200...difficulties attending the subject,200, 201...strictures on the construction of the poem, 202, 203...plan of it, with extracts and remarks. 203..223...general observa- tions on the poem, compared with the an- thor's former work, 223...225.
tious with the elector, 26...gives up his country to military execution, 27.. defeats the French at the battle of Blenheim, 28... conduct of the Duke's political adversaries in consequence of it, 29, 30...its important results, 30, 31---effects of his fatigues on the Duke's health, 32...grateful and honour- Milton, Pope's criticism on, 432. able reception of the Duke, on his return, Ministry (English), composition of, at the 33...he embarks again for the continent, accession of Queen Anne, 10. ib...tardy preparations of the Emperor of Germany, ib..manœuvres of Marshal Vil- lars, 34...chagrin of the Duke, 35...account of the campaign in Flanders, 36, 37...ho- nourable anecdote of Marlborough's kind- ness, 38...movements of the French under Villeroy, 39...they are defeated at the battle of Ramilies, 40...its brilliant results, ib. 41...vexatious situation of affairs to Marlborough, both abroad aud at home, 42, 43... disinterested conduct of the Duke to the Queen, 44, 45... brilliant reception of the Duke on his return, 45, 46...pro- motes the union between England and Scotland, 46...situation of affairs at home and abroad in 1707, 46, 47...treachery of Barley against him, 50...invasion of Eng land by the Pretender, 51... Marlborough forms the plan of a new campaign on the Montague (Mr. Wortley), character of,417. continent, ib...gins the battle of Oude-Montesquieu, curious mistakes of, relative to Dard, 53... besieges and captures Lille, 54 England, 188, 189.
Mitchell (T.), translation of Aristophanes, 474...general character of it, ib...exami nation of the execution of particular parts, with specimens, 491...504...this decidedly the best translation of Aristophanes ex- tant, 505. See Aristophanes.
Mollien (G.), Voyage dans l'Interieur de l'Afrique, &c. 225...estimate of his ac- quirements as a traveller, 242..objects of his mission, 242, 243...the information ob- tained by him of little value, 243, 244. Monastic Orders, benefit of, to the church, 552.
Montague (Lady Mary Wortley), character of, 414...416..singular scheme of, for sep- tennial marriages, 415...was self-educated, 416...account of her quarrel with Mr. Pope, 417, 418.
concerning the Parganotes, 135.
Niger (river), information relative to the course of, 229...233... proofs of its identity with the Nile of Egypt, with a plan, 236 ..240.
Nuptial ceremonies of the Modern Greeks, 348. 0.
...56...invests Ghent, 57 ..nobly resists a Monck (Sir Charles), false statements of, bribe from the French government, ib.... defeats the French at the battle of Mapla- quet, 59, 60...and captures Mons, 61...en- ters upon his last campaign, 63...his noble treatment of Fenelon, 55...falsely charged] with peculation, 66...peace of Utrecht con- cluded, and Marlborough disgraced, 67, 68. .noble reception of him abroad, 69...is recalled on the accession of George I. ib... his death, ib....brief review of his charac-Oudenard, battle of, 53...its brilliant results, ter, 71...73...excellent moral order of his camp, 72. Marlborough (Sarah, Duchess of), adopts a different line of politics from her husband, 11...her opinion on giving places, 12...dis- missed from her office by Queen Anne, 62, 63...her reply to proposals for a second marriage, 70...generous conduct to a Chel- sea pensioner, 71, 72...her character, 11, 12...her noble sentiments on the giving of places, 12...did not offer Pope a thousand pounds to suppress the character of Atossa, 423, 424.
Marriages (septennial), curious proposal for,
Matthews's Translation of the Bible, notice of. 296.
Messiah, song to, 209, 210.
Methodists in America, observations on,383. Michaelis, opinion of, on the spread of infi- delity, 568.
Milman (Rev. H. H.) The Fall of Jerusa- lem, a dramatic poem, 198...situation of the Jews at the siege of Jerusalem, 198...
