"Hark how the church-bells, with re-
doubling peals," 140.

Haruth and Maruth, story of, 244.
Hawk, the, used at Aleppo in capturing
the hare, 285. Mode of training, and
purposes to which applied, in Persia,
285.

Heber, Bishop, Ode on the Portrait of,

207.

Hell-Gate, a name given by the Moors
and Arabs to the bitumen springs at
Ait, 258.

translation of eight of them, 350-352.
Hohamho, or the Yellow River, 264.
"Hold your mad hands! for ever on
your plains," 99.

Holinshed, his account of Joan of Arc,
6. His description of the horrors
occasioned by the siege of Rouen, 11.
His account of the English and French
armies, 14. His testimony to the
bravery of the French, 16. His pic-
ture of the city of Rouen during the
siege, 16. His account of the distress
of the inhabitants of Harfleur on its
conquest by Henry, king of England,

17.
Holly Tree, The, 129.

Henderson, John, remarkable anecdote Holy Ark of the Camara Santa, a parti.
of, 403.

Henna, or hinna, its common use among
the Asiatics, 239.

Henry the Hermit, 458.

Henry II. of England, anecdote of him

and his son, 73. His cruelties in his
attempt upon Wales, in 1165, 317.
Henry III. of England, extreme suffer-
ings of his officers who accompanied
him in his expedition to Wales, 357.
Henry V. of England, description of his
siege of Rouen, 16. His death, and
particulars of his transport to Eng-
land and funeral, 18.

"He pass'd unquestion'd through the
camp," 432.

Hermit of Dreux and King Henry the
Fifth, 432.

Hetrusci, their notions concerning the
Penates, 146.

Hexameter, the Poet's reasons

for

adopting this measure in his "Vision
of Judgement," 767. Remarks of Dr.
Goldsmith respecting, 770. Speci-
mens of Sir Philip Sydney's attempt
to neutralise this measure, 785, &c.
"High in the air exposed the slave is
bung," 99.

Highlanders, the, tribute to their va-

lour at the battle of Waterloo, 737.
"High on a rock, whose castle shade,"

418.

Hill, Margaret, Lines addressed to, 139.
Hill, the Rev. Herbert, Dedication to

cular description of, 692.
Homerites. See Himiar.
Homer, Translation of, remarks upon
that of Cowper, 3. Of Pope, 3.
Home-Scene, The, 575.
Honorius, Inscription for his Cell at
the Cork Convent, near Cintra, 172.
Hopes of Man, The, 751.
Horn. See Hirlas Horn.
Horned helmet, the, description of those
used by the Goths, 634.
Horror, To, 116.

Horse, the, Oriental description of, 573.
Horses, the Arabian, divided into two
great classes, the Kadischi and the
Kochlani, 262.

Hotun Nor, or the Sea of Stars, 264.
Hougoumont, Farewell to, 739.
Household Gods. See Penates.
"How darkly o'er yon far-off mountain
frowns," 108.

"How does the water come down at
Lodore?" 164.

"How long, O Ireland, from thy guilty
ground," 200.

"How many hearts are happy at this
hour," 136.

Human greatness, confession of its
vanity, by several illustrious indi-
viduals, 745.

Hummums, origin of this term, 263.
Hundred Springs of the Whang-ho,
The, 264.

Hy Brasail, the Enchanted Island, 342.

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Idols, names of the four worshipped by
the Adites, with remarks, 217.
Idols of the Mexicans, reason of the
great variety in their figures, 415.
"If thou didst find on Western plains
of yore," 108.

"If thy debtor be poor,' old Christoval
said," 433.

Ignis fatuus, extraordinary appearances
presented by one in the vallies of
Mount Ephraim, 263.

Illusions, optical, common to the de-
serts of Arabia, 250.

"I marvel not, O Sun, that unto thee,"
109.

Immoral publications, the Author's
animadversions upon, 769.

Immortality, the Water of. See Am-

reeta.

"In an evil day, and an hour of woe,"
441.

"In arms and in anger, in struggle and
strife," 452.

"In a vision I was seized," 205.
Inchcape Rock, The, 446.
Incubi, the, notice concerning, 420.
Indians, American, Songs of the, 132-
134.

Inflammability of saints, some curious
extracts and ironical observations
upon this subject, 287.

