thor's affectation of oriental learning exposed, ib.; description of the angel, 31; Eblis, 33; song to love, 34. Cromwell, Oliver, Dr. Owen's first in- terview with, 113; appoints Dr. O. one of a committee to report what are fundamentals in chistianity, 117; panegyric on by Dr. Owen, 118; charged with discarding the Indepen- dents, 119; the first who effectually chastised the Highlanders, 238; his introduction into parliament, 306; skill in training his troop, 309; speech in the debate on the self denying ordinance, 311; negotiates with the king, 319; incurs the suspicion of the army, 321; review of his con- *duct up to the death of the king, 323; his usurpation a necessary measure, ib.; speech on the reciprocal powers of a a protector and parliament, 324; view of his scheme of government and public character, 325.
--, Richard, Owen not concerned in his deposition, 120; see Orme's memoirs of Owen.
Cromwell's Memoirs of the Protector and his Sons, 297, et seq.; plan and me- rits of the work, 297; the merits of the civil contest not affected by the character of Charles or of Cromwell, 298; Hume's work more drama than history, ib.; liberty dependent on the equipoise and independence of the legislative and the executive, ib.; on the causes which led to the power of the commons, and the first diffe- rences with the crown, 299; Sir Ro- bert Philips's statement of grievances, 300; how religion first mingled itself in the discontent of the commons, ib.; the real puritans few, ib.: state- ments of Sir B. Rudyard and Mrs. Hutchinson respecting the misappli- cation of the term to Episcopalians, 301; on the circumstances which led to the establishment of presbyteri- anism, 302; lord Falkland's speech against the prelates, 303; Rapin's division of the commons into state pu- ritans and religionists, inaccurate, 304; patriots who went over to the king, 305; introduction of Cromwell into parliament, 306; Hume's account of the parliamentary leaders, ib.; presumption that Cromwell had form- ed no ambitious scheme at the time of passing the Remonstrance, 308; Cromwell's skill in disciplining his troops, 309; complex character of the religious soldier, ib.; origin and
real object of the self-denying ordi- nance, 310; speech of Cromwell on the occasion, 311; necessity and conse- quences of the measure, 315; vague and loose representations of Rapin and Hume respecting the Presbyterian and Independent factions, examined, 314; the Independents not republi- cans, 315; Hume's concession in favour of the Independents, 316; intrigues of the Scotch party, ib.; violent conduct of the parliamentary leaders towards the army, 317; origin of the council of adjutators, 319; Cromwell's ne. gotiation with the king, ib.; infatu- ated conduct of Charles, 320; his haughty rejection of the terms offered by the army, ib.; the army jealous of Cromwell, 321; circumstances which led to the seizure of the king and purging of the parliament, 322; re- view of Cromwell's share in the trans- actions, 323; his usurpation a ne- cessary measure, ib.; speech on the re- ciprocal powers of a protector and a parliament, 324; what Cromwell's scheme of government wanted, 325; danger of invading the property or religious rights of the sabject, 326.
Culloden, battle of, 252. Cumberland, duke of, dishonourable conduct of, 251, 254. Cunninghame's Apostacy of the Church of Rome, 133, et seq.; latitudina- rism in reference to Popery too pre- valent, 1343 church of Rome idola- trous, 135; prayer to St. Catherine, ib.; reformation of the church of Rome hopeless, 136.
Dante, prophecy of, 526. Debt, duty of abstaining from, 578. Defence of British and Foreign School Society, 290; see British and Foreign School Society.
Desnitzki's Four Discourses, 441, et seq; contents, 442; true nature of the ca- tholic church, ib.; inefficacy of out- ward baptism, ib.; the baptism of John and that of Christ discriminated, 443; the unregenerate incapable of good works, ib.; salvation by faith, 444; Christ praying for his disciples and not for the world, ib.; state of the Greek church, 445.
