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therefore, Mæcenas lived he was second, after his death first, in the confidence of Augustus and Tiberius, and he shared in the knowledge of the murder of Agrippa Posthumus. Later in life, he retained the form rather than the reality of the favor of his prince. This had happened to Mæcenas also. Such seems ever the fate of power. Rarely it lasts a lifetime, — perhaps because satiety seizes the giver or the receiver: the giver, when he has no more to bestow; the receiver, when he has nothing more to ask.

Ch. 31. The fourth consulship of Tiberius and the second of Drusus followed, memorable for the spectacle of father and son bearing office as colleagues. Germanicus, two years before, had stood in the same relation of honor; but was less a cause of joy to the Prince, and less endeared by ties of blood. In the commencement of the same year Tiberius, assigning for the cause the restoration of his health, went into Campania,-perhaps for the purpose of tasting beforehand and by gradual experience a long and permanent removal from Rome; perhaps to permit Drusus, in the absence of his father, to perform the duties of the consulship alone. In his absence a trivial matter, swelling to a serious difficulty, afforded to the young consul an accidental means of acquiring popular favor. Domitius Corbuso, formerly prætor, complained to the senate of Lucius Sylla, a noble youth, that, at the spectacle of gladiators, he had not yielded him precedence of place. . . . .

INDEX.

ABBOTT, ALFRED A., Letter to, i. 244.
ADAMS, JOHN, i. 460. —As "Novanglus,"
ii. 84.

ADAMS, JOHN Q., i. 409.

ADAMS, Rev. Dr. N., i. 237, 314.

ADAMS, FAIRCHILD v., Case of, i. 167.
Address, removal of Judges by, ii. 346.
Causes for, 361.

Agawam, the Indian name of Ipswich,
i. 347.

Agriculture develops the Spirit of Lib-
erty, ii. 217.
AGUESSEAU, D', i. 415.
ALGER, Rev. W. R., i. 290.

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British Poets of the 19th Century, Lecture
on the, i. 203.

BUCHANAN, JAMES, Letter from, i. 249.
- His Speech respecting the Steamer
Caroline, ii. 13.-On the Oregon Ques-
tion, 127.

Burke, Edmund, ii. 84, 413.
BUSH, Rev. GEORGE, Letters to, i. 36,
37, 39, 73.

CESAR, JULIUS, i. 456.

CALHOUN, JOHN C., ii. 215, 243.
Caroline, The Steamer, ii. 5, 21, 55, 62.
Cases, Meaning of the Word, ii. 36-39.
CHATHAM, LORD, ii. 83.

Cherokees, Mission to the, i. 38.
CHOATE, DAVID, Father of Rufus Choate,
i. 2.

CHOATE, DAVID, Brother of Rufus, his
Account of Rufus's Boyhood, i. 3.

CHOATE, MIRIAM, Mother of Rufus, i.
2.

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CHOATE, RUFUS. His Birth, i. 1. — An-
cestry and Boyhood, 3. - College Life,
7.- Choice of a Profession, 11. - Is
Tutor at Dartmouth College, 15.
Enters Law School at Cambridge, 15.

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Goes to Washington to study with
Mr. Wirt, 15.- Death of his Brother,
Washington Choate, 17. Returns to
Essex, 17.- Testimony of Mr. Wirt,
17. Admission to the Bar, 18.
Opens an Office in South Danvers, 18.
Letter to Mr. Marsh, 18.- Mar-
riage, 19. Removal to Salem, 24. —
The Essex Bar, 24.- Counsel in the
Knapp Case, 26. - His Studies, 27,
31.Letter to President Marsh, 29.
Nominated as Representative to
Congress, 30. Is elected, 31. - Let-
ter to President James Marsh, 33.-
Enters Congress, 34.- Speeches on
Revolutionary Pensions and on the
Tariff, 34, 35.-Letters to Dr. Andrew
Nichols, 35.-Letters to Professor
George Bush, 36, 37.- Georgia and
the Missions to the Indians, 38.- Let-
ter to Professor Bush, 39. - Reëlected
to Congress, 40.- Speech on the Re-
moval of the Deposits, 40.- Resigns
his Seat, 42. Removes to Boston, 42.