Oxygen Gas, notice of experiments with, in aid of fusion, 472.
Painting, advantages of an annual grant for the encouragement of, 589. munificence of British sovereigns in encouraging sad promoting it, 590...especially of George III 59!...and his present Majesty, ib. Parga, general misunderstanding prevalent concerning the cession of, to the Porte,
111...its origin, 112 ..extent of its territo- ry, 113. shakes off its allegiance to the Turks, 113, 114..throws itself into the protection of the French, 115...surrenders unconditionally to General Campbell, 116 ...proofs that Parga was never considered by the British government otherwise than as belonging to the Porte, 117...119...and that, previously to Parga being given up to Ali Pasha, by the British government, every provision was made for the inhabi tants, 121...considerations on the proba ble situation of Britain, had she insisted
on keeping possession of Parga, 122.. 124) ...bad character of the Parganotes, 124... 127...character of Ali Pasha, 128...narra- tive of the proceedings for giving up Parga to the Porte, 129. .131.. estimate of the property of the Parganotes, 131, 132...li- berality of the Lord Commissioner to them, 133...and of the amount of compen- sation given to them, 134...false assertion of the Edinburgh Review detected, 135, 136.
Parnell, (Wm. Esq.), Letter to the Editor
425...427...his own statement of his poeti- cal studies, 427...429...gratitude of Pope to the Abbé Southcot, 428, note...his opi nion on writing a poem, 430, 431... Lord Hervey's and Aaron Hill's characters of his works, 431...strictures on his preference of antiquity to the best modern poets, 432 ...and on his criticism on Milton and Shakespeare, 432, 433...general character of Mr. Pope's poetry, 433, 434. Press, observations on the liberty of, 578. Population of Modern Greece, notice of, 327. of the Quarterly Review, 360,..answer to Productions of Van Diemen's Land, 78, 79 his first complaint, that the editor LO- tally ignorant of farming, ib. 361...his Professors of the German Universities, de- ...of Modern Greece, 330...334. mistakes in early Irish history corrected, 362...365... Mr. Parnell guilty of great in- pendent on the students, 447...consequen- consistency, 365, 366...the reviewer vindi-Publications (New), List of, 281. ces of such dependence, 448. cated from the charge of ignorance, 366, 367...Mr. Parnell's ridiculous abuse of the potatoe, 388, 369... refuted by facts, 369... his mistakes concerning the government of the Irish, 370...372 ..concluding remarks on Mr. Parnell, 372, 373. Pastry of the Athenians, notice of, 249. Paterson (James), A Practical Treatise on Public Roads, 96...character of it, 98.. his illustration of the difference between going over a hill, and round its bottom, 102...his mode of mending roads over springy sub- strata, 103...and of draining them, 106. Paving recommended for roads near the ca- pital and great towns, 107.
Perfumes of the Greeks, account of, 263... 265.
Pergamus, state of learning at, 137, 138. Perth, a settlement in Upper Canada, notice of, 382.
Pic-nic parties of the Athenians, notice of,
Pictures, proposal for decorating churches with, 587, 588...remarks thereon, 538... 592.
Pittwater settlement in Van Diemen's land, notice of, 76.
Purity of the Greek language, instances of the decline of, in the first ages of Chris- tianity, 143...145. Ramilies, battle of, 40...its brilliant results, R. ib. 41.
Ritchie (the late Mr.), admirable qualifica- Religion, the only basis of freedom, 579. Africa, 126...notice of his researches in tions of, for exploring the interior of the interior of Tripoli, 227...his prema- ture death, 228...substance of information procured by him relative to Timbuctoo, Bornou, the river Niger, and the neigh- bouring countries, 229...233...probabilities that the Niger is the same as the Nile of Egypt, 236...241.
Rivers, in Van Diemen's Land, notice of, 75, 77.