"In happy hour doth he receive," 184.
Innovation, repugnance to, a singular
case of, 365.
Inquisition, the Spanish, remarks upon,
539.

INSCRIPTIONS: -For a Column at New-
bury, 170. For a Cavern that over-
looks the River Avon, 170. For a
Tablet at Silbury, 170. For a Monu-
ment in the New Forest, 170. For a
Tablet on the Banks of a Stream,
170. For the Cenotaph at Ermenon-
ville, 171. For a Monument at Ox-
ford, 171. For a Monument in the
In a Forest,
Vale of Ewias, 171.
172. For a Monument at Torde-
sillas, 172. For a Column at Truxillo,
172. For the Cell of Honorius, 172.
For a Monument at Taunton, 172.
For a Tablet at Penshurst, 173. For

a Monument at Rolissa, 173. For a
Monument at Vimeiro, 174. At Co-
runna, 174. For the Banks of the
Douro, 175. For the Field of Battle
at Talavera, 175. For the Deserto de
Busaco, 176. For the Lines of Torres
Vedras, 176. At Santarem, 176. At
Fuentes D'Onoro, 177. At Barrosa,
177. To the Memory of Sir W.
Myers, 178. For the Walls of Ciudad
Rodrigo, 178. To the Memory of
Major-General Mackinnon, 178. For
the Affair at Arroya Molinos, 179.
Written in an unpublished volume of
Letters and Miscellaneous Papers, by
B. C. Roberts, 179. For the Cale-
donian Canal:-1. At Clachnacharry,

180. 2. At Fort Augusta, 181. At
Banavie, 181.

Installation at Oxford, Lines written
the Winter after the, 161.
Institutes of Menu, extracts from, 490.
552, 554, 591. 594.
Intermediate state, Mahommedan no-
tions concerning the, 227.
Ireland, Ode written after the King's
Visit to, 200. Settlement of an Afri-
cau colony in, 215.

Irish kerns, great numbers of them en-
gaged at the siege of Rouen - some
particulars respecting, 16.

upon them, 4. Statements of the al-
terations made in the poem since its
first publication, 4, 5. Dedication of
the poem to Edith Southey, 5. Ac-
count of Joan of Arc, extracted from
a History of the Siege of Orleans, 6.
Holinshed's account of her, 6. Mon-
taigne's description of the original
dwelling of her father, 8. Some par-
ticulars respecting her, collected from
Le Grand's Fabliaux, and from Ra-
pin, 12. Extract from the Life of
St. Teresa, illustrative of some pecu-
liarities in the Maid of Orleans, 12.

Island of the Blessed, description of, Jones, Sir William, extracts from his

499.

Island of the Seven Cities, story of the,
651.

Island, The Enchanted, 342.
Isle of Palms, The, 234.
Ism-Ablah, the, science of the name of
God, 244.

Italico, Luca, vicar general of the
Archbishopric of Rouen, his death in
prison after the siege of that city, 17.
"It is Antidius the Bishop," 451.

It was a Christian minister," 100.
"It was a little island where he dwelt,"
458.

"It was a summer evening," 449.

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Langoemagog, the Giant's Leap, 58,
Last of the Family, The, an Eclogue,
156.

Latimer and Ridley, Inscription for a
Monument to their Memory at Ox.
ford, 171.

LAY OF THE LAUREATE, THE, 756.
Proem, 756. The Dream, 758. The
Epilogue, 764.

Lebanou, cedars of, De la Roque's ac-
count of, 294.

Le Grand's Fabliaux, some particulars
respecting Joan of Arc taken from,
12. His glowing description of the
grand banquet, 31.

Leilel-ul-beraeth, the night on which
it was believed the recording angels
delivered up their accounts of the
year, 299.
Leileth-ul-cadr, the night supposed to
be consecrated to ineffable mysteries,
290.

Lethe, river of, 635.

"Let no man write my epitaph-let
my grave," 140.
Liberty, some observations upon, in
connection with Mr. Wilkes, 777.
Dr. Franklin's account of the state of
things in his time, 777.
Lilies of Arabia, their peculiarities, 266.

"It was strange that he loved her, for Julian, Count, remarks upon the story Lincoya, 324. Death of, 405.
youth was gone by,” 435.

of, 629. His tomb, 713.

"I would I were that portly gentle- Jungle-grass of India, description of,
man," 114.

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594.

K.

