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Miracles, attempt of Paulus to ex-
plain away the, 400- the narra-
tion of, destroys not the credit of a
witness, 413- the outward fact is
credible, if the miracle is not, 414
- this illustrated by the story of
the wooden chess-player, 415 -
abstract possibility of, 418- not
inconsistent with the divine at-
tributes, 419-are even probable
under fit circumstances, 420-
geology proves many, 421-
-ante-
cedent probability of, 422-Chris-
tianity itself is one, 423. See
Christianity.
M'Kenney, Thomas L., on the North-
ern and Southern Indians, review-
ed, 481 offices held by, and why
dismissed, 482 - generous self-
devotion of, 483- anecdote of
President Monroe reported by, ib.

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excursion made by, 485-
-on
the origin of the Indian races, ib.

accounts of Indian piety by,
cited, 489-story of Petalesharro
by, cited, 491-his plan for pro-
moting the welfare of the Indians,
494 merits of his book, 495-
anecdote of John Randolph by,
ib. See Indians.

Modern History, Dr. Arnold's Lec-
tures on, 334.

Mohammed not an impostor, but an
enthusiast, 496- great results pro-
duced by, 497-birth and parent-
age of, 498- adopted by Abdol
Motalleb and Abu Taleb, 499 —
becomes a travelling merchant and
marries, 500-too shrewd and
prosperous to try imposture, 501 —
his meditations in the cave of Hara,
502-few converts made by, at
first, 503- anger and alarm ex-
cited against, 504-makes con-
verts in Medina, 505- commences

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Morality, W. Whewell's Elements
of, reviewed, 1-springs of action
governed by, 2-analysis of the
work, ib. rules of action in, 3-
duties and obligations in, 4-of-
fice of conscience in, 6-cases of
casuistry in, 7-cases of necessity
in, 11 different standards in, 12
- progress of, 13-theory of pun-
ishments in, 14- connected with
religion, 16-state rights in, 22—
war denounced by, 23-moral
duties of states, 26. See Whewell.
Munford, William, Homer's Iliad
translated by, reviewed, 149-
sketch of the life of, 150-literary
acquirements and tastes of, 152 —
translates, but dies before publish-
ing, the Iliad, 153-merits of his
work, 154- cited and compared
with former translators, 161-fur-
ther quotations from, 162-defects
of, 164 violates the laws of
quantity, 165.

Mysteries and moralities, theatrical,

33.

Myths in history, 394 — meaning of,
401 ambiguous use of the word,
402 criteria of, 403-belong to
the very infancy of society, 410 —
absurdly placed by Strauss in the
Augustan age, 411.

N.

Necessity in morals, Whewell on, 11.
Negroes, American, benefited by
colonization, 273, 288- unjust
prejudice against, 275- why un-
willing to leave America, 276 —
colonization tends to lessen the
prejudice against, 277- better off
in Liberia than in Boston, 289-di-
minishing in America, 290.
New England, love of wealth in, 348.
Newton on instinct, 92.
New York, Geological Survey of,
213, note.

Niagara, speculations about the cata-
ract of, 433.

Noyes, George R., a new translation

Polity, civil, Whewell on, 18
ownership of land prior to, 19
founded on contract, 21.
Polyps, animal nature of the, 215.
Pope Leo X. denounces Luther, 444.
Preachers of our day, faults of, 313-
tame and timorous, 314-fall be-
low their subject, 315- decent de-
bility of the, 316.

Progress of society, 336- evinced
by the successive prevalence of dif
ferent ideas, 338-traced by indi-
cations of this kind, 340 final
stage of, 351-can be traced even
in the Dark Ages, 355. See Society.
Proverbs, G. R. Noyes's new transla-
tion of the, reviewed, 201 beauty
and value of the, 208.
Psalms of David, the, age and excel-
lence of, 201-poorly rendered in
the common version, 202- inac-
curate translation of, cited, 204.
Punishments, legal, effect of, 14.
Puritanism attacked by South, 304.

