Author's remarks and strictures upon, Snake, the, its great docility, singular 769.
Saxon Lion, the, 759.
Scene of War, The, 739.
Snake-worship common among the American Indians, 370.
Scotland, Ode written after the King's Snuff, Lines on, 161. Visit to, 202.
Soldier's Funeral, The, 135.
Scott's Vision of Don Roderick, extract Soldier's Wife, The, 119. from, 186.
Seals, foolish opinions formerly enter- tained of their efficacy in laying troubled spirits, 233.
Sea of Stars, The, 264.
Seas, the Seven, of the Hindoos, 610. "Second Marriage, The," of Miss Bail- lie, extract from, 307. Sedge, setting a pile on fire, a mode adopted by the Mexicans to warn off their enemies, 331. "Seest thou not, William, that the scorching sun," 103.
Seeva, fable of his humiliation, 564. Seeva Paurana, extract from, describing the coming of Seeva, 622. Sepulchres, The Ancient, 603.
Serpents, charming of, extracts and re- marks connected with this subject, 286.
Serres, De, his description of Joan of
Arc, 6. Horrible consequences of war, as related by him, 33. Seventh Heaven, Table of the, extra- vagant account of, from Maracci, 299. Shamyel, or Samiel, a name given by the Turks to the Simoom of Arabia, 230.
Solomon, singular notions of the Ara- bians respecting his power over Genii and Giants, 247. Du Barta's account of his wisdom, 247. Fable of his Temple at Jerusalem having been built by the aid of Genii, 248.
Some have denied a soul! they never lov'd," 114.
"Sometimes in youthful years," 141. Song of the Araucans during a Thunder Storm, 133.
Song of the Soul," extracts from, 554. Songs of Jayadeva, extracts from, 596. Songs of the American Indians, 132- 134.
Sonnerat, extracts from his writings, descriptive of Hindoo manners and worship, 561. 600. SONNETS, 107-109. Sonnini, his account of the tufted lark, 557.
Sorel, Agnes, mistress to Charles the Seventh of France, anecdote of, 23. Interesting particulars of her history, her last illness and death, 51. Soul, seat of the, speculations concern- ing, and notions entertained by dif- ferent nations, 301, 302.
"Stately yon vessel sails adown the tide," 109.
Staub-bach, the, in Switzerland, Lines on, 505.
St. Baldred the Confessor, 376.
St. Bartholomew's Day, 129.
St. Cyric, the patron saint of seamen, 323.
St. David, singular tradition of, 376. St. Francis and the Grasshopper, Tale of, 13.
St. George's Day, Ode for, 199. St. Gualberto, 459.
St. Katharine, Princess of Alexandria, Legend of, 30.
St. Keyne, Well of, 446. "St. Mary the Egyptian," the romance of, remarks upon, 669.
St. Michael's Chair, 431. Origin of the French order of this name, 61. St. Patrick's Purgatory, 425. St. Romuald, 436.
Stone of Sacrifice, The, 387. Stones, precious, absurd notions at one time prevalent, as to their peculiar properties, 232.
Stowe the historian, his remarks upon the conquest of Harfleur, 17. His account of the conveyance of Henry's remains to England after the siege of Rouen, 19. Curious anecdote related by him of La Hire and Henry the Fifth, 36.
Strangers' House," the, among the Susquehannah Indians, 326.
"She comes majestic with her swelling Soul, state of the, after death, various Sunday Morning, Lines written on, sails," 109. Shedad, the first king of the Adites, description of his magnificent palace,
"She held a cup and ball of ivory white," 114.
Shields, the, sometimes worn suspended from the neck, 65.
Ship of Heaven, or Self-moving Car, extract from Captain Wilford's "Asi- atic Researches" respecting, 566. Shiraz, the wine of, 267.
Shufflebottom, Abel, Amatory Poems of, 114.
Sicilian Vespers, 188.
Sidney, Algernon, Epitaph on, 171. Siege of Orleans, the, some particulars relating to, 36.
Sieges, ancient, great labour and per-
severance displayed by those who had the conduct of them, 46. Simoom, the, description of its terrible effects, 230.
Simorg Anka, the all-knowing Bird, cu-
opinions respecting, 553. Souls, Feast of, 368.
Source of the Ganges, uncertainty at- tached to this subject, 578. South American Islands, description of the habitations of the natives, 324.
