the heroes of the drama ought to be, according to Aristotlewith " one virtue" to redeem "a thousand crimes."
Byron does not strike us as a poet of very fertile invention. He composed, it is true, with considerable facility, but there is no variety either in his subjects or his style. We doubt, for this reason, whether he could have become distinguished as a dramatic poet, in the modern sense of the term. Besides this, his compositions are rather short sketches of notable objects, or occasional meditations upon them, than complete and well combined works. Still it is hard to say what the author of Manfred might not have done. One thing seems probable--that had he been born at Athens, at the right time, he might have rivalled Eschylus and Sophocles, in tragedy à la Grecque. Two or three heroic dramatis persona, a simple plot, beautiful or powerful narrative and dialogue, interrupted by passionate ejaculation and choral ode-such a task would have been Byron's element.
Upon the whole, excepting the two first places in our literature-and Pope and Dryden who are writers of quite another stamp-we do not know who is to be placed, all things considered, above Byron. We doubt between him and Spenserbut no other name is prominent enough to present itself to us in such a competition. His greatest rival, however, was himself. We throw down his book dissatisfied. Every page reveals powers which might have done so much more for art-for glory—and for virtue !
35, for Hithpael, read Hithpaked. 40, for is, read in.
396, 7, for priests', read Prisot's.
66 368, 39, for consistentem, read confitentem,
66 420, 29, for £434 70s 19d, read £43,470 19s.
43, and page 451, line 22, for "Ductor Dubitanter," read
Anatomy of Drunkenness, the, reviewed, 226-extracts from, 229-233, 235-237, 242, 243, 246.
Ancient and Modern Oratory---319-337. B.
Ballads, on the old Spanish, 63-most of the Spanish connected with the Ro- mances of Chivalry, 67-specimens of the early Spanish, 85, 89-93, 95-97. Bentham, Jeremy, his "Theory" discuss-
ed in the House of Assembly of Vir- ginia, on the bill to revise her laws, 110-his Rationale of Judicial Evi- dence, &c. reviewed, 381-specimens of his language and mode of treating his subject, 382-design of his work, 385-division of his work, 386-an analysis of his remarks on excluded testimony, 389.
Bonaparte, Napoleon, Courier's opinion of, 144, 148-had abundance of flatter. ers during his exaltation, 257-charac- ter of, when at school, 261-descrip- tion of, when entering into life, 263- about the time of the fall of Robes- pierre was sent on a private mission to Genoa, 264-his arrest as a suspected person, by the Terrorists Commission- er's successors, ibid-his views once humble, ibid-projects his expedition to Egypt, 265-description of his re- treat from Syria, 266-the retreat from Syria illustrative of the personal char- acter of, 267-sends a flag of truce on board the English fleet after the battle of Aboukir, 269-Bourrienne's descrip- tion of the enthusiasm with which he was received in France after his re- turn from Egypt, 270-on the causes which led to the elevation of, to the throne of France, 273-meets the Council of Five Hundred, 274-after his elevation by the French nation, kept his advancement constantly in
view, 277-Bourrienne's account of his battle of Marengo, contrasted with Savary's, 277-285-his bulletins fram- ed to suit his wishes, 285-Desaix a favourite officer of, 286-his great la- boriousness, 287-familiarity with his secretary, 288-had the utmost aver- sion to the sanguinary men of the Revolution, 289-in his personal hab- its, abstemious, ibid-disliked specu- lators, 290-not favourable to men of letters, ibid-weakest point, his sensi- bility to the attacks of the press, ib.- returns from Egypt with a determina- tion of separating from his wife, 291- anecdote of, at the marriage of Murat to his sister, 292.
