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NOTE.

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.

INDEX.

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,

363.

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

B.

Bacon, his essays, 320.

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,

377.

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.

C.

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,

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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.

D.

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.

E.

Eaton, Amos, his survey of Rensselaer
county, 379 et seq.

Edgeworth, Miss, her merits as a writer,

112.

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,

171.

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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