Kadischi and Kochlani, the two classes
into which the Arabian horses are di-
vided, 262.
Katharine, St., princess of Alexandria,
legend of, 30. Extract from the "Je.
rusalen

Conquistado " respecting
her, 30. One of the saints especially
reverenced by Joan of Arc, 27.
KEHAMA, THE CURSE OF, 548. See
Curse of Kehama.

Keirog, battle of, 316.

"Jerusalen Conquistada' " of Lope de King Charlemain, 435.

Vega, extracts from, 634, 635.

Jerusalem, The Destruction of, 127.

Jewish Maid, the, 439.

Lizard, the, description of the traces
left by them on the sands of the De-
sert, 269.

Llaian, 349.

Llawrudd, the Red Hand, 315.
Llewelyn, 347.

Locust-bird, the, particular account of
this singular bird, 241.
Locust, the, particulars respecting, 240.

718.

Lodore, The Cataract of, 164.

"Lo I, the man who from the Muse did
ask," 119.

"Lord! who art merciful as well as
just," 143.

Lord William, 423.

Lorraine, the city of, reputed to be fa-
mous for its singers, 6.

King Henry the Fifth and the Hermit Lotus, the, of India, description of its

of Dreux, 432.

King of the Crocodiles, The, 437.

Jews, persecution of the, remarks upon, King Ramira, 442.

631.

Jiggerkhar, the, or liver-eater, curious
particulars relating to this Hindoo
imposture, 387, 588.
Joachin, St., Legend of his visit to the
saints in Limbo, 508.
JOAN OF ARC; a Poem in Ten Books,
1. Circumstances under which the

poem was originally written, 1. Ori-
ginal preface, 2. Joan's history as
mysterious as it is remarkable, 2.
Great difficulty of determining the
real nature of her pretensions, 3.
This mysteriousness renders the story
peculiarly fit for poetry, 3. General
faults of Epic Poems, 3. The Odyssey
and the Iliad, 3. Reasons for prefer-
ring Statius to Virgil, 3. The Italian
Heroic poets, Tasso, &c., 3. The
author's apology for reversing the
prescribed order for an Epic Poem,
4. Various works published on the
subject of this poem- some remarks

King John, Epitaph on, 171.
Knighthood, privileges and regulations
of, 674.

varieties, 593.

Love Elegies, 114.

Love, Hymn to, 86.

Love of country described, 656.

Love's Palace, 86.

Lover's Rock, The, 440.

LYRIC POEMS, 116–132.

Knights of Rhodes, ceremonies ob- Lucretia, a Monodrama, 112.
served at their creation, 36.
Knox, Alexander, extract of a letter
from him to Hannah More, on the
subject of the battle of Waterloo, 753.
Koran, The, its denunciations against
the unbelievers, 246.

L.

La Caba, a Monodrama, 112.
Lady Pools, near Shobdon, Hereford-
shire, 305.

La Haye, tribute to, 737.
Lake Fight, The, 409.
Landor, Walter Savage, dedication of
"The Curse of Kehama" to him, 548.
Landscape by Gaspar Poussin, Lines
written on, 136.

M.

Machicolation, description of, 49.
Mackinnon, Major-General, Lines to
the memory of, 178.
Madelon, story of, supposed to be re-
lated by Joan of Arc, 9.
MADOC: a Poem, in Two Parts, 313.
Statement of the historical facts re-
ferred to in the Poem, 313.
Madoc in Wales: - The Return to
Wales, 314. The Marriage Feast, 316.
Cadwallon, 319. The Voyage, 321.
Lincoya, 324. Erillyab, 326. The
Battle, 330. The Peace, 332. Emma.
336. Mathraval, 337. The Gorsedd,
341. Dinevawr, 345. Llewelyn, 347.

Llaian, 349. The Excommunication,
353. David, 355. The Departure,
356. Rodri, 358.

Madoc in Aztlan:- The Return to Az-
tlan, 359. The Tidings, 361. Neolin,
363. Amalahta, 365. War denounced,
367. The Festival of the Dead, 368.
The Snake God, 371. The Conver-
sion of the Hoamen, 374. Thalaba,
377. The Arrival of the Gods, 380.
The Capture, 383. Hoel, 384. Coatel,
386. The Stone of Sacrifice, 387. The
Battle, 391. The Women, 393. The
Deliverance, 396. The Victory, 398.
The Funeral, 400. The Death of
Lincoya, 405. Caradoc and Senena,
406. The Embassy, 40%. The Lake
Fight, 409. The Close of the Cen-
tury, 410. Migration of the Aztecas,
413.