R.

Randall, Dr., a martyr to coloniza-
tion, 283.
Randolph, John, anecdotes of, 316,495.
Rationalistic view of the Gospels, 400.
Reed, Henry, edition of Dr. Arnold's

Lectures on History, by, reviewed,
334 merits of, 336.

Reform, slow but sure progress of,
434-qualities for a leader of, 435.
Reid, Dr., enthusiastic for ventilation,
467- his mode of ventilating the
house of parliament, 477- partic-
ulars of his plan, 478.

Religion and morality, union of, 16.
Respiration not an act of instinct, 114.
Retz, Cardinal de, praises Condé, 120

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opposes Condé, 135 tells the
story of a massacre at the town-
house, 137.

Revenger's Tragedy, by Cyril Tour-
neur, 73.

Rome wholly a military state, 342-
rotten civilization of, 355.

S.

Sale, George, edition of the Koran
by, reviewed, 496.

Samoans, language of ceremony
among the, 232.
Sandys, George, translates Ovid in
Virginia, 149.

Sarage, James, historical labors of,
239.

Saxony, Elector of, favors Luther,
442 Luther's letter to, 447.
Schleiermacher's infidel theory, 426 —
refuted, 427.

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Schools, ventilation of, 476.
Scientific results of the Exploring
Expedition, 211 niggardly publi-
cation of the, 212.
Scriptures, account of the infancy of
society in the, 338.
Sermons, by George W. Bethune,
noticed, 262.

Sermons of Dr. South, reviewed, 293.
See South.

Sévigné, Madame de, cited, 125.
Shakspeare acted in Ben Jonson's
plays, 48his witches compared
with Middleton's, 71.
Simms, W. Gilmore, Reviews and
Stories by, reviewed, 357-high
pretensions of, ib.-silly novels
and poems by, 358- The Wigwam
and the Cabin by, 359-merits
and faults of, 360 his Arm-chair
of Tustenuggee, 361- his Oaka-
tibbé, 368-his Lucas de Ayllon,
373 his Views and Reviews, 376
-extravagant nationality of, ib.-
talks frothily about American liter-
ature, 377- his borrowed cant on
this head, 378-his foolish con-
tempt of history, ib. - prefers fic-
tion to it, 379-this opinion con-
futed, 381.

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northern nations, 343- heredita-
ry rank succeeds, 344 — and this
followed by the desire for wealth,
346-good effected by this change,
347
vast prevalence of this de-
sire in, 348-respect for intellect-
ual greatness in, 349- increase
of domestic comforts in, ib. - want
of reverence for moral greatness in,
350-but this also will at last tri-
umph in, 351-will our present
civilization be permanent in, 352-
hope of a millennial condition of,
354-dark ages in the history of,
355- progress even in these, 356.
See Progress.

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Sotheby, Mr., translates Homer, 160.
South, Dr. Robert, sermons of, review-
ed, 293-early life of, ib. his
Scribe Instructed, 294 - a fanatic
loyalist, 295 his extravagant
praise of Charles I., 296 - his vio-
lence in controversy, 297 — on
Man the Image of God, 298 -at-
tacks Jeremy Taylor, 299- re-
fuses preferment, 300-character-
istics of, 301- -coarseness and in-
tensity of, 302-wit of, 303- an
unjust bigot, 304 - hearty and dog-
matic, 305 his invective against
the wicked, 306-inveighs against
the sins of his age, 307-censures
the literature of his time, 309-
epigrammatic and imaginative, 310
-on war and duelling, 311-not
studied enough now, 312.

South Carolina, state of feeling in,330.
Specimens of English Dramatic Poets,
by Charles Lamb, reviewed, 29.
See Dramatists.

Spence, William, and Kirby, Ento-
mology by, reviewed, 91.
Stanhope, Philip Dormer. See Ches-
terfield.

Stanyhurst, Richard, hexameters by,
157, note.