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City Madam, by Massinger, cited, 86.
Civilization, permanency of, 352-
diffusion of, 353.

Claire Clémence, Princess of Condé,
122. See Condé.
Clergyman, infidel, position of a, 430
-duty of, 432.

Colonization in Africa, Dr. A. Alex-
ander's History of, reviewed, 269

the plan of, not a selfish one, 270
-not favorable to slavery, 271-
different motives for, 272-a favor-
ed experiment at first, 273- how it
became unpopular, 274 is not
dangerous to health, 277-employ-
ments of the colonists, 278- not a
failure, 279-aids the missionaries,
280 yet in its infancy, 281
martyrs in the cause of, 282- Ash-
mun's eminent services in, 284 -
Buchanan's, 285- Lott Carey's,
287-its claims on public favor, 291
-a measure of emancipation, 292.
Combustion, effect of, on the air, 468.
Conant, Roger, the Old Planter, 245.
Condé, Lord Mahon's Life of Louis,
Prince of, reviewed, 119-not so
wicked as "the Great" usually are,
120-his noble and ill-treated wife,
122 receives command of the
army, 123 defeats the Spaniards
at Rocroy, 124-joined with Tu-
renne, and defeats Mercy, 125-
private conduct and demeanour of,
126 engaged in intrigue and fac
tion, 127 arrested and sent to
prison, 128-noble conduct of his
wife, 128. -wars waged by her
for, 130-she goes to Bordeaux,
131

her noble demeanour, 132-
he is released and restored, 133-
unites with Spain, and wars against
France, 134-fights against Tu
renne, 135 loses the battle of St.
Antoine, 136 accused of a mas-
sacre, 137 defeated by Turenne,

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Dana, James D., The Zoophytes by,
reviewed, 211-introductory chap-
ters of, 214-cited, 219, 221, 223
extent and merits of his work,
224. See Zoophytes.

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Dark Ages, progress of society in the,
355.

Darwin on instinct confuted, 97, 113.
Davy, Sir H., failure of, in ventila-
tion, 467.

Decker, Thomas, the dramatist, quar-
rels with Jonson, 45, 47-fasci-
nating qualities of, 54 - heedless,
sparkling, and fanciful, 55 - his
Virgin Martyr cited, 56— fine im-
aginations of, 57.

De Kay on the Devil-fish, 327.
Descartes on instinct, 92.
Devil-fish, account of the, 317 - fish-
ing for, 319, 323.

Divines, old English, merits of the,
312-contrasted with the theolo-
gians of our day, 313.
Divinity, Dr. South's definition of,
294.

Don Juan, silly American imitation
of, 358.

Dramatists, the Old English, C.
Lamb's Specimens of, and W.
Hazlitt's Lectures on, reviewed, 29
- brilliant period of, 30-mental
and moral power of, 32-early
history of, 33-poor and dissolute
in life, 34- Lyly, Peele, and Kyd,
35 Chris. Marlowe, 36- speci-
mens of his plays, 38, 40-Ben
Jonson, 43-Thomas Decker, 54

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- John Webster, 57 - John Mars-
ton, 63-Thomas Heywood, 67 —
George Chapman, 69-Thomas
Middleton, 71 - Cyril Tourneur,

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172.

Entomology, Kirby and Spence's
Introduction to, reviewed, 91.
Erasmus, elegance and taste of, 436
- did good service in the Reforma-
tion, 437.
Ethnography and Philology, by Hora-
tio Hale, reviewed, 211-range
and definition of, 227- peculiari-
ties of Oceanic, 228-origin of the
Polynesian tribes, 230. See Hale.
Eucharist, institution of the, 390.
Evangelists, the, S. Greenleaf's Ex-
amination of the Testimony of, re-
viewed, 382-effect of their writ-
ings, if genuine, 385-compared
with the profane historians, 386-
supported by collateral testimony,
387 and by the testimony of
Paul, 388-discrepancies in the
accounts of, 390-greater contra-
dictions among modern historians,
392-nature of their accounts, 395
-remarkable minuteness of, 396

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Gemmiparous propagation, 218.
George I., quarrels with his son, 174.
George II., dislikes Chesterfield, 176

did not relish wit, 179-recon-
ciled with Chesterfield, 181.
George, Duke of Saxony, Luther dis-
putes with, 457.