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Lectures on the Waverley Novels and
on the Romance of the Sea, 42.-
Death of his youngest Child, 44.
His Professional Advancement, 46.
Letters to Richard I. Storrs, Jr., 47. -
Chosen Senator in place of Mr. Web-
ster, 48.- Death of General Harrison,
48. Eulogy on General Harrison,
48. Speech on the McLeod Case, 49.
The Fiscal Bank Bill, 50. — Collis-
ion with Mr. Clay, 55. — Nomination
of Mr. Everett as Minister to England,
56. Letter to Mr. Sumner, 57.-
Letters to his Son, 58.- Speech on
providing Remedial Justice in the
United States Courts, 59. — Letters
to Mr. Sumner and Mr. Hillard, 63.—
The North Eastern Boundary Ques-
tion, 63. Journal, 65. - Address in
New York, 72. — Letter to Prof. Bush,
73. Letters to Mr. Sumner, 74.
Letter to his Daughters, 76. - Debate
on the Tariff, 77. Reply to Mr. Mc-
Duffie, 79.- Congress Adjourned, 84.
- Journal, 84. - Political Contest of
1844, 92. - Speaks for Mr. Clay, 92.
Fragmentary Journal, 93. Meet-
ing of Congress, 98. Speech against
the Annexation of Texas, 98. — Ad-
mission of Iowa and Florida, 100. -
Establishment of the Smithsonian In-
stitution, 101. Library Plan, 102. -
Resignation of his position as Regent,
104. - Letter to Hon. Jesse D Bright,
104. Letters to Hon. Charles W.
Upham, 106.-Illness and Death of
Dr. Sewell, 108. - Letter to Mrs.
Francis Brinley, 108.Address be-
fore the Law School in Cambridge,
109. Case of Rhode Island Bounda-
ry, 109.- Defence of Tirrell, 110.
The Smith Will Case, 117.- Speaks
in favor of General Taylor, 121. — Of
fer of a Professorship in the Cam-
bridge Law School, 126. - Offer of a
Seat upon the Bench, 131. - Lecture
on the Puritans, 131.- The Phillips'
Will Case, 184. — Fragmentary Jour-
nal, 136. Change of Partnership,
139. Voyage to Europe, 139.
Letters to Mrs. Choate, 139. — Jour-
nal, 143. - Union Meetings, 162.
Address on Washington, 163.
The Case of Fairchild v. Adams,
167.. Address before the Story
Association, 172. Webster Meet-
ing in Faneuil Hall, 173. — India-
Rubber Case Argued, 174. - Balti-
more Convention, 174.- Address to
the Phi-Beta Kappa Society in Bur-
lington, Vt., 181.-Journey to Que-
bec, 183.- Death of Mr. Webster,

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184.-Letter to E. Jackson, Esq., 184.
Letter to Harvey Jewell, Esq., 185.
- Letters to Mrs. Eames, 185, 186,
189, 190. 194. Offer of the Attorney
Generalship, 187.- Convention to re-
vise the Constitution of Massachu-
setts, 187.- Eulogy on Daniel Web-
ster at Dartmouth College, 187.-
Letter to Mr. Everett, 190.- Letters
to his Son, 191, 192, 193. - - Letters to
his Daughter, 188, 191, 193. — Ad-
dress at the Dedication of the Peabody
Institute at Danvers, 194. — Letter to
Mr. Everett, 194.- Accident and Ill-
ness, 195. Letter to Mr. Eames, 195.
-Letter to the Whig Convention at
Worcester, 199. - Speaks at Faneuil
Hall, 201.. Letter to Rev. Chandler
Robbins, 202.- Lecture on the Early
British Poets of this Century, 203. —
Letters to Mr. Everett, 203, 228.— Sir
Walter Scott, 205. —Letter to Hon.
Wm. M. Evarts, 211.- Political Cam-
paign of 1856, 211.-Determines to
support Mr. Buchanan, 211.- Letter
to the Whigs of Maine, 212. - Address
at Lowell, 217.-Letter to J. C.
Walsh, 219. His Library, 221.—
Lecture on the Eloquence of Revolu-
tionary Periods, 222. - Defence of
Mrs. Dalton, 222.—Oration before the
Boston Democratic Club, July 1858,
228. Letter to Hon. George T. Da-
vis, 234. Failing Health, 236.
Speech at the Webster Festival, 1859,
237. Address at the Essex Street
Church, 237.-His last Law Case, 241.

