vious labours, ib.-examination of his position, that the present disordered state of the earth originates in some moral cause, 42-47-remarks thereon, 47- 55-and on his attempt to prove, from physical phenomena, the fall of man, 55 -60-and on his unfair view of the operation of present happiness, 60— strictures on his observations on war, 61 -and on death, 63-concluding remarks, 63-66.
God, just sentiments on the love of, 120. Government of America, remarks on the pretended cheapness of, 163-165. Gratitude, noble instances of, in certain Chinese, 77, 78.
Greece, remarks on the progress of Arts and Sciences in, 25, 26.
Gunpowder, the use of, when first known, 193, 194.
Gymnotus Electricus, experiments with, 337, 338.
Harrington's (Sir John) Apology for his translation of certain parts of Ariosto, 482-specimen of his version, ib. 490. Hawkins, (E.) Dissertation on Tradition, 352-character of it, 358, 359-actual benefit conferred by the reformation, ib. -the importance of unauthoritative tra- dition illustrated, 353-357. Hayti, independence of, declared, 449- horrid massacres of the whites, ib. 450— Dessalines, crowned emperor, 450-cha- racter of him and of his government, ib. 451-his assassination, 451-succeeded by Christophe, ib.-Hayti divided into two parts, the republican and the royal, ib.-character of Petion, president of the republic, ib. 452-and of Christophe, the king of the other part, 453-internal ad- ministration of the two divisions, 454- their military force, 455-population, 456-Boyer the present president of the
country, 324-humane treatment of ne- groes in the valley of the Tuy, 325- longevity of some, 326, 327-notice of its supposed gold mine, 326—and of the village of Vittoria, 327-anecdote of a Mestizo, 328-and of Lopez de Aguirre, 329-description of the cow-tree, ib. 330 -negro insurrection, 330, 331-descrip- tion of the basin of the llanos, 331, 332, 333-geographical outline of South America, 333, 334-immense number of wild cattle found there, 335-description of the sago-tree, ib.—and of experiments with the Gymnotus Electicus, or Electri- cal Eel, 337, 338-notices of the croco- diles and their ravages, 339, 340. 342— account of a tiger hunter, 343-devasta- tions of the caribe, a species of fish, ib.— perilous situation of M. Humboldt, 344 -description of the junction of the rivers A pure and Oroonoko, 344, 345-descrip- tion of the Caribbees of Parapana, 345, 346-tradition of the Deluge, 346—ac- count of the turtle fishery, or harvest of eggs, 337, 348, 349-avidity of the In- dians for pigments, 349-Fortress of the Jesuits, 350-probable cause of the mu- sical sounds, supposed to be uttered by the statue of Memnon, 351-remarks on the political situation of South America, 351, 352.
Icelandic Fiction, vestiges of, in an English Nursery Tale, 104-107.
Immorality of the revenue laws, 408, 409. Infanticide, prevalent in China, 77. Insolvents, number of, at New York, 5, note.-state of the American insolvent laws, ib.
Italians, remarks on the popular fictions of, 94-and on their narrative poems, 487 -498.503-509-and Romantic Poems,
republic, suspected of a design to betray Jack the Giant Killer, origin of the story it to the French, 457-progress of edu- cation and the arts among Haytians, 458 -of religion, 459-future prospects of Hayti, ib. 460.
Heroic and Romantic Poetry of the Italians, comparison between, 544-548. Hickathrift (Mr. Thomas), notice of the
popular tradition respecting, 102-pre- sent state of his supposed sepulchre, 103 note*.
Humboldt and Bonpland (MM.), Personal Travels of, in South America, Vol. IV., 320-defects of this volume, ib. 321- description of the earthquake, which de- stroyed the city of Caraccas, 321–323— progress of the travellers through the
of, 103-parallels between it and an Icelandic fiction, 104-107. Javanese, character of, 68, 69. Judges in the United States, levity of, con- trasted with the dignity of those in Eng- land, 5.
Judicial system of the United States of America, defects of, 4.
Kentucky (State), condition of society in, 154 cruel treatment of a negro boy at Natchez, in that state, ib.-character of the Kentuckians, 155-specimen of their morality, 156.
Kia-King (Emperor of China), capricious
character of, 75-translation of his letter to the Prince Regent, 84-86. Knowles (Herbert), notice of, 396-beau- tiful lines written by him in the church- yard of Richmond, Yorkshire, 397, 398.
Lancaster Sound, examination of Capt. Ross's inconsistent account of, 237-244 -extract and sketch of it, from Lieut. Parry's private Journal, 244, 245, notes. -notice of the country, at its westerly point, 253.
Language, inaccurate, of Acts of Parlia- ment, remarks on, 417-419. Law-Reports, importance of, 401, 402- remarks on the increase of, 402, 403, 404| -and on the consequences of that in- crease, 404, 405. Laws, originally simple, 398-causes of their subsequent complexity, 399-re- view of the causes of the increase aud imperfection of the English statute laws,
Le Clerc, (General) expedition of, to St. Domingo, 444, 445-concludes a treaty of peace with Toussaint L'Ouverture, 446-causes him to be treacherously seized, and carried to France, 447-his death, 448.
