Our strictures upon the Idle Man, Art. XVII, were already in the press, before the fifth number had made its appearance. It is but just to the author to mention this circumstance, as some objections, urged in that article, do not apply to this last number, which, nevertheless, forms a very considerable proportion of the whole work. It is true, the same affectation of manner, although probably from accident in a much slighter degree, is imputable to it; nor do we think it more fortunate in hitting the natural vein of light familiar dialogue. But it differs from the preceding numbers in the exhibition of various character, and in the animating bustle of its action. It abounds in rich description, and has moreover several scenes of considerable dramatic power; and (what is of importance to its success) we think it will fasten more strongly upon the sympathies of the reader, than any of the former narratives. We are pleased to learn from his advertisement, that he has projected a story upon a more extended plan, and we trust that he will neither force nor curtail it, in accommodating it to the arbitrary formalities of a periodical publication.
A. Adams, John Q. his report upon weights and measures reviewed, 190 et seq.- his remarks on the English system of weights and measures, 194 et seq.- his remarks on the French system, 201 et seq.-on American coins, 205-his comparison of the advantages of the French and English systems, 211 et seq.-his remarks on American weights &c. 225 et seq.
Adelung, his survey of languages review-
ed, 128 et seq.-analysis of the intro- duction to his Bibliotheca Glottica, 131. Alexander, of Russia, madame de Stael's interview with, 118-comments on her account of, 119. Almamun, Greek authors translated in-
to Arabic under his patronage, 58. America, views of society and manners in, by an Englishwoman, reviewed, 15- misrepresentations in this work, 16, 18 -number of languages in, 129, 133 -list of North American languages, 135 et seq. America, South, Percival's ode on the emancipation of, 9-president's mes- sage on the independence of, 420- progress of, towards independence, 420 et seq.-extent and governments of the Spanish possessions in, 422-geogra- phical advantages of, 423-amount of money shipped from, since 1492 up to 1803, 434-the mines, the property of individuals, but pay a per centage to government, 434. See Mexico. America, United States of, poetry of, 3, 7-view of society and manners in, by an Englishwoman, reviewed, 15— her misrepresentations, 16, 18—slavery in, 18-eagerness of the people for news, 25-no observatory in, 33-du- ties on books and scientific instruments reprobated, 33-remarks on American travellers, 49 et seq.-system of coins, 205-remarks on the system of weights and measures, with reference to a re- New Series, No. 10.
formation, 225 et seq.-their progress in improvement, 231-advantages of, for inland navigation, 232-benefits of the union, 249 et seq.-style of writers in, 331, 349-academy of language and belles lettres, 350 et seq.-early history of, 385-manufactures of, 414 -machinery of, 416, 418-a rival of England in mechanical invention, 418. American academy of language and belles lettres, 351-defects in its organiza-
tion, 352 et seq. Ames, Fisher, 332. Arguelles, a Spanish orator, account of,
Aristophanes, Mitchell's translation of, reviewed, 273-opinions of Hurd, Gil- lies, La Harpe, Barthelemi, A. W. Schlegel, 274 et seq.-F. Schlegel's remarks on, 277-how esteemed by the Germans, 280 et seq. and by the Eng- lish, 282 et seq.-Wieland's remarks on, 284-three reasons why he assail- ed the Sophists in the character of So- crates refuted, 287 et seq.-remarks on his personal character, 290 et seq. 294-his attack on Euripides, 294. Aristotle, method of induction used by, 130 singular fate of his writings, 309.
Arkwright, his cotton machinery, 403, 408-account of, 408.
Arts, transactions of the London and New York societies for the promotion of, 401. See Machinery.
Ashe, the traveller, 40, 42, 49. Athens, 277-sophists of, 286 et seq.-
comedy and manners of the Athenians, 289 et seq.-language of, 397. Austria, speech of the emperor of, to the Hungarian deputies, 364 et seq. Azores, remarks on the discovery and set- tlement of, 34 et seq.-character and condition of the inhabitants, 38 et seq. -climate, agriculture, and commerce, 39 et seq.-geology of, 41 et seq.- earthquake and volcano in 1811, 46. 57
Barillon, his intercourse with and opinion
of Algernon Sydney, 75 et seq. Barlow's Columbiad, character of, 7. Barnabas, specimen of his mode of inter- pretation, 392.
Barthelemi cited, 50-his opinion of Ar- istophanes, 274.
Behaim, Martin, his globe and discove- ries, 25 et seq. Belknap, Dr quoted, 388. Bentley, Richard, 276.
Bible, importance of studying the original languages of, 51 et seq.-merits of the English translation, 53-has suffered from interpreters, 391-allegorical in- terpretation, 391-Cocceian interpre- tation, 393-Turretin's interpretation, 394-Ernesti's elements of interpreta- tion, 395 et seq.-language of the New Testament, 396 et seq.-Septua- gint, 398—a work on the interpreta- tion of the Old Testament, a desidera- tum, 400.
Bichat, his experiments by venous injec- tions, 256.
Blood, circulation of, 254. Bloomfield, overrated, 104. Bonald, Viscount de, 367.
Bonaparte, his aversion to Madame de Stael and Bernadotte, 114 et seq. 117 -contrasted with Frederic II, 120, 125-Alexander's admiration of, 118 -his policy towards his ministers, ib. -his talents, character, and great works, 123 et seq.-Moreau's remark on, 125-his crimes, ib.-affection of people for him after his fall, 126. Botta, medal for, proposed by the Ameri- can academy of language and belles lettres, 352, 353.