Magdalen, Mary, remarks on her his-
tory, &c., 669.

Mahabalipur, ruins of, particular de-
scription of, from Chambers's "Asiatic
Researches," 601, 602. Mythological
fable of the cause of its overthrow,
604.

Mahommedan Mosques, their great
splendour, 215

Mahommed's nuptials, 266. Prevailing

notions respecting his tomb, 708.
Maid of Orleans. See Joan of Arc.
Mammoth, the, notions of the Delaware
Indians concerning, 382.
Manes, the, of departed relatives, offer-
ings to, among the Hindoos, 594.
"Man hath a weary pilgrimage," 118.
Man, The Hopes of, 751.

Mansion House, The Old, an Eclogue,

149.

Marble ship, the, 537.

March to Moscow, The, 464.
Margaret and Rudiger, 420.

Margaret Hill, Lines addressed to, 139.
Margaret, St., legend of, 30. One of

the saints especially reverenced by
Joan of Arc, 27.

Mariatale, mythological story of, 554.
Markets in the East, description of,
576.

Marriage Bower, the, 575.

Marriage ceremonies in the Greek
Church, 523. Among the Hindoos,
550.

Marriage Feast, The, 316

Marriage, Indian God of, 561.
Marvel, Andrew, his description of the
coracle, 349.

Mary of Anjou, Queen of France, her
counsel to her husband, Charles VII.,
during the invasion of the English,23.
Mary, the Maid of the Inn, 417.
Mary, To, 130.

Massacres, general, of common occur-
rence in the East, 575.
Massena, Inscription for a Monument
to his memory at Santarem, 176. At
Fuentes D'Onoro, 177.
Mathraval, 337.

May, John, "The Poet's Pilgrimage to
Waterloo," inscribed to him, 727.
Medici family, the romantic origin of
their arms, 49.

Meeting, The, 784.
Memorials to the officers who fell in the
battle of Waterloo, 735.

Memory, 728.

Menu, extracts from the Institutes of,

490. 552. 554, 591. 594.
Merlin, or Merddin, the Bard of Emrys

Wledig, Welsh traditions of, 343.
Mermaid, the, Welsh proverbs respect-
ing, 323.

Merovingian kings of France, some
particulars respecting them, 23.
Merrily, merrily ring the bells," 432.
Metals, curious particulars connected
with their formation in the earth,

221.

Mexican gods, some particulars con-
cerning, 378.

Mexican priests, description of their
garments, &c., 385.

Mexicans, belief held by them, that at
the conclusion of one of their centu-
ries, the sun and earth would be de-
stroyed, 41. Their ideas of a Supreme
Being indicated by the names as-
signed to him in their language, 333.
Torquenada's characteristic remark
on this, 333.

Mexican temples, description of, 379.
Michael the Archangel, superstition of
the sailors when passing the promon-
tory of Malea, on which stands a
chapel dedicated to him, 71. Ac-
count of the church dedicated to him
by King Alonso el Casto, 691.
Michael, St., origin of the French order
of, 61. His chair, 431.
Migration of the Aztecas, 413.
"Mild arch of promise in the evening
sky," 108.

Milman, Mr., passage from his version
of " Nala and Damaganta," 560.
Mimosa Selam, the Arabian festive
crown frequently made of its flowers,

239.

Minaret, origin of the practice of pro-

claiming the hour of prayer from this
place, 275.

Miniature, Picture, On my own, 137.
Miracles ascribed to Welsh saints, 376.
Miracles, Mohammedan, and Roman

Catholic, contrasted, 302, 303.
"Mirror of Stones," extract from, ex-
emplifying the absurd notions at one
time entertained respecting precious
stones, 232.

Missionary labours and successes cele-
brated, 755.
Mocking Bird, the, 406.
Monacella, Tomb of, 340.
Monastery of St. Felix, The, 648.
Monkies, their great numbers in the fo-
rests of India, 595.
Monodramas, 110-113.
Moore, General, Epitaph on, 174.
Moorish Camp, The, 699.
Moorish Council, The, 705.
Moorish invasion, circumstances con-
nected with the, 633.