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Goes to Dorchester, 243. — Decides
to go to Europe, 244. Letter to Hon.
Charles Eames, 244.- Letter to Hon.
A. A. Abbott, 244. - Embarks for Eu-
rope, 245. Illness on Board, 245.-
Lands at Halifax, 246.- Letter from
Hon. George S. Hillard, 245.- Sudden
Death, 248. Proceedings of Public
Bodies at Halifax, 248.-Meeting of
the Essex and Suffolk Bars, 249.-
Speeches of Hon. C. G. Loring, R. H.
Dana, Jr., Judge Curtis, and Judge
Sprague, 250.- Meeting in Faneuil
Hall, 264. Letter from Hon. J. H.
Clifford, 273.- Habits in his Office,
275.- Method of Preparation of Cases,
279. Manner of Legal Study, 278.-
Intercourse with the younger Mem-
bers of the Bar, 281.-Manner to the
Court, 282. Charges and Income,
283.- Manner to the Jury, 285.-
Vocabulary, 286.- Wit and Humor,
287. Conversations and Anecdotes,
289.-Eloquence, 293. - Power over
an Audience, 295.-Exaggerations,

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297.-Style, 298. - Letter from Rev.
Joseph Tracy. 298.- Memory, 300.—
Quotations, 300.-Fondness for Books,
302. Favorite Pursuits, 303. - Con-
versation, 305.-Scholarship, 307.-
Home Life, 309.-Fondness for Mu-
sic, 309.- Conversational Power, 311.
- Gentleness, 311. Handwriting,
313. Appearance, 313. General
Health, 314.- Feelings upon Relig-
ious Subjects, 315. - Death, 316.
CHOATE, RUFUS, Jr., Letters to, i. 191,
192, 193.

CHOATE, SARAH B., Letters to, i. 188,
191, 193.

CHOATE, WASHINGTON, Death of, i.
17.

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the Power of Protection to Home In-
dustry, ii. 99.-Judicial Power under,
25, 27, 58. Views of its Framers
regarding, 29-33.- In Criminal Cases,
41, 42. - Adopts the Laws of Nations
as Part of the Law of the U. S.. 44, 54.
Holds out the Union as the Nation,
46, 47. And the Duty of maintaining
Peace, 49. Treaty-making Power
under, 51, 53, 64.- Law-making Power
under, 57, 64. - Judicial Tenure un-
der, 292, 293. -— Doctrine of, regarding
Annexation of New Territory, 278.
Its Compromises upon Slavery, 323,
324. How it binds the States to-
gether, 420.

Constitution of Massachusetts, Convention
to revise the, i. 187; ii. 284.
Construction of a Written Instrument, Rules
of, ii. 362.

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EAMES, CHARLES, i. 195, 254.
EAMES, Mrs., Letters to, i. 186, 189, 190,
194, 196.

Elective Judiciary, An, ii. 297, 301.-
Offices in General, 298.
Eloquence of Revolutionary Periods, i.
222, 443, 445. - Of Daniel Webster,
517.

England, Industry of, i. 407.

Essex Street Church, Address at, i. 237.
EVARTS, WM. M., Letter to, i. 211.
EVERETT, EDWARD, Nomination of, as
Minister to England, i. 56.-Letters to,
190, 194, 203.- Address of at Faneuil
Hall, on the Death of Mr. Choate, 264.

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