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Abbot, Rev. Dr, his Letters, from the Interior of Cuba, reviewed, 199-his description of his impressions on his first arrival at Matanzas, 205-of an excursion into the country, 206- of the cotton tree, 208-of the bibia- gua or black ant, 209-of the manu- facture of sugar, 210-his ascent to one of the peaks of the Hacana mountains, 212-his description of a beautiful tree, 214-analysis of his account of the preparation of coffee for market, 215-his estimate of the population and future pros- pects of Cuba, 219.
Aivali, destruction of, by the Turks, 148.
Albrizzi, Countess, Works of Canova by, reviewed, 441-her description of his monument to an archduchess of Austria, 459-of that to Alfieri, 453 -her opinion of his two Venuses, 460-his remark on his Psyche, 469 -on his Venus and Adonis, 470- present of Canova to, 471. Alfieri, monument of Canova to, de- scribed, 453.
American Annals, by Dr Holmes, re-
viewed, 428-account of the divi- sions and contents of the work, 430. Americanisms, number of, 536.
-his ejection from power, 12. Béranger, P. J. de, Chansons de, re- viewed, 123-obscurity of his birth, 124-his situation and literary pro- gress, 125-specimen of his early songs, 126-national character of his songs, the cause of their great popularity, 127-his course during the reign of Napoleon, 130-and after the return of the Bourbons, 130 becomes the object of court enmity, and is imprisoned, 132-his subsequent writings, 133 et seq.-a selection from his writings, recom- mended, 137.
Berkeley, doctrine of, supposed to fol-
low from Locke, 90-was anciently taught in India, 91-sophistry of, 93.
Berlin, University of, its rapid pro- gress and high reputation, 401. Bernadotte, anecdote of, 11. Bibiagua or black ant, description of, 209.
Bonaparte, Lucian, Godoy's account of the rapacity of, 19. Bonaparte. See Napoleon. Books, high price of, in England and America, 243-plan for rendering cheaper, 244-publication of, by the Society for Diffusing Useful Knowl- edge, 244.
Boston exhibition of pictures, 258- remarks on some of the pictures in, 260.
Brougham, Henry, on Popular Edu-
cation, 241-means proposed by, for improving it, 243.
Brown, Dr Thomas, his Philosophy
examined, 100-injurious influence and character of his writings, 102. Brulots or Greek fire-ships, description of, 148-destruction produced by, 160, 163.
Bumping, practice of, at Waltham- stow, 549.
Byron, Lord, his arrival in Greece, and death, 168.
Calamata, establishment of the Mes- senian Senate at, 146. Canada, encouraging tone in which it is spoken of by Capt. Hall, 554- Southey's account of the disposi- tions of emigrants in, 554-state of
at the time of Capt. Hall's visit, 555-remarks of Mr Huskisson con- cerning, in the House of Commons, 557-constitution of the executive and council of, 559 et seq.-of the popular branch of government of, 562.
Canal, New York. See Clinton and New York.
Canova, Life and Works of, 441— early history of, 443-first great work of, 444-description of the Theseus and Minotaur of, 447- funeral monument of, to Pope Gan- ganelli, 448-tribute to the merits of, from the formidable Milizia, 449 -his monument to the Archduch- ess Christina, described, 449-to Alfieri, 453-excellence of his statues and groups, 454-descrip- tion of his Penitent Magdalen, 445-of his Perseus, and of his two Venuses, 458 et seq.-comparison of these statues with correspond- ing ones of the ancients, 461-his failure as an imitator of the ancient models, 461 et seq.-prolific char- acter of his genius, 463-his claim as the real restorer of sculp- ture in modern times, 465-his de- tractors in Great Britain,465-objec- tions to his works in the London Quarterly Review, examined and refuted, 466—his group of the Gra- ces, 468-his strict regard to deli- cacy, 469-his Venus and Adonis, 470-his portraits of Napoleon and Washington, 471 et seq.-honors bestowed on, by the Allied Sover- eigns, 473-his generosity and the excellence of his private character, 474-cause and manner of his death, 475-funeral honors paid to, 475- monument to him, 476—his religious feelings and projected statue of Re- ligion, 477.
Capital, supposed want of, for great works, how supplied, 508 et seq. Capo d'Istrias, Count John, elected President of Greece, 186. Catholic emancipation in Great Brit- ain, probable consequences of, 273. Cause and effect, relation of, accord- ing to Hume, examined, 93. Champollion Jeune, on Egyptian an- tiquities, 361-his discoveries have elucidated the Egyptian chronicles,
370-his supposition with regard to the Shishak of Scripture, 377. Charles IV. of Spain, commercial partnership of Ouvrard with, 18. Christopoulo, a modern Greek poet, advocate for the vulgar dialect, 353 -Ode of, 354.
Cicero, remark of, concerning the Idealists, 109.
Cicognara, his Biography of Canova,
Cid, The, influence of the standard of, 308.
Classical studies, mode and extent to which they are pursued in Germany,
Clinton, De Witt, Memoir of, by Dr Hosack, 496-ancestry and birth of, 497-education of, 498-and en- trance into professional, 498—and public life, 499-connexion of the memory of, with the great Northern and Western Canal, 499-part tak- en by, in that great undertaking, 509 et seq.-removal of, from the board of canal commissioners, 513- excitement in favor of, produced by this act, 515-takes part in the cel- ebration of the final completion of the canal, 515-character and public labors of, 516 et seq.-manner of his death, his appearance, person, and address, 520.
Cochrane, Lord, his arrival in Greece, 186.
Coffee, preparation of, for market, 215. Collard. See Royer-Collard. Colleges, mode of learning elocution in, 56-is an injury to the style of speaking in, 60.
