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INDEX

TO THE

FIFTY-FOURTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.

A.

Abdy, E. S. his Residence and Tour in
the United States, with particular Ob-
servations on the Conditions of the
Blacks,' 392.-See America.
Almanac issued by the Society for the
Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, speci-
men of the gross ignorance exhibited in,
303.
America, state of society in, 54,-women
of, described, 48--books of travels in,
392-Narrative of Doctors Reed and
Matheson, 393-warfare against the
principle of a religious establishment. ib.
-social state of America, 394-visit to
General Jackson, 395-the hall of Con-
gress, 396-visit to a Negro Meeting-
house, il-Forest scenery of the Grand
Prairie, 397-Narrative of Mr. Abdy, ib.
-condition and prospects of the co-
loured people, 399-tyranny of white
church-wardens, ib. interview with
General Jackson, 401-Latrobe's Ram-
bles in North America, 402-difficulty
of bringing the Negro-population to the
Anglo-American standard of civiliza-

tion, 403-condition of the remains of
the red race, ib.-picture of the en-
virons of Baltimore, 405-advice to fu-
ture travellers in America, 408-doc-
trine of social equality, 409, facility of
attaining physical prosperity in Ame-
rica, i-antiquities of America, 411
-Indian mounds, ib.-Washington Ir-
ving's Tour to the Prairies, 112.
Arkwright, Sir Richard, ought he for mul-
tiplying the powers of production, to be
considered a benefactor or not? 350.
Ascham, Roger, anecdotes of, 345-his
mode of teaching the Princess Elizabeth,
VOL. LIV., NO. CYIII.

348-his 'Toxophilus,' ib.-his love of
cock-fighting, ib.

B.

Baalbec, ruins of, described, 174.
Badcock, Lieutenant-Colonel, his' Rough

Leaves, from a Journal kept in Spain
and Portugal'-See Spain and Portugal.
Baltimore, picture of the environs of, 405
Barrow, John, jun., his Visit to Iceland in
the summer of 1834, 355-early writers
on Iceland 1b.—its general scenery, 359
-excursion to Röraas, 357-Reikiavik,
the capital of the island, 358- the
country around described, ib.—eruption
of the Great Geyser, 361-visit to
Havnefiord, 363-Bessestad college, ib.
-state of education in Iceland, 364-
parish priests, 365-the northern bard,
Thorlakson, ib.-visit to Stappen, ib.-
population of Iceland, 367.

Bartram, William, his botanical excursions
into the Floridas, 331.

Beckford, William, Esq., his 'Recollec-
tions of a Visit to the Monasteries of
Alcobaça and Batalha'-See Spain and
Portugal, 230.

Bentley's Horace, merits and defects of,
334.

Biographical composition, difficulties at-
tending, 331.

Biography, the noblest use of, 383.
Biography and history, distinction be-
tween, 331

Bolingbroke, Lord, Memoirs of, by George
W. Cooke, Esq., 368-former biogra
phies, ib.-the author's deficiency in ori-
ginal information, 370-and ignorance
of facts, 370-Whig and Tory of former
days, 370-Bolingbroke's early politi

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cal tenets, 372-extraordinary misquo-
tation, ib.-and blunders, 373-defence
of the treaty of Utrecht, 375-Swift
defended from the charge of deism, ib.
-and of avarice, 377-Bolingbroke's
'Letter to Sir William Windham,' ib.
his flight and secession to France, 384
-his final return to England, 390-his
philosophical works, 391.

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Butler, Mrs. (Fanny Kemble), her Jour-
nal,' 39-abilities and self-confidence of
the author, ib. fundamental error of
the work, ib.-the writer's personal po-
sition considered, ib.-influence of her
profession on her literary style, 41-
her strong religious feeling, 43-her
affectation, ib.-ber excessive colouring,
44-a storm at New York described,
41-graphic sketches, ib.-American
beauty, 48-her vituperation of the stage,
ib.-her work clever and full of enter-
tainment, 52 - characteristic passages,
53-state of society in America, 54-
aristocracy and democracy, ib.-Ameri-
can Senate described 57-visit to Nia-
gara, ib.