Legal Profession, but little cherished in America, 6.
Legislation, excessive love of, a cause of the enormous increase of our Statute Laws, 419-considerations on this evil, 419-
Legislature of the United States of Ame- rica, form of, 2.
Marsden, (William, Esq.) Travels of Marco Polo, 177-plan of his work, 178, 179— character of its execution, 179, 180. See Polo.
Mausoleums, (Turkish) notice of, 377. Members of Parliament, inattention of, to certain legislative measures, 416. Memnon's Statue, probable cause of the musical sounds said to have been emitted by, 355.
Military Force of Hayti, state of, 454, 455. Montagu, (Basil) inquiries concerning the Copyright Acts, 196-strictures on his conduct, in attempting to enforce the claims of the University of Cambridge,
Morality, (American) specimen of, 156- and of the political morality of the Ame- rican Government, 20.
Murray, (Mr.) harsh treatment of, by the officers of a public library, under the existing Copyright Act, 209. Mythology of the middle ages, 512.
Libraries, (Public) the impolicy and injus- Narrative Poems of the Italians, classifica-
tice of their claiming a certain number of copies of every book published, consi- dered, 204-207-the oppressive con- duct of certain public libraries exposed, 208-210.
Literature, injury sustained by, under the existing Copyright Laws, 202-204. See Copyright.
Llanos, a district of South America, de- scription of, 331-333.
Local Acts of Parliament, evils of the in- creased number of, considered, 413. London, remarks on the cemeteries of, 380 -neglected in the reign of Charles II. 381.
Longitude, (Board of) graduated premiums offered by, 260.
Longman and Co. (Messrs.) losses sustained by, under the existing Copyright Act, 208.
M. Magnetic Needle, known to and used by
tion of, 487-account of the Animali Parlanti of Casti, 487-498-the Ric- ciardetto of Forteguerri, 503-505-the Secchia Rapita of Tassoni, 506-509. National Society, and its secretary, abuse of, by Mr. Bentham, 171, 172. Navy, (American) real state of, 13, 14— local circumstances, that prevent the formation of a powerful navy, 15-causes of the temporary successes of the Ameri- can navy, 17.
Negroes, faculties of, not inferior to those of the whites, 433-specimen of Negro eloquence, 454, 455.
Negro-insurrection in South America, no- tice of, 330, 331.
New Orleans, profanation of the Sunday at,
157, 158-state of society there, 159. New York, number of insolvents at, 5, note.--extravagant rents of houses there, 133, 134-state of religion there, 132— and of society and manners, 127, 128--~ degrading
degrading treatment there, of persons of Particular Acts of Parliament, alarming in- colour, 129. crease of, considered, 413—415. Nobility of Hayti, account of, 454. Parties in America, political views of, 23, Nursery Literature, antiquities of, 91-Peasantry, (Chinese) character of, 75. changes in, ib. 92-remarks on the popu- Petion, president of the republic of Hayti, lar fictions of the Teutons, 93-and of character of, 451, 452. the Welsh, 94-and Celts, ib.-of the Italians, ib.-of Spain, 95-important additions made to Nursery Literature by MM. Grimm, 95, 96-the popular fic- tions of the English and lowland Scotch, of Teutonic origin, 97-the tale of the Frog-Lover, probably of Tartar origin, 99-account of the popular tradition re- specting Tom Thumb, 101-and Mr. Thomas Hickathrift, 102-present state of his supposed sepulchre, 103, note *. origin of the story of Jack the Giant Killer, 103-parallels between it and an Icelandic fiction, 104-107-the His- tory of Friar Rush' of Danish origin, 107 -notice of Howleglass' and Simple Simon,' 108-and of the Academy of Compliments,' 109-observations on cri- tics and criticism, 110-112.
Philosophers, (Grecian) exposition of the principles and practices of, 289–294— ridiculed by Aristophanes, under the character of Socrates, 311-316. Pittsburgh, state of, 151. Plato, observations on, 318, 319. Poetry, narrative, of the Italians, classifica- tion of, 487-critical analysis of the principal narrative poems, 487-498- 503-509-account of the material of the Romantic poetry of the Italians, 510 -516-its peculiar form, 517-critical analysis of the principal Romantic poems, 518-556.
Political morality of the Americans, 20. Polo, (Marco) qualifications of, as a travel- ler, 178-notices of works respecting him, 177-180-account of the commer- Icial visits of the father and uncles of Marco, into Tartary, 181-their return to Europe, 182-revisit Asia, 183—their contrivance to obtain leave to return to Europe, 184-talents and skill of Marco Polo in China, 183, 184-their arrival at Venice, 185-and reception there, 186, 198-Marco, appointed to the command of a gally, is taken prisoner by the Ge- noese, 188-vindication of him from the charges of ignorance, 190-195. Poor-Laws, English system of, adopted in America, 9.
Population of Hayti, 456.
President of the United States, how elected, 3, 4.
Promenade aux Cimetières de Paris, 359. See Cemeteries.