Morales, some account of him, and tes-
timony to his piety, 694.
Moral map of the world, 763.
More, Hannah, extract of a letter to her
from Alexander Knox on the subject
of the battle of Waterloo, 753.
Moscow, The March to, 464.
Mosques, Mohammedan, their great
splendour, 215. Particular description
of, 237.

Mosqueto Indians, the, singular customs
observed by them in burying their
Account of the funeral of

dead, 333.
one, 333.
Mother-of-pearl formerly used for win
dow panes in China, Russia, an
India, 267.

Mount Ararat, Monkish fables respect-
ing the relics of the Ark of Noah,
288.

Mount Calasay, 609.

Mountains, The Himalaya, Hindoo su-
perstitions connected with, 577.
Mount Meru, 577.

Mount, The Holy, 562.

Muezzinn, origin of the office, 276.
Duties required of the person filling
it, 276.

Music, its surprising effect on some ani-
mals, 595.

Music of the Orientals, 236. Of the

Bedouin Arabs, 238. Its early appli-
tion to military purposes, 391.
Mussulmans, strange notion entertained
by them of the gradual diminution in
the stature of the human race as the
end of the world approaches, 244.

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My days among the dead are past,"

143.

Myers, Sir William, Lines to the Me-
mory of, 178.
Mythological names, list of, prefixed to
"The Curse of Kehama," 549.

N.

Nabis, the Tyrant, his manner of ex-
torting money from his subjects, 147.
"Nala and Damaganta," Milman's ver-
sion of the, passage from, 560.
Napoleon Buonaparte, part of an Arabic
poem in praise of him, 753.
"Nay, Edith, spare the rose, perhaps it
lives," 439.

"Nay, William, say not that the change-
ful year," 139.
Neolin, 363.

Niebuhr's account of the music of the
Orientals, 236. Of their poetry, 238.
"Night Thoughts," Dr. Young's, ex-
tract from, 763.

Nightingales, the Thracian notion that
those sing sweetest and loudest which
build their nests about the sepulchre
of Orpheus, 266.

"No eye beheld when William plunged,"

423.

Noman-al-Aôuar, the Arabian king, his
mode of rewarding the architect who
built his splendid palace at Hirah,

215.

Nondescripts, 161–165.
North American Indians, funeral rites
practised among them, 326.
Northern Lights, the, enumerated by
St. Isidore among the signs that pre-
ceded and announced the wars of
Attila, 633.

"No stir in the air, no stir in the sea,"
446.

"Not less delighted do I call to mind,"
138.

"Not to thee, Bedford, mournful is the
tale," 107.

"Not to the grave, not to the grave, my
soul," 131

"Now go to the battle, my boy,” 134.
"Now, woman, why without your
veil?" 437.

Nuptials of Mahommed, 266.

0.

Oak of our Fathers, The, 123.
OCCASIONAL PIECES, 135-143.
ODES, 19-208.

Og, king of Bashan, extravagant Rab-
binical account of, 372.

"O God! have mercy in this dreadful
hour," 109.

"Oh! be the day accurst that gave me
birth," 115.

"Oh! he is worn with toil, the big drops
run," 99.

Old Chikkasah, The, to his Grandson,

134.

Old Christaval's Advice, 433.

Old Man's Comforts, The, 124.

Old Poulter's Mare, Ballad of, 218.

Old Woman of Berkeley, The, Ballad
of, 454.

Oloadin the impostor, 272.

ORLEANS, VISION OF THE MAID OF, 76
-86.

"O spare me, spare me, Phoebus ! if
indeed," 162.

Ostend, siege of, some particulars con-
nected with, 729.

Ostrich, the, curious account from an
Arabic MS. of the mode of hatching
its eggs, 239.

"O thou sweet lark, who in the heaven
so high," 108.

"O Thou, who from the mountain's
height," 100.

Ounce, the, mode of employing it in
hunting the gazelle, 285.
Owen Gwinned, Prince of North Wales,
panegyric upon, 318. His tomb and
its inscription, 340.

Owen, Mr., his translation of eight of
Prince Hoel's Poems, 350-352.
Oxford, Lines written the Winter after
the Installation at, 161.

P.

Padalon, The Gates of, 617.

"On as 1 journey through the vale of Painter, The Pious, 429.
years," 144.