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Cockfighting, remarks on, 350.
Coleridge, Hartley, his Worthies of York-

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shire and Lancashire; being Lives of the
most distinguished Persons that have
been born in, and connected with those
Provinces,' 340-the work one of un-
usual merit, ib.-advantages of local
biography, 331-Life of Dr. Fothergill,
ib. - Bartram's Botanical Expedition
into the Floridas noticed, ib.-difficul-
ties attending biographical composi
tions, ib. distinction between biogra
phy and history, 332-Life of Bentley,
334-merits and defects of his
race,' ib.-Life of Fairfax, 335-effect of
the peaceful policy of James the First,
ib.-picture of the armies met on Mars-
ton-moor, 337-battle of Naseby, 339
-publication of the King's Cabinet
Opened, ib.-Life of the Earl of Derby,
341-loyalty described, 342-and love
of liberty, ib.-Life of Anne Clifford, ib.
-the Shepherd Lord,' ib.—the family

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picture, 344-Life of Roger Ascham,
345-his mode of educating the Prin-
cess Elizabeth, 348-his Toxophilus,'
349-his love of cock-fighting, ib.-
Life of Sir Richard Arkwright, 350-
-Life of Mason, 352--difficulties of
dramatic composition, ib.- Congreve's
'Way of the World,' 353-his Charac-
ter, 354.

Congreve William, his 'Way of the World,'
354-rapid survey of his Life and Cha-
racter, ib.

Cooke, George, Esq., his Memoirs of
Lord Bolingbroke,' 368-See Boling-
broke.

Cookery, See Gastronomy.

Corinna of Madame de Staël, character.
ized, 270.

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Elia, last Essays of, 58.-See Lamb.
Elliston, the comedian, his picture by
Charles Lamb, 74.

Emigration, 413-causes which have led
to the necessity of. ib.-case of the
hand-loom weavers, 414-efforts making
in England for the reduction of pauper-
ism, 415-consequences of the work-
house system of relief, ib.—necessity of
encouraging spontaneous emigration,
416-benefits to be derived therefrom,
417-the cost, 419-progress of emi-
gration to Canada, 420—appointment
of emigration agents, 424-interesting
letters from emigrants to Canada, 425.
England and the English in 1551, by Pe-
truccio Ubaldini, 106.

English Lexicography, 295-no tongue
superior to the English in the whole
European circle, ib-terms of Saxon
and Northern origin the sinews of our
speech, 296-utility of the study of
philology, ib. character of the Irish

language, ib.-Dugald Stewart on ety-
mological investigations, 297-his ex-
traordinary theory of the origin of San-
scrit, 299 -present state of English
lexicography, ib.-merit of Jamieson's
Scottish Dictionary, ib.-neglect of Ety-
mology and Philology in England, ib.-
causes of the little progress hitherto
made in the study of, 300-recent lexi-
cographers and glossarists unacquainted
with modern German, 302 Todd's
edition of Johnson's Dictionary, ib.-his
knowledge of English more scholastic
than vernacular, 303-the department
of British Botany slovenly and incom-
plete, ib.-specimens of gross ignorance
exhibited in the almanac of the Society
for the Diffusion of Knowledge, 304-
Dr. Noah Webster's Dictionary of the
English Language, ib.-the general exe-
cution very poor, ib.-and conducted
throughout on erroneous principles, ib.
-its crudities aud errors, 305-Rich-
ardson's New Dictionary of the English
Language, 310-likely to become the
foundation of a better Dictionary than
we have hitherto possessed, ib.-his
selection of words judicious, ib.-
chronological table of authors recom-
mended, i. Tooke's Diversions of
Purley,' 311-its merits and defects, ib.
-his analysis of particles, 312-his ety-
mology of truth" examined, 319-
specimen of a new Etymologicon Angli-
canum, 320.

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Equality, social, the doctrine of described,
409.

Etrurian Antiquities, 429-German re-

searches into the ancient history of
Italy, ib.-Micali's History of the An-
cient Peoples of Italy, 430-Egyptian
origin of the Etrurian civilization, ib.—
Etruria one of the unsolved problems of
ancient history, 432-the Etruscan lan-
guage, 433-earliest European settle-
ment to which the Ra-sena can be
traced, 434-relation of the Pelasgian
settlers in Italy to the Ra-sena, 437-
Pelasgic manner of building in Greece
and Italy, 438-tombs at Tarquinii, 441
-analogy between the buildings of the
Etruscans and Egyptians, 442 — rela
tionship of the different races of man-
kind, 444-Hellenic period of Etruscan
art, 452.