Bourrienne, M. Fauvelet de, Memoirs of. reviewed, 257-placed at the military school of Brienne, where he became the classmate and companion of Bona- parte, 259-goes to Leipsic to study the law of nations, ibid-returns to Paris where he renews his intimacy with Bonaparte, 260-sent to Stutgard as Secretary of Legation, ibid-recall- ed by the Convention and placed on the list of emigrants for not obeying the call, ibid-accepts the place of private Secretary to Bonaparte, ib.- dismissed from his post, ibid-sent minister to Hamburg, ibid-joins the Bourbons after the fall of Napoleon, ibid-sketches the character of Bona- parte when at school, 261-the corres- pondent of Bonaparte, 264-pictures the retreat of Bonaparte from Syria, 266-describes the enthusiastic recep- tion Bonaparte met with in France on his return from Egypt, 270-accom- panied Bonaparte to the Council of Ancients, 275-his account of the bat- tle of Marengo, 277-states that the bulletins of Bonaparte, were always accommodated to the impression he
wished them to make, 285-his duties as secretary, 287-attachment to the Empress Josephine, 290-speaks with disrespect of the brothers of Bonaparte, 293-his opinion of Talleyrand, ibid. Byron, Lord, Letters and Journals of, with Notices of his Life, reviewed, 463-his life not a scholastic one, 464 -compared with Scott, in his domes- tic habits and pursuits, 465-disliked to be ranked with mere authors, 472--- on his talents as an orator, 473-be comes acquainted with Moore, 479- his genealogy, ib.—account of his mo- ther, 480-his sensitiveness on the sub- ject of his lameness even in childhood, 482-on his character, 484-on his poetry, 490-his excessive pride and vanity, 496-his character compared with Milton's, ib.-resembled Rous- seau, 497--once formed a resolution to suppress all his works, 499--of his political principles, 500-destitute of love for his native country, ib.—his great heroes, Sylla and Bonaparte, 501-on his intercourse with his mo- ther, 504--on his separation from his wife, 509--his early love, 517--of his poetry,518---his poetry compared with Milton's, ib.
Celtic Language, the ancient one of the Gauls, 367-destitute of any monu- ments that can throw any light on the, ibid-inferences as to the origin of the, from history, 368-had been tolerably well preserved up to the time that Cæsar entered Gaul, 372-underwent a sudden change after the conquest of Gaul by the Romans, ib.—had within itself the principles of decay, 373. Chancery, of, 420-defined, 421-sam- ples of expense in the courts of, ib.- uncertainty of law in, 422-424-on the abolishing of the court of, 425. Charlemagne and his Peers, 62-99. Charles the Great, one of the original
heroes of romance, 69-on the fabu- lous history of, 71—sees a vision, 73— enters Spain at the head of his army, ibid-gains a victory through a prayer, ibid-returns to France, 74-over- thrown by Argolander, ibid-relieved by the arrival of troops from Italy, and gains a victory, 75-list of the warriors who attended him, ibid-grants Argo- lander a truce, and endeavours to con- vert him, 76-overthrows Argolander at the battle of Pampeluna, 77-ac- cepts the defiance to battle of Ferra- cute,ib.-portrait of,80-account ofthe death of Orlando, the nephew of, 81- revenges the death of his nephew, 82-
the death of, revealed, 83-ballads re- lating to, and his peers, 93-97. Chivalry, its influence on literature, 66— on the romances of, 67-early refined ideas of, 79.
Codification, origin of the word, 424-or the code of Napoleon, ibid. Cooper, Mr. his Wept of Wish Ton-Wish, reviewed, 207-226.
Courier, Paul Louis, his birth and educa- tion, 139-follows Labey, his tutor, to Chalons, 140-his love for books, ib.— regrets the time lost by entering into society, 141-joins the army of the Moselle, ibid-at Mayence receives the news of his father's death, ibid— stationed at Toulouse, where he be- comes gay, 142-ordered to Italy, ib.— anecdote of, when in Italy, 143—be- comes acquainted with Bosquillion, ibid--loses his mother, ibid-appoint- ed major, and departs for Italy, 144— his opinion of Bonaparte, ibid-strip- ped by brigands, 145-his account of his various narrow escapes, 146—an- ecdotes illustrative of his disposition as regards subordination, 148-relates how his time was spent in Italy, 149— accepts his dismission from the army, ibid-anecdote of, while travelling in Calabria, 151-departs for Italy, 153-- discovers a complete copy of the Greek novel of Daphnis and Chloe, in the Laurentian Library, ibid—is persecut- ed on account of an accident which happened to the Greek MS. of Longus, 154-studies the old French and medi- tates a translation of Herodotus into it, 155-returns to France and is im- prisoned, 156-is released from prison and gets married, ibid-letter to his wife, 157-his ideas on government, 158-petitions the two Chambers in favor of the village of Luynes, 159— his indifference to honors, 162-es- tablishes himself in Touraine, 163— writes, in Paris, his letters to the editor of the Censor, ibid-opposes the pur- chase of the Chateau of Chambord, for the infant Duke of Bordeaux, 164— is cited before the Cour Royale at Paris, ibid-writes various political pamphlets, ibid-assassinated, 165- is compared by his biographer to Pas- cal, &c. 166-on the style of his writ- ings, 167-extracts from his SimpleDis- course, 167-170.
