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,
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.
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
- John Webster, 57 - John Mars- ton, 63-Thomas Heywood, 67 — George Chapman, 69-Thomas Middleton, 71 - Cyril Tourneur,
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
wonderful character of the
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
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
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,
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 — enables animals to use their eyes
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.,
Justification by faith, Luther's dogma of, 444.
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.
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,
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—
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-
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
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,
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.
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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