Etymologicon Anglicanum, specimen of a
new, 320.

F.

Farewell to Tobacco, Charles Lamb's, 69

G

Galilee, Sea of, described, 169.
Garzoni, his Grammatica della Lingua
Kurda quoted, 309.

Gastronomy and Gastronomers, 107-
importance of the discovery of a new
dish, ib.literature of cookery, ib.
-didactic poem by Archestratus, 118
-cookery of the Greeks, ib.-Roman
banquets, ib.-invention of forks, 109—
Apicius, ib.-the dark ages of cookery,
ib.-its revival in Italy, ib.-rapid pro-
gress of culinary science, 120-closing
scene of Vatel, maître d'hôtel of Condé,
121-state of cookery under Charles the
Second, 123-under Queen Anne, ib.-
and after the accession of the Bruns-
wicks, ib.-petits soupers of the Duke
of Orleans, 124-tables volantes in-
vented, ib.-cookery under Louis XVI.
and XVIII., ib.-influence of the Revo-
lution upon cookery, 125-establish-
ment at Paris of restaurants, 126
hotels and restaurateurs of Germany
and Italy, 139-a first-rate dinner in
England, 140-hotels and club-houses
of London, 141-a dinner for an em-
peror,' 143-selection of cooks, ib.-
physiology of taste, 144-Ude's French
Cook, 151.

Gifford, William, his editions of Jonson,
Ford, Massinger, &c., 46.

Gleig, Mr., his Chronicles of Waltham'
recommended, 415.

Goethe and Wordsworth, resemblance be-
tween, 181.

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L.

Lamb, Charles, his 'Last Essays of Elia,'
58-character of him, and of his wri
tings, 59-London, 60-New Year's Eve,
ib.-his imitation of antique phrase-
ology, 62-folio Beaumont and Fletcher,
63 his essays text-books of sound
principles, 64-his 'Dramatic Sketches,'
ab.-his merits as a critic and restorer
of old literature, ib.-his essay on the
genius of Hogarth, 68-his poetic vein,
69-his Farewell to Tobacco,' ib.-his
Sonnet on the Family Name, 71-the
Sabbath Bells, ib.-his sonnets on Work,
and Leisure, 72-his account of himself,
ib.-his picture of Elliston, 74-of Dodd,
75-and of John Kemble, 76-his cha-
racter by Coleridge, 77.

Lamartine, Alphonso de, his' Pilgrimage to
the Holy Land,' 155-modern French
school of poetry, 1b.-characteristics of
Lamartine's poetry, 157-demerits of
his translator, ib.-the voyage, 161-
Carthage, ib.-Malta, 162-arrival in
Syria, 164-Mount Lebanon, 165-
Lady Hester Stanhope, 166-Tyre, 167
-the Sea of Galilee, 169-environs of
Jerusalem, 171-palace of King David
on Mount Sion, ib.-banks of the Jor-
dan, 173-ruins of Baalbec, 174-Po-

litical reflections, 178-the Ottoman
empire, ib.

Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopædia, History of
Spain in, quoted, 92.

Latrobe, Charles Joseph, his 'Rambles in
North America in 1831-3,' 392.-See
America,

Leisure, sonnet on, 72.

Liqueurs, for whose use invented, 121.
Love of Liberty described, 342.
Loyola, Ignatius de, portrait of, 203,
Loyalty described, 342.

M.

Machinery, utility of the modern improve-
ments in, considered, 350.

Mackintosh, Right Honourable Sir James,
Life of, edited by his son, 251-cha-
racteristics of modern biography and
autobiography, 250-the present work
highly interesting in its matter and re-
spectable in its style and spirit, 253-
Sir James's Journals, 254-leading
events of his life, 255-parentage, ib.—
early education, 256-college of Aber-
deen, 257-Dr. Dunbar, 258-Robert
Hall, ib.-Jonathan Edwards's books on
Free Will, ib.-early passion, 259-
studies physic at Edinburgh, 260 —
takes a Doctor's degree, arrives in Lon-
don, and marries, 261-makes a tour
through the Low Countries, 262-be-
comes a contributor to the Oracle news-
paper, ib. makes several ineffectual
attempts to establish himself as a phy-
sician, 263-publishes Vindiciae Gal-
licæ,' 264-his explanatory letter to
Mr. Richard Sharp. 265-is called to
the bar, 267-his defence of Peltier, 268