"Once more to daily toil, once more to
wear," 103.

"One day, it matters not to know," 437.
"One day of occupation more," 198.
"One day to Helbeck I had stroll'd,"
466.

"On Vorska's glittering waves," 124.
Optical illusions, common to the deserts
of Arabia, 250.

Oracular predictions, a double meaning
one of their peculiar characteristics,
300. Remarkable instance of pro-
phecy occasioning its own fulfilment,
300.

Orange, the Prince of, testimony to his
bravery at the battle of Waterloo,

737.

Ordeal, trial by, remarks upon, 403.
Orders, destructive blow aimed at, in
the Lay Parliament held in the 12th
year of Henry the Fourth, 62.
"O Reader! hast thou ever stood to
see," 129.

most heavens, 146. Not certain as to
what particular form they were wor-
shipped under, 148.

Peninsula, the War in the, some re- |
remarks upon, with strictures on the
Edinburgh Review, 186, &c.
Pereria, Nuno Alvarez, honourable tes-
timony to him, 11.

Peris, the, precious odours said to con-
stitute their food, 266.

Persecution of the Jews, observations
upon, 631.

Persecution, religious, remarks and
strictures upon, 630.

Persian bazaars, description of, 255.
Persian carpets, great splendour of
those used by their nobles, 266.
Persian gardens, some observations on,
265.

Persian, Lines imitated from the, 143.
Persian tombs, particulars from various

authors relating to, 276.

Persians, their domestic habits, 229.
Peruvian's Dirge over the Body of his

Father, The, 133.

"Pharonida," the, of William Cham-
berlayne, extracts from, 79.

Palace of Ednowain, description of its Philosophy, remarks upon that of those
ruins, 338.

Palace of Hirah, 215.

Palm-tree, its numerous uses, 235.
Pandal, the, or Marriage Bower, ac-
count of, 575.

French politicians who promoted the
Revolution, 727.

Physic, custom among some barbarous
tribes, of administering it to their
warriors before going to battle, 392.

Papa, a word employed to designate the Picton, General, tribute to his bravery
Mexican priests, 333.
Parable of the Pilgrims, 536.

at the battle of Waterloo, 737.
Picture, Lines on my own Miniature,137.

Paradise, Bird of, opinions of various Pierre, St., extract from his Har-
authors respecting, 614, &c.
Paradise, fruit of, Mahommedan miracle
relating to, 302.

"Paradise of Sin," curious account of
the impostor Oloadin, 272.
Paradise of Tlaloc, 385.
PARAGUAY, A TALE OF, 480.
Park, Mungo, his description of the

horrors attendant on traversing the
deserts of Africa, 251.

Partridge, the, peculiar mode of hunt-
ing, among the Moors, 701.
"Passing along a green and lonely
lane," 152.

Oriental cities, corresponding features Pauper's Funeral, The, 135.
to be found in all, 254.
Oriental titles, their absurdity and blas-
phemous character, 571.
"Oriental Sports," extracts from, de-
scriptive of Hindoo manners, 559.
573. 576. 592, 593, 594. 596.
Orientals, their great labour in orna-
menting their MSS., 215. Beauty and
simplicity of their music, 236. Pecu-
liarities of their cities, 254.
Oriflamme, the, a sacred banner, ori-
ginally used in wars against the In-
fidels, 61.

Pavais, or Pavache, the ancient, de-
scription of, 55.

Paville, Eustace de la, his bold remon-
strance with the king of France on
behalf of the inhabitants of Rouen
during the siege of that place, 18.
Peace, The, 332.

Orinoco tribe of Indians, strange no-
tions entertained by them of their own
origin, 497.

Orleans, siege of, preparations of the
English for, 36. Succours sent by the
French to the besieged, 36.
Orleans, The Bastard, some particulars
of his history and assassination, 5.
And of his interment, &c., 21, 22.
Orleans, The Maid of. See " Joan of
Arc."

"Pearls of poesy"-a favourite Oriental
figure of speech, 238.
Pelagius the heretic and Teilo, 376.
Pelayo, fabulous tale of his birth, 659.
Some particulars relating to the oaken
cross which it was his custom to carry
with him in battle, 715.
Pelican, the, called the Camel of the
River, from its power of carrying a
supply of water, 253.
Penances, Roman Catholic, curious in-
stances of, 528. Severity of, among
the Indian fanatics, 529. Nature of,
among the ancient Greeks, 529.
Penates, Hymn to the, 146. One ex-
planation of the name derived from
the belief of their reigning in the in-

monies de la Nature," relative to the
phenomenon, sometimes observed at
evening, of the sky being tinged with
green, 772.