Collins' Ode on Col. Ross, quoted, 452.
Colocotroni, letter from, 189. Condillac, theories of, 84-not either necessary or natural deductions from the principles of Locke, 88-object of, 88-Locke not accountable for the absurdities of, 89-examination of the opinions of, 89 et seq. Constitutional history, nature and in- terest of, 265.
Convents, Protestant, in Germany, 403.
Coray, labors and influence of, in the advancement of modern Greek lit- erature, 351-system of, for the im- provement of the language, general-
Cotton tree, description of, 208. Cousin, V., his Translation of Plato and other philosophical works, re- viewed, 67-account of his writings, 69-received his education under Royer-Collard, 70-adoption and explanation of the New Platonic philosophy by, 70-account of his labors, 72 et seq.-character of his writings and his popularity, 74-quo- tation from, on the history of philos. ophy, 75-criticism of, on Locke, 83-opinions of, animadverted on, 86-remarks of, on the Scotch phi- losophy, 96-and on the philosophy of Kant, 104.
Cuba, Abbot's Letters from the Interi- or of, 199-varieties afforded by a voyage to, 199 et seq.-hospitality of the planters of, 212-ascent to one of the mountains of, 213. Cudworth, anecdote of, 94. Cydonia, or Aivali, destruction of, by the Turks, 148.
Danaus, date of the probable emigra- tion of, from Egypt, 282. Dunglison, Professor. See Long. Descartes, as compared with Bacon,
Digests of law, Judge Story's re- marks on, 424. Duels in the German Universities, 400 -mode of arming for, 401. Dwight, Henry E., his Travels in Ger- many, 389-his account not applica- ble to the whole of Germany, 393- manner in which he considers the Germanic confederation, 394-his account of the prominent principles which bind together the Germanic confederates, 394-his account of the Universities of Germany, 400- of the manner of arming for duels, 401-of Protestant convents, 403- of the peculiarities of German Uni- versities, 404-his account of the gymnasia, 408 et seq.-of the man- ner of studying the classical authors, 411-his account of the state of re- ligion, 412.
Eddy, Thomas, a zealous promoter of the New York canal policy, 510.
Education, Popular, Brougham's Ob- servations on, 241-to be promoted by the publication of cheap books, 243-by diminishing the expense of instruction, 246-peculiar impor- tance of, in a republican country, 257.
Egypt, interest excited in the an- tiquities of, 361-summary of the results derived from ancient authori- ties concerning, 362-the book of Genesis as an authority for the his- tory of, 362-writings of Herodotus concerning, 362-Manetho, the earli- est national authority for the ancient chronology of, 365-mythic char- acter of the early chronicles of, 367-tabular view of the chronology of, according to different authors, 367-Marsham's hypothesis with regard to the early history of, 367— Dr Prichard's, 369-Professor Rask's work on, 370-elucidation of the chronicles of, by the discoveries in hieroglyphics, 370-facts relating to the chronology of, 372 et seq.-date of the conquest of, by the Ethio- pians, 373-dynasties of, preceding their conquest, 475-variations be- tween Prichard and Rask, with re- gard to the chronology of, 475-et seq. -dates of various reigns and events according to different authorities, 378 et seq.-what events in the history of, synchronous with the war of Troy, 379-probable date of the emigration of Danaus from, 382 -of the exodus of theJews from,382 -darkness of the ages preceding the migration of Abraham, 384- table of Abydos, containing monu- ments of the antiquities of, 386- golden age of, 387-state of knowl- edge with regard to the antiquities of, 388. Eisleben, house in which Luther was born situated in, 410. Eldon, Lord, his opinion with regard to Junius's Letters, 325. Eliot, John, the Indian apostle, trans- lation of the Psalms by, 487. Elizabeth, queen of England, charac- ter of, as compared with Mary, 271. Elocution, Dr Porter's work on the Principles of, commended, 40—im- portance of the management of the voice to the improvement of, 41- neglect of, in this country, 46-im-
portance of education in, 47-is not a simple gift of nature, 47-conse- quences of the general neglect of, 50-thorough attention in education necessary to improvement in, 52- should begin in childhood, 54- mode in which it should be pro- moted, 54 et seq.-defects of edu- cation in, at colleges, 56-waste of talent occasioned by the present system in relation to, 61-erroneous estimate of the labor necessary to excellence in, 62.
Eloquence, opportunities afforded in this country for the cultivation of, 48-great charm of even a mode- rate degree of excellence in, 49- real greatness of the art of, 64- erroneous opinion that it is not fit- ted to the English character, 65— and that the age for it is passing away, 66. See Elocution. England, acquiescence of the gov- ernment of, in a scheme of M. Ou- vrard, 21-Cousin's remarks on,83- state of moral and political philoso- phy in, 121 et seq.--imperfection of the history of, 266-the Reformation in, anything but a change for the better, 271-persecution, always the lot of the weaker religious party in, 272-probable consequences of Catholic emancipation in, 273-na- ture and origin of the parliament in, 274-propriety of parliamentary re- form in, 277-the only practical attempt made by Cromwell, while Protector of, 278-state of the gov- ernment of, at the period of Junius, 316.
Ethiopia, subjection of Egypt to, probable date of, 373.
Exodus of the Jews, probable date of, 382.
Favier, Colonel, his expedition against Euboea, 183
Ferdinand and Isabella, their wise ad- ministration of the government of Spain, 310-results of their govern- ment, 311.
Financier, Memoirs of a, 1. Fire-ships or brulots used by the Greeks, 148. Forman, Judge, route of the New York canal suggested by, 505-his account of the first practical step
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