Southey, Edith, dedication to her of the poem of "Joan of Arc," 5. Southey, Edith May, Lines addressed to her, 482.
Sovereigns, The, 780.
Superstition, excessive, of the Arabs, 261.
Surgeon's Warning, The, 457. Surput, the, or tassel-grass of India, description of, 594.
Surya, the Sun, Hindoo mythology of,
Susquehannah Indians, their hospitality,
Spain, Recollections of a Day's Journey Swords, ancient custom of having mot- in, 136.
tos inscribed upon them, 73.
Spaniel, Lines on the Death of a fa- Sydney, Sir Philip, Specimens of his vourite old, 137.
Spanish Armada, The, 128.
Spanish clergy, the, their motive for propagating the ridiculous fables at- tributed to them, 538.
Spear, mode of throwing the: curious extract from Stowe's Chronicle re- specting, 50.
Speech of Robert Emmet, on his Con-
viction for High Treason, Lines written on hearing, 140. Speed, extract from, relating to the condition of France and England during their contention in the fif- teenth century, 8.
rious particulars respecting, 303, 304. Singing birds of the Americans, some observations respecting them, 406. Skins commonly employed by the Mos- quito Indians to line the graves of their dead, 333. Human skins some- times used by the Turks and Indians for covering their drums, 389. Skull-built temples in Mexico and Per- Spider, To a, 127. sia, 329.
Slavery, its abolition celebrated, 755. Slave Trade, the, Poems concerning,
Spenser, the Poet's tribute to, 757. Extract from his " Faery Queen," 762.
Spirit, The Young, 783. Sports, The, 404.
Stanzas addressed to W. R. Turner, Esq., R. A., on his View of the Lago Maggiore, 142.
Stanzas written in Lady Lonsdale's Album, 141.
attempt at naturalising the hexameter measure, and cause of his failure, 785 His failure in pentametere even more signal than in the hexameter, 786. Extract from his "Defence of Po- esie," and testimony to his general worth, 786.
Taaw, the God of Thunder, an idol of Aitutaki, one of the Hervey Islands, 71.
Table of the Seventh Heaven, extra- vagant account of, by Maracci, 299. "Take up thy prophecy," 204. Talavera, Inscription for the Field of Battle at, 175.
Talbot, ancient rites of sepulture per- formed for him by his herald, 75. Tale of Paraguay, A, 480. Tamarind, the, 229.
Tanks, the various kinds of, and their great use and importance, in the East,
Tanneguy du Châtel, singularity of his
device for saving the life of Charles the Seventh of France in childhood, 20.
Taylor, Bishop, a passage from one of his sermons versified, 280.
Taylor, Mr. William, of Norwich, the Poet's tribute to, 770.
"Thou wert out betimes, thou busy, busy bee!" 126.
Three Bards of the Ruddy Spear, The, 377.
Three holy Bachelors of the Isle of Britain, The, 376. Thunder, the God of, 71.
"Tell us a story, old Robin Gray!" Thurcellus, Vision of, 262. Tide, The Ebb, 130. 537. Tidings, The, 361.
Temple of Belus, some conjectures re- specting, 256.
Temple of Mexico, some particulars respecting, 328.
Temple of Solomon at Jerusalem; origin of the notion of its having been raised by the agency of Genii, 248.
Temples of the Mexicans, description of, 379.
Tent, the Bedouin, description of, 237. Particular de- Teraphim, the, 224.
Teresa, St., extract from her Life, il- lustrative of the character of the Maid of Orleans, 13.
Tigers, mode adopted in the East of marking the places of their resort, 559. Time, its divisions among the Arabians, 230.
Time, Oriental divisions of, 574. Time-taper, description of, 574. "'Tis a calm pleasant evening, the light fades away," 105.
""Tis mine! what accents can my joy declare," 114.
"Tis night: the unrelenting owners sleep," 99.
Titles, Oriental, their absurdity and blasphemous character, 571. Tlala, 377.
Tezcalipoca, chief of the gods worship- Tlaloc, God of the Waters, the three yearly sacrifices offered to, 379. ped by the Mexicans, 361.
THALABA THE DESTROYER, in Twelve Tlalocan, the Paradise of Tlaloc, sin- Books, 213-312.
Thanksgiving for Victory, 141.
"That was a memorable day for Spain," 483.
"The comb, between whose ivory teeth she strains," 115.
gular notions of the Mexicans, as to the distribution of souls after death, 385.