Gospels, the genuineness of, 385-
why exposed to skepticism, 386-
discrepancies in, 390-minuteness
and harmony of, 396 — their exist-
ence must be accounted for, 399
- Rationalistic theory of, 400-
mythical theory of, 401-early
origin of the, 412. See Christiani-
ty.

Government, Whewell on, 25.
Greece, early standard of greatness in,
341 hereditary rank in, 345.
Greenleaf, Simon, Examination of the

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Habit, power of mental, 104.
Hale, Horatio, Ethnography and Phi-
lology by, reviewed, 211-personal
introduction of, 225-excellence
of his style, 226-portion of the
globe examined by, 227-on the
duel among the Oceanic tribes, 229
—on the Oceanic languages, 230
-on the origin of the Polynesian
tribes, 230-comparative Polyne-
sian grammar by, 231 - peculiari-
ties of the dialects, 232-vocabu-
laries by, 233-on Vitian poetry,
234 on the Oregon languages,
235.
Hazlitt, William, Lectures on Drama-
matic Literature by, reviewed, 29

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remarks on Heywood by, 67 -
on G. Chapman, 69-on Massin-
ger and Ford, 83. See Dramatists.
Hebrew poetry, translations of, 202-
the rhythm and divisions need to
be followed, 205.
Henry VIII, Luther's controversy
with, 448.
Hereditary rank, rise of respect for,
344in Rome, 345 succeeded

by the desire for wealth, 346.
Heywood, Thomas, the dramatist, 67

his English Traveller cited, 68.
Higginson, Francis, Journal of, 243.
History, Dr. T. Arnold's Lectures on
Modern, reviewed, 334.

History, profane, no better supported
than sacred, 387-discrepancies in,
391 -cause of these contradic-
tions, 394.

History, use of, by the novelist, 379.
Hobbes, Thomas, translates the Iliad,
159.

Homer, physical standard of merit in,

339 - comparative merits of his
two poems, 341.
Homer's Iliad, translated by W. Mun-

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Imitation, unconscious, 107.
Indians,the American, Travels among
and Plans for preserving, by T. L.
M'Kenney, reviewed, 481- how
treated by the government, 482 —
efforts to promote the welfare of,
483 origin of, 485- curious cos-
mogony of, 486 -
treatment of,
by the early colonists, 488-J.
Mede's theory of the diabolical ori-
gin of, ib. capable of moral and
religious culture, 489 story illus-
trating the bravery and humanity
of, 491 plan for the permanent
benefit of, 494. See M Kenney.
Indians, treatment of the, by Massa-
chusetts, 256,

Inductive Sciences, Whewell on the,

1.

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Indulgences, sale of, 442.
Instinct and intellect compared, 91
-unsatisfactory theories of, 92
the causes of, inexplicable, 93
distinguished from automatic mo-
tions and appetites, 94 Galen's
experiment on, 95- definition of,
69-cannot be improved or educat-
ed, 97-in many cases, transcends
reason, 98-limited to a few ends,
99 inflexible, 100 compared
with a machine, 101-slight varia-
tions of, 102-called innate habit,
104 unconscious in its opera-
tions, 105 improvable through
imitation only, 107 - feats of train-
ed animals not due to, 108- pos-
sessed in different degrees, 109 —
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Jackson, Gen., views of, respecting
the Indians, 482.
Jesus, The Life of, by Strauss, re-
viewed, 382 Messianic anticipa-
tions of, 402- the childhood of,
403 his first visit to the temple,
404 - name of, how used, 428,
note.

Job, translations of, 203 - different
versions of, compared, 204.
Johnson, Dr., his affair with Chester-
field, 191.

Jonson, Ben, character of, 43
strong and thoroughly English, 44
-incidents in his life, 45- quar-
rels with his compeers, 46-his
Poetaster, ib. - Shakspeare acts
in his plays, 48- his misfortunes,
49 his appearance when old, 50
- convivial and corpulent, 51
proud and honorable, 52- dra
matic characters of, 53-cited, ib.,

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Justification by faith, Luther's dogma
of, 444.