Daphnis and Chloe, Greek novel of, frag- ment of the, discovered, 153. Declaration of Independence, detail of proceedings in regard to signing of, 106, 107.
Defence of Poesy, Sidney's, supposed
date of, 299-extracts from, 304-311. Drunkards, classification of, 237-of malt, 339-of wine, 240-of opium and tobacco, ibid-description of the delirium tremens, in confirmed, 242. Drunkenness, the Anatomy of, review- ed, 226-solitary, of rare occurrence among the ancients, 227-prevails more in a rude than in a civilized state of society, 229-on the causes of, 230- in the South, debt the most prolific cause of, 233-phenomena of, 235- pathology of, 240--method of curing the habit of, 244-statistics of, 246. E.
Early Spanish Ballads, 62-99 Elements of Political Economy, the, re- viewed, 25-62.
Ellis, Mr. his Specimens, &c.referred to, 68-account of Turpin's Chronicle, quoted, 70-Specimens, &c. referred to, 76, 77.
England, Thomas Jefferson's portraiture of, 112.
English Law, of the certainty of, 414- 419.
Etymology, on the study of, 337-two
modes of pursuing researches in, 338. Evelyn, John, Jeremy Taylor's letters to, quoted, 441-444, 446, 449, 456. Evidence, Bentham's Judicial, 381-426. F.
Fictions, of legal, 407-414. France, on the duration of the ships of, 185 on the experiments making in, converting landsmen into sailors, 188- on the condition of the navy of, 191- the navy of, 206.
Franklin, Dr. his letter, playfully ridicul-
ing the seal and motto of the Society of the Cincinnati, 116-committed an important paper to Mr. Jefferson, sub- sequently given by the latter to Tem- ple Franklin, 119.
Grammaire Arabe à l'usage de l'ecole spe- ciale des langues Oriontales vivantes, avec figures, referred to, 337. Grammar of the Hebrew Language, re- viewed, 1-24.
Gray, William, his Miscellaneous Works of Sir Phillip Sidney, &c. referred to, 295.
Great Britain, on the dry rot in vessels of, 185-on the navy of, 193--number and rate of vessels in the navy of, 206.
Hamilton, Colonel, some differences of opinion between him and Jefferson, stated, 123.
Heber, Bishop, his life of Jeremy Tay- lor, &c. reviewed, 426--answers the
charge of Orme against Taylor, 436—— his summary of Taylor's appearance and character, 460.
Hebrew Language, Grammer of the, re- viewed, an object of interest to civilized nations, ibid-on the con- struction and conjugation of the verbs in the, 1-24.
Jefferson, Thomas, sketch of his public character, 100-the man of the people, 101-memoir of, 102-his birth and education, 103--becomes a member of the House of Burgesses, 104---mar- ries, ibid-proposes a Convention for Virginia, 105--elected to the Conven- tion, ibid-appointed a delegate to the second Congress, ibid-drafts the Declaration of Independence, 106-- details the proceedings of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 107-resigns his seat in Congress and is elected to the Legislature of Vir- ginia, 108-introduces a bill for the general revision of the laws of his na- tive state, ib.--his opinion of his pub- lic labours, 109--his opinion respect- ing codification, 110-appointed Gov- ernor of Virginia, ibid-appointed Minister Plenipotentiary for negotiat ing treaties of commerce, 111-his description of England, 112 --efforts to introduce new articles of culture into his country, 113---narrates the state of political parties in Paris, and the first movements of the French Revolution, 114--publishes his Notes on Virginia, in France, ibid---inimical to the Soci- ety of the Cincinnati, 115----returns from France with highly favourable impressions of that country, 119---ap- pointed Secretary of State, ib.---visits Franklin in his last illness, ibid---his opinion of the new Constitution, 120--- differences of opinion between himself and Hamilton, in regard to the French Revolution, 122--resigns his office of Secretary of State, 125- elected Vice- President, 127---his letters during his Vice Presidency, referred to as exhib- iting his political opinions, 128---his policy during his Presidency, 132---re- tires from the Presidency, 135---renews his correspondence with the elder Adams, 136---arduous in promoting the University of Virginia, 137---his last years embittered by percuniary diffi- culties, ibid.