Dissenters, Wix's Address to, 90; New- ton's Apology for, ib.; backward to oppose the Education Bill, 195; μτο- test of against it, 216; influence of in Parliament diminished, 218; vindi- cated from the calumny of the Chris-
Fraser's Tour through the Himala Mountains, 68, et seq.; peculiar na- ture of the Ghoorkha war, 68; origin and history of, 69; offair of April 15, 1815, 70; determined conduct of
the garrison of Kalunga, 72; extraordi- nary sort of shower-bath at Bahun, 73; migration of a chain of caterpillars, ib.; description of the mountain tract, 74; catapulta, ib.; interview with Kirtee Rana, ib.; integrity of a Ku- nawur merchant, 75; popularity of the English among the Ghoorkhas, 76; accident in passing the river Touse by a bridge of ropes, 77; legend of the dewtas or genii, ib.; description of Gungotree, 78.
French, the, character of, 137; conju- gal infidelity of, 138; not truly polite, ib.; indifference of to objects of anti- quarian interest, 174; vandalism of, 176; climate of not favourable to consumptive patients, 531; judica- ture, system of, most defective, 534. Fuseli's Lectures on Painting, 126, el seq.; character of the author as an artist, 126; as a writer, 127; sketch of his first three lectures, 128; the ma- chinery of epic poetry not mere abstrac- tions, 129; remarks on composition, 130; Michael Angelo and Raffaelle discriminated, ib.; author's sceptical inuendo respecting miracles exposed, ib.; Correggio only the greatest of machinists, 131; Julio Romano, Van- dake, and Rembrandt contrasted, ib.; on chiaroscuro, 132; Annibale Ca- racci, 133.
Garden, a, the purest of pleasures,
Geology a romantic science, 430; see Macculloch on Rocks.
George the second, portrait of, 420. George the third, youthful character of, 40, 428; stanzas on the death of, 159. German language, richness and power of, 558.
literature, valne of, 557. Ghoorkhas, the, origin of the war with, 69; popularity of the British among, 76.
Romanesco, 47; 'Will of the abbate Veccei, 48; Roman bagpipers, 50; influence of national music, 16.; civi- lization a foe to the romantic, 51; predatory habits of shepherds, ib.; Ro- man banditti, 52; Italian gipsies, 54; Palestrina, 54; indications of vol- canoes in the Campagna, 55; Bp. New- ton's opinion that the predicted des- truction of Rome will be accompanied with volcanic phenomena, 56.
Huber relative to the bee, 355; mur- derous combat of rival queens, 355; exceptionable nature of certain de- tails, 16.; merits of the work on ants, 356; architectural skill of the mason- ant, ib.; anecdote illustrative of their mode of intercommunication, 357; con- nexion between the ant and the puce- ron, 358; predatory habits of the rufescent ant, ib.; slave trade car- ried on among auts, 359.
Ice-blink, description of the, 227. Independents, conduct of during the inter- regnum, 120; statements of Rapin and Hume respecting, examined, 314; Hume's concession in favour of, 316. Indians, Roman Catholic missions among, 483.
Infidelity on the decline in this country. 4; religion in no danger from, 163. Inglis's Importance of Establishments, 579; author's mistakes corrected, 580.
Instinct of animals, 354; of the aut, 356, et seq.; of the bear, 230; of caterpillars, 73; of the whale, 228. Intolerance, history of, 79; see Clarke. Ireland, remarks on the decline of, 509; alleged immorality of the ancient clergy, 512; Lingard's view of the causes retarding its civilization, 513.
Italy, state of, 413; prospects of, 418; climate of, remarks on, 531.
Johnson's Translation of Huber on Ants, 352, et seq.; see Huber. Johnstone's Memoirs of the Rebellion in 1745-6, 237, et seq.; the author a specimen of the military Jacobite gen- tleman, 238; sketch of the state of parties in Scotland prior to the Re- bellion, ib.; state of parties in Eng- land, 239; misrepresentations of the author of Waverley, 240; account of the chevalier de Johnstone, 241; em- barkation and arrival of the prince, 242; conduct of sir John Cope, 243; character of lord George Murray, 244; tory loyalty, ib.; rout at Pres- ton-pans, ib.; the invasion of Eng- land determined on, 245; consterna- tion of the English, 246; retreat of the invading army, 247; singular mode of skirmishing during retreat, 248; cruelty of the prince in leaving a de- fenceless detachment behind him at Carlisle, 249; battle of Falkirk, ib.; anecdote of the prince of Hesse, 250; defeat of lord Loudon by a blacksmith at Moy, ib.; duke of Cumberland
recommends the English officers to break their parole-reply of sir P. Halket, 251; battle of Culloden, 252; pusillanimous conduct of the prince, 253; barbarity of the duke of Cumberland, 254; devoted loyalty of Roderick Mackenzie, ib.