K.

Kendall, Duchess of, mistress of
George I., 177.

Kirby, William, and Spence, Ento-
mology by, reviewed, 91 - theory
of instinct by, 93-cited, 102, 104.
Koran, the, G. Sale's edition of, re-
viewed, 496-may be trusted as an
authority for Mohammed's views
and purposes, 497. See Mohammed.
Kyd, the old English dramatist, 35.

L.

Lamb, Charles, on the Old English
Dramatists, reviewed, 29-on J.
Webster, cited, 58-characterizes
Heywood, 67-on the witches of
Shakspeare and Middleton, 71 —
on Cyril Tourneur, 73 - on
Fletcher, 76-on John Ford, 89.
See Dramatists.

Land, early ownership of, 19-in
New South Wales, 20.
Law always behind justice, 13.
Lawyers, Whewell on the morality
of, 7.

Lecture-rooms, ventilation of, 476.
Lexington, dispute about the battle
of, 393.

Liberia, the colony at, 269- not a
failure, 279-a starting-point for
the missionaries, 280 fever not
alarming in, 283- Ashmun's ad-
ministration of, 284 - T. Buchan-
an's, 285-a better home than
Boston for negroes, 289. See Col-
onization.

Library of American Books, trashy
works in the, 359.

Life of Jesus, by Dr. Strauss, re-
viewed, 352. See Strauss.
Longueville, Duchesse de, escape of,
129.

Louis XIV., treatment of the Iron
Mask by, 141.

Lover's Melancholy, by J. Ford, cited,

87.

Lucas de Ayllon, by Simms, 373.
Lust's Dominion, by Marlowe, 37.
Luther, Martin, Michelet's Life of, re-
viewed, 433- the way was pre-
pared for, 434-other reformers
preceded, 435-generous, though
coarse and energetic, 436-kind
affections of, 437- his coarseness
was not his strength, 438-hum-
ble origin of, 439 - becomes a
monk, 440-visits Rome, 441—

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Mahon, Lord, Chesterfield's Letters
edited by, reviewed, 166.
Mahon, Lord, Life of the Great Condé
by, reviewed, 118-treats of an
interesting and instructive subject,
121-judicious, but prosy, 122
charges a great crime upon Condé,
136 his theory respecting the
Iron Mask, 141- - clears the fame
of the Princess of Condé, 144.
See Condé.
Maid's Tragedy, by Beaumont and
Fletcher, 78.
Marlborough, the old Duchess of, 180.
Marlowe, Kit, the dramatist, 36-

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wild and colossal genius of, 37
his Tamburlaine cited, 38-best
plays of, 39-his Edward II. cited,
40 Faustus by, 41.
Marriage contract, Whewell on the, 9.
Marston, John, the dramatist, 63

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quarrelsome and satirical, 64
powerful and gloomy, 65-cited,

ib.
Massachusetts, Alex. Young's Chron-
icles of, reviewed, 237 - frankness
of the old annalists of, 238-rich-
ness of the early chronicles of,

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Mecca, the Holy City of, 498- Mo-
hammed propounds his claims in,
his flight from, 506.
Mede, Joseph, theory about the origin
of the American Indians by, 488.
Medina, character of the city of, 505
the people of, embrace Moham-
med's doctrine, ib. receives Mo-
hammed in triumph, 510.
Melancthon, the representative of the
Protestants, 455.

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Messiah, anticipations of a, by the
Jews, 402, 412.

Michelet, Life of Martin Luther by,

reviewed, 433-allows Luther to
tell his own story, 438- his work
fragmentary and ill-arranged, 463.
See Luther.

Middleton, Thomas, the dramatist,
71-rambling and fanciful, 72.
Military skill highly prized in the
early ages, 340-especially in
Rome, 342-and among the north-
ern nations, 343-displaced by
regard for hereditary rank, 344.
Mills, Sam. J., a pioneer of coloniza-
tion, 271, 282.

Milton's fury in controversy, 297.
Mind of man unlike instinct, 91. See
Instinct.

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