Pietro, Martire, extracts from, 360, 368.
375.396.

Pig, The, a Colloquial Poem, 162.
PILGRIMAGE TO WATERLOO, THE PO-
ET's, in Two Parts, 727-775. Part I.
The Journey, 729. Flanders, 729.
Brussels, 733. The Field of Battle,
734. The Scene of War, 739. PART
II. The Vision, 743. The Tower,
743. The Evil Prophet, 746. The
Sacred Mountain, 747. The Hopes
of Man, 751.

Pilgrim to Compostella, The, a Christ-
mas Tale, 536.

Pilgrims, Parable of the, 536.
Pious Painter, The, 420.

Pisa, Francisco de, extracts from, cha-
racteristic of the real condition of
Spain, 714.

Pizarro, Inscription for a Column to his
Memory at Truxillo, 172.
"Place of Concourse," a name given by
the Mahommedans to the city of
Mecca, 217.

Plagiarism, the Poet's disclaimer of, 775.
Plane-tree, description of its properties
and uses, 575.

POEMS CONCERning the SlaVE TRADE,
99-101.

Poems of Prince Hoel, Mr. Owen's
translation of eight of them, 350–352.
Poetical genius, primary requisites and
properties of, 341.
Poets, their trials.
"Joan of Arc."

See Preface to

Poisoned arrows, general use of, among

barbarous tribes, 373.

Pole, elevation of the, at Paria, remarks
upon, 360,

Polliar, the Indian God of Marriage,
561. Mode of worshipping, 561.
Polwhele's "* History of Cornwall,"
curious legend of St. Agnes, extract-
ed from, 27.

Polycarp the Martyr, reference to a

singular phenomenon accompanying
his death, 287.

"Polychronicon, The," curious extracts
from, 323.

Polydore Virgil, 20.

Polypus, its reproductive power a fit
illustration of the miracles of the
saints of the Roman Catholic Church,
376.

Poor, Complaints of the, 130.
Pope, strictures on his Translation of
Homer, 3.

"Porlock, thy verdant vale, so fair to
sight," 109.

Portrait of Bishop Heber, Ode on, 207.
Portraits, the Author's strictures upon
some published ones of himself, 210,
&c.

Portugal, some account of the atrocities
of the French army in, 186.
Potemkin, dishonour done to his re-
mains, 354.

Poussin, Gaspar, Lines written on a
Landscape painted by him, 136.
Predictions, oracular, a two-fold mean-
ing one of their distinguishing charac-
teristics, 300.

Race of Banquo, The, 122.

Rainbow, The Evening, Sonnet to, 108.
Raisoo Yug, or Feast of Rajahs, 571.
Ramayuna, a sacred book of the Brah-
mins, extracts from, descriptive of the
descent of the Ganges, 578, &c.
Ramiro, King, 443.

Rapin, his views of King Henry's policy,
15. His description of the prepara-
tions for the siege of Orleans, 36.
Measures taken by the Earl of Salis-
bury to cut off supplies to the be-
sieged, 39.

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"Rash painter! canst thou give the Rodri, 358.
orb of day," 114.

Raven, the, peculiarity of its natural
history, 588.

Recollection of a Day's Journey in
Spain, 138.

Recovery, To, 123.
Red Hand, The, 315.

Reflections, Cool, during a Midsummer
Walk from Warminster to Shaftes-
bury, 162.

Refraction, singular effect produced by,
on objects seen at a distance in the
deserts of Arabia, 245.
Religion, a new, illustration of the dif-
ferent feelings under the influence of
which barbarous nations are induced
to embrace one, 335.
Religious exercises, usually preceded
settled engagements in battle in the
fifteenth century, 69.
Religious persecution, remarks and
strictures upon, 630.
Remembrance, 118.

Priestcraft, gross instance of the folly Rescue, The, 678.

of, 380.

"Prince of the mighty Isle !" 194.
Prince Regent, Ode to His Royal High-
ness the, 194.

Princess Charlotte of Wales, Funeral
Song for, 765.
Proverbs, Welsh, 323.