Toledo, Enchanted Tower at, 667. "Toll on, toll on, old bell," 161. Tomb of Monacella, 340.
"The Emperor Nap he would set off," Tombs, the, of the Persians, some par- 464.
"The Doctor whisper'd to the Nurse,"
"The first wish of Queen Mary's heart," 468.
"The Friars five have girt their loins," 452.
ticulars from various authors on this subject, 276.
Torres Vedras, its ancient date, 186. Tortoise, an ancient machine used in sieges, description of, 55.
Tower of Babel, some particulars con- cerning, 256.
"The maiden, through the favouring Towers, moving, employed in sieges, night," 440.
"The night is come, no fears disturb," Trance, The, 771. 129.
Theology, Doctors of, their convocation to decide upon the pretensions of Joan of Arc, 26.
Transmigration of souls, as held by the Tlascallans, 375. Traveller's Return, The, 124. Treasure, hidden, superstition of the Turks on this subject, 257. Trebuchet, the ancient, description of, 56.
"Triads of Bardism," extracts from, 318.358.
"Theory of the Earth," Burnet's, ex- tract from, with remarks, 269. "The rage of Babylon is roused," 127. "The raven croak'd as she sate at her meal," 455. "There once was a painter in Catholic Trial by ordeal, remarks upon the an- cient practice of, 403. days," 429. "There was an old man breaking Trials of poets. See preface to "Joan stones," 427.
"The skylark hath perceived his prison Tribe of Ad, some particulars of their origin, settlement in Arabia, &c., door," 142.
TRIUMPH OF WOMAN, THE, 86-90.
"The storm-cloud grows deeper above," 133. "The summer and autumn had been Troyes, treaty of, particulars of its pro- So wet," 429.
"The work is done, the fabric is com- plete," 459.
"Think, Valentine, as speeding on thy way," 107.
"Thou chronicler of crimes, I'll read
"Though now no more the musing ear," 120.
with a particular description of them, 691.
Urim and Thummim, the, extract from Paracelsus respecting, 344. Ursino, the Cardinal, 16. Uxbridge, Lord, some notice of the spot in which his leg, which was shot off in the battle of Waterloo, is de- posited, 736.
Vampirism, some particulars connected with this subject, 277-279. Vancouleur, the Lord of, Old Claude's interview with, 6. Joan of Arc boldly declares to him her divine mission, 7. Vault, The, 773.
Vega, Lope de, extract from his "Je- rusalen Conquistada," 634.
Verses spoken in the Theatre at Ox- ford, upon the Installation of Lord Grenville, 102.
Vespers, Sicilian, 188.
Victory and Peace, celebration of, 756. Victory, Thanksgiving for, 141. Victory, The, 140, 398.
Victory, the Hall of, the Poet's cele- bration of the warlike achievements of England, 758, &c.
Village of the Bridge, The, 268.
Villair, John, his valour at the battle between the Burgundians and the Dauphinois, 74.
Viol, the, some particulars respecting its use in France, 37.
Virgin Mary, some extracts from the Life of, 508.
Vision of Don Roderick, Scott's, ex- tract from, 186.
VISION OF JUDGEMENT, A, 766. The Trance, 771. The Vault, 773. The Awakening, 774. The Gate of Heaven, 775. The Accusers, 778. The Be- atification, 779. The Sovereigns, 780. The The Elder Worthies, 781. Worthies of the Georgian Age, 782. The Young Spirits, 783. The Meet- ing, 784.
Vision of Thurcillus, 262. Vision, The, 743.
Vision, The, of the Maid of Orleans, 77-86.
Vitruvius, his observations respecting fortified walls, 49.
Volney, his description of the Simoom of the Desert, 231. Of the general poverty of the Bedouins, 236. Of their music, 238. Of their literature, 238.
Voltaire, apology for his "Ecrasez l'in- fame," 748.
Vow, The, 673. Voyage, The, 321.
Tufted lark, Sonnini's account of the, Vulture, the, its great use in Arabia and in all hot countries, 233. Divine honours paid to this bird by the an- cient Egyptians, 233.
""Twas the voice of my husband that came on the gale," 134. Tyranny, its overthrow, 753.
Thought, freedom of, as enjoyed in Ubiquity, singular kind of, ascribed to Krishna by the Hindoos, 623. England, 754. "Thou lingerest, Spring! still wintry Urban, Archbishop of Toledo, account of his deportation of relics to Asturias, is the scene," 108.