Boylston premiums, 252-medical prize dissertations by Dr Hale, 251. Brande, his manual of chemistry, review- ed, 369 et seq.-character of his work, 370-analysis of his work, 371 et seq. -on radiant matter, ib.-on carbon and gas light, 372-on meteoric stones, 374 his recommendation to analyze substances, and to use the blow-pipe, 375-on geology, 376-on volcanos,
Brewster, Dr. 'his investigations on radi- ant matter, 371. Buckminster, 332.
Burke, anecdote of, 166, 188-328. Burns overrated, and why, 104. Byron, his Hours of Idleness, 2, 104- excited by harsh criticism, 5-has writ- ten too much, 6-his powers of inven- tion limited, 107.
Campbell, the poet, 6-his remarks on Homer, 279.
Canals, advantages of, 231, 236, 249- great canal in New-York, 234 et seq. expected profits of the New-York canal, 338, 241-present state of it, 239 et seq.-Champlain canal, 240, 248- cost of canals, 241-Languedoc canal, ib.-probable effects of, on the United States, 246 et seq.
Carlyle, professor, his specimens of Arab- ian poetry, 58.
Carolina, South, education in, 310 et seq. -Locke's constitution for, 310-
South Carolina college, 312-legisla tive appropriations for education, and abuse of them, 314 et seq.free schools, 314.
Chatham, lord, books recommended by
him to his son, 148, 149-his letters to his son, 150 et seq.-remarks on, 148, 153-his legacy from the dutch- ess of Marlborough, 155. Chemistry, Brande's Manual of, reviewed,
369 et seq.-agricultural, 378 et seq. China, system of coins, weights and mea- sures of, 224-early use of gunpowder, printing, the compass, and inoculation, ib.
Clairaut calculated the return of Halley's comet, 31.
Clap, president, his theory of meteoric stones, 374.
Club Room reviewed, 334 et seq. Cocceius, his interpretation of the Bible,
Comets, remarks on their orbits, 26-or- bit of a remarkable one ascertained by professor Encke, 27 et seq. Congress compared with the house of com- mons, 157 189, 190. Cooper, Thomas, his address to the gra- duates of South Carolina college, 317 -his ideas on eloquence controverted, 317 et seq.
Cowley, his essays, 320, 325.
Cow-por, known to the Peruvians, 429. Cromwell, his behaviour towards Sydney, 64.
Cumberland, his remarks on Aristophanes, 278.
Dalzel, his opinion of Aristophanes, 275
-his lectures, ib. 276.
De Lille, his remark on translations, 91. Dennie, his style, 332.
Diamonds of great size, 372. Drake, Dr, on the British essayists, 232. Du Ponceau, his discourse on the early history of Pennsylvania reviewed, 386 et seq.-extract from, respecting Penn, 386, 387-extract on the early history of Pennsylvania, 390.
Eaton, Amos, his survey of Rensselaer county, 379 et seq.
Edgeworth, Miss, her merits as a writer,
Education, remarks on the modes of, 381 et seq. 399.
Eighteen Hundred and Twenty, a poem, reviewed, 360 et seq.- -design and principles of, 360-the author suspect- ed to be an American, 361-extracts from respecting Spain, 362, 364. Eloquence, remarks on, 317 et seq. Encke, professor, his discovery of the true orbit of Encke's comet, 29 et seq.
England, remarks on the revolution in
the seventeenth century, 59-her sys- tem of weights and measures, 194 et seq.-comparison of this system with the French, 211 et seq.-canals of, 231-progress of the English lan- guage, 323 et seq.-royal institution, 369 her improvements in machin- ery, 401 et seq.-her manufactures, 414-her claims to superiority in me- chanical invention, 417 et seq.
Epicurus, two books of, De Natura, dis- covered at Herculaneum, 296. Ernesti, his elements of interpretation, 395 et seq.
Erskine, lord, his speech respecting Pitt,
Essay-writing, remarks on, 319 et seq.— Aulus Gellius, 319-Bacon, 320- Cowley, 320, 325-Temple, ib.- Shaftesbury, 320-Steel, ib. et seq.- Addison, ib. et seq. 325 et seq.- Spectator, 321, 328-Montaigne, 320 Johnson, 322, 327 et seq.-Hawkes- worth, Chesterfield, Cumberland, Mac- Kenzie, Connoisseur, 322- -Gold- smith, 323-Melmoth, 327-Sketch Book, 332, 333 et seq.-Edinburgh and Quarterly Reviews, 332-Club Room, 334 et seq.-Idle Man, 334, 340 et seq.
Europe, present struggles in, 361-emi- grant policy of, 363. Experiments, remarks on, 261 et seq. F.
Fairfax, remarks on his translation of
Tasso, 87 et seq.-vindicated against the aspersions of Hoole, '88 et seq- account of, 90-his other writings, 91 -merits of his translation, ib.-extracts from it, 92 et seq.-elegance of his diction 100.
Fanny, a poem, commended, 5. Fayal, colony planted on, by Huerter,
35, 37-a place of trade, 49.
For, Charles J. his critical knowledge of Greek, 144-political intercourse with Pitt, 159, 162 et seq.-character of, 167-his remarks on dissolutions of parliament, 171-attempts for a coali- tion of, with Pitt, 174 et seq.-cha- racter of his speeches, 179-in parlia- ment at the age of twenty, 190. France, theory of morals in, 109-sys- tem of weights, measures, coins, &c. 201 et seq. 230-comparison of this system with the English, 211 et seq. -partial return to the old system, 214 -the rival of England in mechanical invention, 417, 419.
Franklin, his lightning rods, 152-his negotiations at Paris, 159—his style, 332.
Fulton commended, 236-his remarks on canals, ib.
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