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-is appointed Recorder of Bombay, ib.
-his life at Bombay, 269 - extracts
from his letters and journals, ib.-cha-
racter of Corinne,' 270-genius of the
Gospel, 273-character of Windham,
ib.-letter to Hall on his recovery from
a first access of insanity, ib-defence of
his change of opinion on the French re-
volution, 275-returns to England, 276
obtains a seat in parliament, 278-style
of his eloquence, 279-obtains a pro-
fessorship of law in the East India Col-
lege, 281-admitted a member of the
Privy Council, 282-obtains a seat at
the India Board, 284-his conduct on
the Reform Bill, ib.-his death and cha
racter, 287.

Marston Moor, picture of the armies which
met on, 337.

Mary Queen of Scots, inquiry into the cap-
tivity and death of, 93.

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Palgrave, Sir Francis, his protest against
the First Report of the Commissioners
appointed to inquire into the Municipal
Corporations of England and Wales, 231
-his observations on the principles to
be adopted in the establishment of new
Municipalities, the reform of ancient
Corporations, and the cheap administra-
tion of justice, 231.
Patriotism described, 342.
Pencillings by the Way; first Impressions
of Foreign Scenes, Customs, and Man-
ners, by N. P. Willis, 453-impudence
and vulgarity of this author, 463-his
shameful reports of private conversa-
trons, &c., 468.

Philip II., personal characteristics of, 80.
Philology, utility of the study of, 296.
Physiologie du Goût; ou Méditations

de Gastronomie Transcendante, par M.
Brillat Savarin, 117.-See Gastronomy.
Philologists, described by Dugald Stew-
art, 298.

Poetry, modern French school of, 155.
Price, Mr., on the merits and defects of
Tooke's Diversions of Purley, 311.

Q.

Quin, Michael J., his Steam Voyage down
the Danube, with Sketches of Hungary,
Wallachia, Servia, and Turkey, 469.

R

Raumer, Frederick Von, his History of
the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries,
illustrated by original documents; trans-
lated from the German by Lord Francis
Egerton," 78-the author's professional
tour to Paris, ib.--his 'Letters from
Paris' ib.-his 'Polen's Untergang' 79-
his 'Letters from the Royal Library, ib.
-general description of the work, ib.-
personal characteristics of Philip the
Second, 80-mysterious history of the
Infante Don Carlos, 83-captivity of
Mary Queen of Scots, 93-interference
of James the First on behalf of his
mother, 95-Gray's mission to intercede
for the Queen, 96-Account of England
and the English by Petruccio Ubaldini,
106.

Recollections of a few days spent with

the Queen's army in Spain, in Septem,
ber 1834, 186-194.

Reed and Matheson, Drs., their Nar
rative of a Visit to the American
Churches, 392.-See America.
Richardson, Charles, his New Dictionary
of the English Language, 295.-See
English Lexicography.

Robespierre, Maximilian, Mémoires Au-
thentiques de, 517.

Robespierre, Charlotte, Mémoires sur ses
deux Frères, 517.

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Ross, Captain Sir John, his Narrative of
a Second Voyage in Search of a North-
west Passage,' 1-'Late Voyage of Cap-
tain Sir John Ross, by Robert Huish,
characterized, 2-Sir John's subscrip-
tion-shop, trampers, and Vauxhall pa-
noramic exhibitions, 3 – Commander
James Clarke Ross's memorandums, ib.
-Captain Beaufort, 4-Dr. M'Culloch,
ib.-origin of the expedition, ib.—Mr.
Felix Booth, ib.-departure of the expe-
dition, 5-wreck of the Fury, ib.-' New
Discoveries' along the coast of Boothia
Felix, 6-the Victory shut up during
the winter in Felix Harbour, 7-schools
for the men, 8- improvement for the
better' among them, ib.-visited by a
tribe of Esquimaux, 9-their snow huts
described, ib. salmon fishery, 10-
Commander Ross sets out on a land ex-
pedition, ib.-reaches the shores of the
western sea, 11-Cape Felix, 12-Vic-
tory Point, ib.-Sir John's fishing ex-
cursion, 13-the ship relieved from the
ice, 14-but again shut up, ib.-second
winter, ib.-expedition to ascertain the
exact position of the north magnetic

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