Romaic or modern Greek language, changes
in the terminations of, 146, 147...the affi- nity of this language to the Hellenic, why greater than that of the Italian to the La- tin, 147...instances of such affinity, 147... ...151---observations on the accentual 149...certain letters, how pronounced, 149 Plato, study of, a mean of preserving the mode of reading and speaking, 151...153... Greek Language, 137, 139. why there are no standard works in this Pope (Alexander), character of, assailed by Romaika, or circular dance of the Modern language, 154. his two last editors, 407... Warton's objec- Greeks, described, 350, 351. tion to him as a poet, 408... vindication of Romans, cultivated Greek literature, 138. his poetical character against the petty cri- Rowe, Pope's observation on, considered, ticisms of Mr. Bowles, 408...411...and from the charge of being sordid, 412, 413 ...instance of his generosity and indepen- dence, 413... real state of his quarrel with Lady Mary Wortley Montague, 414...418 ...vindicated against Mr. Bowles's ac- count of his quarrel with Addison, 419... 421...and from the charge of sparing neither friend nor foe, in the case of Rowe, 421, 422...proof that he did not receive a thousand pounds from the Duchess of Marlborough for suppressing the character of Atossa, 423, 424...and of his indepen- dence, ib....account of his early education, VOL. XXIII. NO. 46.—Q. R.
Rubichon (M.), de l'Angleterre, 174...why 421, 422. Frenchinen dislike England, 177...impres- sions of an Englishman at Paris, 178... contrast between the English and French, when speaking of their countries, 180, 181 ...difference between the intellectual en- dowments of the two nations, 181...184... influence of history and political circum. stances on the characters of the two na tions, 184...186...the great developement of all the intellectual powers of England, form just ideas of that country, 187, 188... a reason why Frenchmen find it difficult to 76
illustrated in the person of Montesquieu, Theophrastus taught many facts which are 188...190...qualifications of M. Rubichon considered as of modern discovery, 466. for his work, 191...character of it, ib....spe- Timbuctoo, account of, 231.
cimens of his misrepresentations, 192,193, Tindall's translation of the Bible, notice of, 194...his strictures on modern French] 295.
glory, 194, 195.. and on the policy of the Todd (Rev. H. J.), Vindication of the An- Bourbons since the return of Louis XVIII. 196...ludicrous blunders of the author, 196, 197...and contradictions, 198.
Salad, political one described, 275. Salympria, account of a Greek monastery at, 343, 344.
Sand (Charles Lewis), Memoirs of, 434... character of them, 444, 445...notice of his early career, 445...his assassination of Kotzebue vindicated by Professor Krug, 445, 446, notes.
Satyr and the traveller, fable of, versified, 461, 462.
Sauces of the Athenians, account of, 254...
Savoy (Duke of), preserved from destruction by the Duke of Marlborough, 32. Schellenberg, battle of, 24, 25...its conse- quences, 26, 27.
Schiller, notice of, 444.
Secret Tribunal, account of the constitution and proceedings of, 441, 442. Septuagint, Greek version of the Old Testa- inent, observations on the language of,142, 143...its present state vindicated, 322. Shakespeare, Pope's criticism on, considered,
Siloam (Fountain of), exquisitely poetical apostrophe to, 205.
thorized Translation and Translators of the Bible, 287...character of his work, 291.
Torcy (Marquis de), in vain attempts to bribe the Duke of Marlborough, 57, 58. Trade of Van Diemen's Land, 79, 0. Translation, true principles of, developed, 480...484...application of them to a trans- lation of Aristophanes, 484...486. 489, 490 ...exemplification of them in a scene from that poet's Acharniaus, 486...489. Travels, value of, why frequently diminish- ed, 174, 175.
Treachery of the Arabs, 279, 280. Trinity, statute of 9 and 10 W. III. against impugners of, repealed, 569.
Tuarick, a people in the interior of Africa, notice of, 230. U. Unitarians, statute of 9 and 10 W. III against, repealed, 569...remarks on such repeal, 569...its effects, 570...infamous placards posted by one, 570, 571...appeal to discreeter Unitarians on the impudence and wickedness of them, 572...notice of the Unitarian conferences, at Hackney, 573.