Jussieu, outlines of the botanical sys- tem of, 538.
Kildare, earls of, anecdotes respecting two, 516.
Kingdom's America and the British Co- lonies, 475; recommendation of the work, 479; author's explanation of the preference given by British emigrants to America, 480.
Lawson's Orient Harping, 178; charac- ter and plan of the poem, 178; self immolation of Hindoo widow, 179; tem- ple of Kalee, 180.
Lay, Benjamin, memoir of, 278. Liberty, civil, on what its existence depends, 298; religious, ill under- stood, 81.
Linnæus, remarks on the system of, 535, 544.
Liturgies, advantages of examined, 446, et seq.
Lloyd's Desultory Thoughts in London, &c., 326, et seq.; literary character of the author, 326; ode to the genius of Shakspeare, 329; to my children, 330; lines expressive of a morbid love of solitude, 332; a thirst for fame not incompatible with this morbid feeling, 333; merits and defects of author's poetry, ib.; the spell unravelled, 335; argument of the desultory thoughts, 339; the feeling of remorse a proof of our probationary agency, 340; scene near the lake of Winander- mere, 340.
Nugæ Canoræ, &c. 326, et seq. Localization, importance of, in minis- terial labours, 574.
Macculloch on Rocks, 430, et seq.; geology a romantic branch of antiqui- ties, 430; nature of the work, 431; tabular view of author's system, 432; exceptions against his nomenclature, 433; and arrangement, 434; doubt- ful signification of the word stratum, 436; evil of a too exclusive attention to minutio of arrangement, 437; cor- rected tabular view, 438; transition class of rocks demolished by the au- thor, 439.
Macgill's Letters to a young Clergyman,
263, et seq.; character of the work, 263; dangers attendant on the early pe- riods of a minister's career from elevation, 264; on affectation in a preacher, 266; eminent men more commonly characterized by their extrinsic pecu- liarities than their real qualities, 267; merry-andrew preachers, ib.; importance of minor pastoral duties, 268; danger of being too much in public life, 269; dangers of indolence, ib.; ministers peculiarly liable to spiritual indiffer- ence, 271.
Matthews's Diary of an Invalid, 528, et seq.; author's flippancy reprobated, 528; absurd criticisms, 529; reflec- tions at Rome, 530; climate of Italy not fit for invalids, 531; anecdote of Murat, 532; public execution, 533; wretched system of French judicature,
Methodists, remarks on the ridicule of, 13; efficient cause of the effects of their preaching, 23.
Minister, the Christian, duties and dangers of, 264; see Macgill; impor- tance of study to, 562.
Miraculous conception, evidence of the,
Morell's Studies in History, 453, et sen. ; defective nature of school histories, 453; merits of the work, 454; com- mencement of the civil war in Scotland, ib.; reflections' on the civil war in Eng- land, 456.
Murat, anecdote of, 532. Music, influence of, 50.
Newcastle, the duke of, his character, 422. Newton's Dissenter's Apology, 90, 1. Normandy, Tours in, 137 and 171; see Stothard and Turner. Novels, remarks on, 280. Nubia, Belzoni's travels in, 489; see Bel- zoni.
Nunnery at Ploermel, visit to a, 143. Nympholepsy, account of, 152.
Observations on Mr. Brougham's Edu- cation Bill, 193, et seq.; extracts, 214, et seq.; see Brougham. Ogres, the, of the sixteenth century, 472, et seq.; remarks on fairy tales, 472; merit of Count Hamilton's fairies, 473; nature and merits of the work, 474.