Wadi, or rivers of Arabia, particulars respecting, 235.
Wakon-teebe, the Dwelling of the Great Spirit, 234. Wales, the Return to, 314.
Wallace, The Death of, 128. War denounced, 367.
War, mode of declaring, by fire and water, 368.
Warning, The Surgeon's, 457. Warning Voice, The, 204. War-pole of the North American In- dians, some observations upon, 326. War, its horrible effects traced, as re- gards both England and France, 20. War, The Scene of, 739.
"When Adam delved, and Eve span," Wizigoths, their history involved in
great obscurity, 628. Wollstonecraft, Mary, Lines to, 86. WOMAN, THE TRIUMPH OF, 87-90. Women, curious particulars from Stowe the historian, of their interference in the business of their rulers in the fifteenth century, 24. Women, The, 395.
World's End, The, 613. World, the, moral map of, 763.
War with America in 1814, An Ode "Why dost thou beat thy breast, and Worthies, The Elder, 781. written during, 192.
Waterloo, battle of, moral effects of the victory gained thereby upon the con- dition of the whole civilised world, 727. Waterloo Church, inscriptions in, to the memory of those brave officers who fell in the battle, 735. WATERLOO, THE POET'S PILGRIMAGE To, 727. See PILGRIMAGE. Water of Immortality. See Amreeta. WAT TYLER, a Drama, 90-98. The
Author's reasons for including this piece in the present collection of his Poems, 90.
"Weary way-wanderer, languid and sick at heart," 119.
Wedding, The, an Eclogue, 158. "Welcome to England, to the happy Isle," 197.
Wellesley, Sir Arthur (now Duke of Wellington), Inscriptions for Monu- ments to his memory at Rolissa, 173. At Vimeiro, 174. At Talavera, and on the Banks of the Douro, 175. Wellington, Duke of, Inscriptions for Monuments to his memory at the Deserto de Busaco and Torres Ve- dras, 176.
Well of St. Keyne, The, 446. Welsh Beauty, description of a, from one of their original Chronicles, 365. Welsh proverbs, 323.
Welsh saints, miracles attributed to, 376.
Wesley, John, interesting dialogue pre- served by him between himself and the Chicasaws, 335.
Whang-ho, the Hundred Springs of the,
rend thine hair?" 99.
Wicked, the, Mahommedan belief as to their punishment after death, 289. Monkish improvements upon, 290. Widow, The, 119.
Widow, The Chikkasah, Song of, 134. Widows, burning of, on the funeral pile of their husbands, relation of a case of, 550.
Wife of Fergus, The, a Monodrama,
Wilberforce, tribute to his memory in connection with the abolition of sla- very, 756.
"Wild were the tales which fabling monks of old," 199.
Wilford, Captain, extracts from his
"Asiatic Researches,' 553. 566. 572. 577.585. 595, 622.
Will, freedom of the, in man, asserted, 751.
Williams, Mr., the missionary to the
South Sea Islands, anecdote of, 322. William the Conqueror, Inscription for a Monument to his memory in the New Forest, 170. Windows, anciently formed of mother- of-pearl in Eastern countries, 267. Winds, God of the, description of his temple, 378.
"What! and not one to heave the pious" With many a weary step at length I sigh?" 135.
Worthies of the Georgian Age, The, 782.
Wright, J. M. Esq., Lines on a Picture painted by him, 142.
Wynn, Charles Watkin Williams, the Poem of MADOC inscribed to him, 343.
Ximalpoca, a Monodrama, 110.
Yamen, story of, from Picart, 617. Yellow River, The, 264. "Ye sylphs, who banquet on my Delia's blush," 115.
"Yet one song more, one high and solemn strain," 146.
Ynys Dowyll, the Dark Island, 314. Ynys Prydain, the Beautiful Isle, 353. "You are old, Father William, the
young man cried," 124. Young Dragon, The, 473. Young Spirit, The, 783. Young's "Night Thoughts," extract from, 763. Youth and Age, 123.
Zaccoum, fruit of the, description of, from the Koran, 271.
Zavaleta, Juan de, his curious account of the process of fitting a Spanish dandy with boots, 484.
Zeinhab, the Latin Zenobia, 213. Zempoalla, splendour of the houses in, 327.
Zillah, the Jewish Maid, 439.
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