Universities (English), proofs of the cultiva- tion of Hebrew literature at, in the time of Elizabeth and James I. 299...303. Spence (Rev. John), Observations, Anec- Universities (German), cause of the irregu dotes and Characters of Men and Books, larities in, 446...extensive range of scien- 400...secret history of the delay of their ces taught there, ib....the professors de- publications, 401, 402...apprehensions of pendent upon the students, 447, 448. some of the editors of Pope's works con-Utrecht, peace of, 63. cerning their being printed, 403, 404...es-
timated character and filial piety of Mr. Van Diemen's Land, when first discovered
Storm Bay, in Van Diemen's Land, describ- ed, 75.
Strachan (James), Visit to the Province of Upper Canada, 373...character of his work, 384, 387...on the state of religion there, ib....inland navigation, 385, 386. Stuart (Captain), The Emigrants' Guide to Upper Canada, 373...character of the work, 379, 380...observations on the deeded lands of Upper Canada, 381. .no- tice of the settlement of Perth, 382... strictures on his opinion of the American Methodists, 383. Summer morning, poetical description of,
and settled, 73, 74...its climate and phy- sical appearance, 74...description of its ports and towns, 75...Storm Bay and Ho- bart Town, ib. 76...Settlements of Pittwa ter and Clarence Plains, 76... Port Dal- rymple and Launceston, ib...Port Macqua rie, 77... Port Davey, ib....state of fai ming there, 77, 78...natural productions, 78... exotic productions that thrive there, ik.... jurisdiction, ib....abstract of the popula- tion, land in cultivation, and stock, 79... trade, ib. ..statement of export and im- ports, 80...account of the aboriginal inha- bitants, ib. 81...and of Michael Howe, the bush ranger, 81...83.
Vausittart, (Rt. Hon. N.), Speech on the necessity of New Churches, 549. Vendôme (Duke de), ootmanœuvred by the Duke of Marlborough, 47...defeated at the battle of Oudenard, 53.
Telegraphs, notice of Mr. Edgeworth's at- tempts to construct, 520... remarks on his claims to the invention of them, 521. Telford (Mr.), on the state of the roads Villars (Marshal), manœuvres of, in Flan-
ders, 34...instance of his falsehood in his Water drinkers among the Athenians, satiri- Memoirs, ib.
Villeroy (Marshal), defeated at the battle of Blenheim, 28 ..besieges Liege, 34...is defeated at the battle of Ramilies, 40. Vlaki, or migratory shepherds of Modern Greece, account of, 334, 335. Volcanoes, analogy between, and the opera- tions of the blow-pipe, 470, 471...remarks thereon, 473
Whigs, violent conduct of, against the Duke/ of Marlborough, 43, 44.
Whittaker (J. W.), Historical Enquiry into the Interpretation of the Hebrew Scrip- tures, with Remarks on Mr. Bellamy's New Translation, 287...character of his work, 291...when any particular transla- tion of the Bible may be said to be made from an original, ib. 292...vindication of Jerome from the charge of having made his translation from the Greek, and not from the Hebrew, 292, 293...specimen of his corrections of Mr. Bellamy's blunders, 316.
Voltaire, private life of, with Madame du Châtelet, 154...origin of his conuection with her, 156...it is an unhappy one, 162] ...their reception of Madame de Grafigny, 157...description of his apartments, 158... their occupations, 160...his baseness to- wards his guests, 161...163...consummate Wines, account of the different sorts of, used impudence, 161...his barbarous treatment by the Athenians, 266, 267. of Madame de Grafigny, 164, 165...gene- ral character of Voltaire, 166.
Waday, a country in the interior of Africa, notice of, 233.
Walpole (Sir Robert), remark of, on histo- ry, l.
Yates (Rev. Dr.), The Church in Danger, 549...his statement of the want of churches in various parts of England, 553...dan- gerous consequences of this want, 554...on the activity with which infidel tracts are circulated, 576, 577.
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