Josephine, Empress, sketch of the char- acter of, 290 --anecdote of, illustrative of her extravagance, 292.
Language, on the origin of the Coptic,
Languages, on the philosophy and ety- mology of, 337-on the common ap- pellation of Oriental, 341-the Ori- ental, enumerated, written from right to left, 342-antiquarians not always acquainted with the genius and idioms of the Oriental, 346-the original Ori- ental, without vowels, 348-on the subdivision of the alphabetical letters in the Oriental, 351-nature and form of the radicals and servile letters in the Oriental, 356-on changes of let- ters in the roots of the Oriental, 358- the Hebrew and Arabic, have been preserved more pure than other Ori- ental, 361-on the roots of the Orient- al, 362-on the conjugations of the verb in the Oriental, Latin and Greek, 363-of the pronoun in the Oriental, Latin and Greek, 366-the Latin and Greek modelled after the Oriental, 367 of the Celtic, and its related, ib.- of the Gallic and German, 369. Law, of the certainty of the English,
414---the English, guarded by prece- dents, ib.- giorious uncertainty of the, 419---speculations on reform in, 423. Legal Fictions, of, 407-414. Letters, the number of in the alphabets of various languages, 342-- on the in- vention of, 343---used by the Eastern nations for cyphers or quantities, 347--- vowels not placed among the, in the Oriental languages, 348 -alphabetical, the Oriental grammarians subdivide, 351--of the Oriental radicals and ser- vile, 356---changes of, in the Oriental roots, 358-on the prefixed, in the Oriental languages, 364.
Mansfield, Lord, and Mr. Wilkes, anec- dote of, 410, (note.) McNish, Robert, his Anatomy of Drunk enness, reviewed, 226-249. Memoir, Correspondence, &c. of Thomas Jefferson, reviewed, 100-138. Memoires de M. Bourrienne, &c. review- ed, 258-295.
Mexico, on the navy of, 200--- statement of the number and rate of vessels in the navy of, 206.
Millen, his standard of character for a poet, 496---of his poetry, 518.
Moore, Thomas, his Letters and Journals of Lord Byron with Notices of his Life, reviewed, 463---his Life of Sheri- dan referred to, 469---becomes ac- quainted with Lord Byron, 479---palli- ates the conduct of Byron towards his mother, 506--has done little towards explaining Byron's separation from his wife, 509-his account of Byron's youthful love, 517.
Navies, on those of Mexico and the South-American States, 201-state- ment of the strength of the, of Brazil. Buenos Ayres, Chili and Peru, 205— table exhibiting the number of vessels of war in the, of various countries, 206. Navy, Report of the Secretary of the, referred to, 170-on correcting abuses in the, 171-fiscal concerns of the Department of the, requires a check, 172-extracts from the auditor's re- port, respecting moneys appropriated in the Department of the, 173-the al- legations of the auditor borne out by the Board of the, 176-a fictitious sys- tem of accounts, hitherto practised in the Department of the, 177-on speci- fic appropriations for the support of the, 179 on the present state of the, 180---on the policy of reducing its yards to two great establishments, ibid --on the improvement of the condition of officers and men, attached to the, 183--- errors in cutting timber for the Ameri- can, compared with that of other countries, 185-the extent of the, must, in the main, depend on the extent of our commercial resources, 186----on voluntary enlistments to the, 187- project to induce enlistment into the French, 189-on the present state and future prospects of the French, 191- on the naval establishments of Great- Britain, 193-comparative dimensions of French, English and American ships, 194, (note) on the plan of manning the French, with conscripts, 195-on the introduction of steam into the, 196-the British, compared with other European nations, 200-on the Mexi- can, ibid.
Œuvres completes de Paul Louis Courier, reviewed, 139-170. Oratory, Ancient and Modern, 319-on the, of different epochs, 321-on the cause of the difference between the condition of the art in ancient and modern times, 323-division of pur- suits adverse to the culture of the art, 325---on the uninterrupted occasions for the display of, in the ancient thea- tres, 326-on the Athenian and Rom-
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