Okeley's Letter to Southey, 1. O'Nial, anecdotes of the house of, 509. Orme's Memoirs of Dr. Owen, 105, et seq.; biography useful as rectifying the general statements of history,
105; national character never dis- played to grander advantage than du- ring the civil war, 106; parentage and early life of Dr. Owen, 107; his settlement at Coggeshall, 109; his sentiments on church government, ib.; defence of toleration, 110; be- comes an Independent, 111; remarks on his sermon before the parliament after the death of the king, 112; his first interview with Cromwell, 113; is sent to Ireland as chaplain to Crom- well, ib.; remarks on his accepting the deanery of Christ church, 114; unsettled state of the university, 115; testimonies in favour of Owen's con- duct as vice-chancellor, 116; his pru- dent conduct, 117; returned as mem- ber for Oxford, ib.; appointed to re- port as to fundamentals in religion, ib.; circumstances alleged to have occasioned his loss of Cromwell's friendship, 118; calumny respecting Owen's share in deposing Richard, 119; Owen's disclaimer of any share in political transactions, 120; his conduct during the interregnum, ib, his pub- lications, 122; attacked by Parker and Vernon, ib.; interview with the royal brothers, 123; second marriage and death, 124; person and charac- ter, 125; merits of the volume, ib. Owen, Dr. John, Memoirs of the Life of, 105, et seq.; see Orme ut supra. Oxford University, state of, during the commonwealth, 115.
Painting, Fuseli's lectures on, 126; in- susceptible of description, 406. Parochial system, inherent defects of the, 208, 209; 366,370.
Pastor, duties of the, 263; the choice of on the part of the people, a funda- mental article of dissent, 566.
Pastoral life not favourable to innocence, 57.
Patrick, St., his existence controverted, 504; memoir of, 506.
Patronage, evils of present state of, 115,
Payne's Remarks on the Moral Influence of the Gospel, 146, et seq.; theologi- cal error has frequently its origin in a dread of the opposite extreme, 146; origin of Sandemanianism, ib.; San- demanian faith defined, 147; spiritual religion at a low ebb among the Sande- manians, 148; on the scriptural idea of faith, 149; faith cannot have a meritorious property, 150. People, the, vindication of, 277. Pelham, Henry, character of, 427.
Philadelphia Register, reply to an arti cle in the, 279. Phillips's Pomarium Britannicum, 166, et seq.; a garden the purest of plea- sures, 166; lord Bacon's idea of a garden, 167; history of English hor- ticulture, 168; on the decay of seve- ral kinds of apples, 169; on wines, 170; vine tea and vinegar, 171; the lemon an antidote to opium, ib,; oak- tables, ib.
Pike's Persuasives to Early Piety, 375. Pitt, earl Chatham, character of, 426. Plain Englishman's Plain Thoughts on Brougham's Education Bill, 209;. can- did concessions, 210; objections to sub- stituting the force of law for the influence of opinion, ih.; objections to ex-officio paupers in the persons of pensioned school- masters, 372; remarks on Mr. Brough- am's inconsistency, ib. Plutarch, remarks on his character, 1. Poetry, remarks on, 181, 259, 262, 284,
327,545; address to, 258. Poets, many who have never penned,' &c., 260, 527.
Polar navigation, dangers of, 222, 226;
see Scoresby. Polese schools, 44. Poli, description of, 43. Polwhele's, Rev. Mr., republication of Bishop Lavington on Methodism, 28; malignity of his temper, ib. Popery, latitudinarianisın in reference to deprecated, 134; its natare un- changeable, 136.
Poussin, Gaspar, genius of characterized,
Prayer, extemporaneous, advantages of, 451; the Lord's, opinion examined as to the iterated delivery of, 448. Preaching, evangelical, vindication of, 568; of the Methodists, effects of, 23; practical, remarks on, 99, 266. Presbyterianism, how established in England, 302.
Presbyterian party, its origin and cha-
racter, 302, 315, et seq. Preston pans, battle of, 244. Prosody, Greek, Elements of, 165. Protestant chapel at Rome, 417. Providence, doctrine of, vindicated, 21. Puritans, meaning of the term in the reign of Charles I.
Quakerism no foe to poetry, 181. Queen, the, of Great Britain, pamphlets respecting, 273.
Raffaelle, character of his genius, 150,
Richmond, duke of, eulogy on, 482.
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