Providence, Divine, vindication of, 751.
Prussian officers, anecdotes of, 742.
Prussians, testimony to their bravery at
the battle of Waterloo, 741.
Prussia, Ode to Frederick William the
Fourth, King of, 197.

"Psyche," Dr. Beaumont's, extracts

from, 589.

Pultowa, The Battle of, 124.

"Rest in peace, my father, rest," 133.
Retreat, The, 592.
Retrospect, The, 144.

Return, The Traveller's, 124.
Return to Aztlan, The, 359.
Return to Wales, The, 314.
Rheims, city of, its peculiar feature of
having its six principal streets meet-
ing in a common centre, alluded to,
39.

Romantic Chronicle, account given in,
of King Roderick after his disappear-
ance. See Roderick.
Romorantin, Castle of, singular mode
of attack upon, by Edward the Black
Prince, 60.

Roprecht the Robber, 470.
Romuald, St., 436.

Rose, The, 439.

17.

Rouen, particulars of the siege of, 16.
Luca Italico, vicar general of the
archbishoprick of, his death in prison,
Remonstrances and appeals to
the King of France on behalf of the
besieged, 18. Magnanimous conduct
of Edward the Black Prince towards
the sufferers, 18. The place betrayed
by the Governor, 18.
Roundel, the, description of, 69.
Royal Crier, the, of the twelfth century,
his duties, 318.
Rudiger, 420.

Ruined Cottage, The,

155.

an Eclogue

Ruins of ancient Babylon, 256.
Russia, Ode to Alexander the First,
Emperor of, 195.

S.

Sabarcan, use of the, 368.

Sabbag, Michael, extract from his
Arabic poem in praise of Napoleon
Buonaparte, 753.

Rhodes, knights of, ceremonies ob- Sacontola, extracts from, illustrative of
served at their creation, 36.
the Hindoo mythology, 563, 564. 567.

Sacrifice, The, 572.

Rhys, one of the bravest princes of Sacred Mountain, The, 747.
South Wales, panegyric on, 345.
Richemont, some particulars respecting
him, 24.

Pumpkins and melons, used in Arabia Rings, their general use as ornaments

for feeding camels, 229.

Purgatory, St. Patrick's, 425.
Pyramids of Egypt, some account of
their origin, 219.

Q.

Queen Egilona, 654.

Queen Mary's Christening, 467.
Queen Charlotte, Ode on the Death of,
199.

Queen Orraca and the Five Martyrs of
Morocco, Legend of, 452.
Quetzalcoal, God of the Winds, de-
scription of his temple, 378.

R.

Rabadeen, his poem describing the Cre-
ation, and the original constitution of
the universe, 225.

for the arms and ankles by the Asia-
tics, 239. Rings of glass a common
ornament for the arm, 596.
Robert the Rhymer's true and particu-
lar Account of Himself, 165.
Roderick, King, account of his splendid
equipment for battle, 634. Curious
account, translated from the Roman-
tic Chronicle, of what became of him
after his disappearance, exemplifying
the doctrine of penance as held and
enforced by the Roman Catholic
Church, 718-726. His Epitaph, by
Lope de Vega, 726.

RODERICK, THE LAST OF THE GOTHS, a
Tragic Poem, 628. Roderic and Ro-
mano, 629. Roderick in Solitude, 641.
Adosinda, 645. The Monastery of
St. Felix, 648. Roderick and Sive-
rian, 652. Roderick in Times past,
656. Roderick and Pelayo, 658. Al-

Sacrifices, the three yearly to Tlaloc,
the Water God, 386.
Saharawans, or Arabs of the Desert,
717.

Sailor's Mother, The, an Eclogue, 152.
Sailor, The, who had served in the
Slave Trade, 100.

Saints, the Arabian, their habitations

always near the sanctuary or tomb of
their ancestors the reasons for this
custom, 261.
Salisbury, the Earl of, his decisive mea-
sures to prevent the arrival of suc-
cours to the relief of the besieged in
Orleans, 39.
Santiago, the Apostle, his plurality of
heads, 537. Some curious particulars
concerning him, 538, &c.
Sappho, a Monodrama, 110.
Saracens and Christians, curious de-
scription of a battle between, 717.
"Saracens, A Notable Historie of the,"
curious extract from, 634.
"Satanic" School of Literature, the

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