Paris, churchyard of the Innocents at, de- scribed, 381, 382-account of its exhu-Publications, (New) lists of, 263, 557. mation, 384-and of the removal of the Pulci's Morgante, analysis of, with remarks, remains of the deceased, to the quarries, 518-525. 385-history and present state of the ca- tacombs of Paris, 386-390-present state of the new cemeteries there, 391- observations on the taste displayed in them, 393, 394.
Parnell (William), Maurice and Berghetta,
a Tale, 471-plan of it, with extracts, 472-478-strictures on the fulsomeness of his dedication to the Irish Catholic Clergy, 478-and on his representations and suggestions relative to the Irish cha- racter, 479-486.
Parry, (Lieut.) extract, with plan, from his Journal, relative to Lancaster Sound, 244, 245, notes.
Red Snow. See Snow. Religion, baneful effects of the non-esta- blishment, in America, 7-state at New York, 132-at Philadelphia, 146, 147– specimen of fanaticism there, 144, 145. Reports of adjudged cases in law and equity, importance of, 401, 402-remarks on their enormous increase, 402—404— and on its consequences, 404, 405. Revenue-Laws, the number and intricacy of, considered, 406-410. Richmond, beautiful lines written in the churchyard of, 397, 398.
Romantic Poems of the Italians, remarks
ment of the advantages resulting from the voyage, 256-262.
on the material of, 510-historical tradi- tions, ib.-the mythology of the middle ages, 511-fragments and reminiscences of classical literature, 512-514-fictions
derived from the Saracens and Normans, Saccheous (John), an intelligent Eskimaux, and arising from the feudal ages, 514- biographical notice of, 217–219. fictions gradually added by the story-tel-Sago-tree, described, 335. lers, 515-remarks on the peculiar form of the Italian Romantic poetry, 517- examination of the Morgante of Pulci, 518-525-and of the Morgante Mag- giore of Bojardo, 526-comparison be- tween him and Ariosto, 527-528-ana- lysis of the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto,
Saving Banks' Act, remarks on the impo- licy of, 422.
Schlegel (Frederick), Lectures on the His- tery of Literature, 271—his character of Aristophanes, 271-273-probable rea- son why he selected Socrates as the ob- ject of ridicule in his Clouds, 273.
Teutonic origin, 97, 98.
Shelley, (P. B.) Laon and Cythua, cha- racter of, 461-remarks on the tendency of the poetical school to which he be- longs, 460-character of his Revolt of Islanı, 461-beautiful stanzas from that poem, 462-reasons why it never can become popular, ib.-specimen of Mr. Shelley's philosophical creed, 463-and of his aversion to Christianity, 464-re- marks on his political system and designs, as displayed in his poem, 465-471. Slave-holding system, in America, evils of, 10. 132. 146, 147.
with remarks on his genius, 529-541-Scottish Lowlands, popular fictions of, of analysis of, and remarks on the Orlando Innamorato of Berni, 541-544-cha- racteristics of the heroic and romantic poetry of the Italians, 544-548-the Gerusalemme of Tasso, 550-his Aminta, 554-observations on the genius and misfortunes of Tasso, 555, 556. Rose, (Wm. Stewart) the Court of Beasts, a poem, 486-design of the poem, 491 -493-specimens of it, 493-497—re- marks on its execution, 497, 498. Ross (Captain), Voyage of Discovery, 213 -observations on his failure and on his qualifications, 214-progress of the ships Isabella and Alexander, ib.-remarks on the author's description of an iceberg, 215-inaccuracy of his engravings, 216 -important observation made at Wygat island, 217-biographical notice of John Saccheous, an Eskimaux interpreter, who accompanied Captain Ross, 217-219— progress of the voyage, 220-perilous situation of the ships, ib.-account of in- terviews with Eskimaux, 221-224- proof that they obtained their iron from aerolites, 224, 225-description of their manners, pursuits, and mode of living, 227, 228-account of the red snow, New Orleans, 157–159.
Slavery, perpetuated in Kentucky, in defi- ance of law, 153-barbarous treatment of a negro slave there, 154—curious ad- vertisements for slaves, 130, 131. 154, 155.
Snow (Red), found by Captain Ross, ac- count of, 229-its colouring matter proved to be a vegetable product, 230— and a species of moss, 231-notices of red snow, seen in various countries, 232. Society, state of, at New York, 127-130 at Boston, 141-at Philadelphia, 146, 147-in Kentucky, 154–156—and at
found by Captain Ross, 229-the co-Socrates, character of, by M. Schlegel, 271
louring matter proved to be a vegetable product, 230-and a species of moss, 251 -notices of red snow seen in various countries, 232-remarks on Captain Ross's accounts of Wolstenholme Sound, Whale Sound, and Sir Thomas Smith's Sound of Baffin, 233-236-examination of Captain Ross's inconsistencies in his account of Lancaster Sound in Baffin's Bay, 237-244-extract and sketch of it, from Lieut. Parry's private journal, 244, 245, notes-Captain Ross's justifica tion of his conduct, 246, 247-examina- tion of it, 247-253-description of the country, on the westerly point of Lan- caster Sound, 253-remarks on the con- duct of Captain Ross, 254-256-state-
-273-portrait of the philosopher as re- presented by Aristophanes in the Clouds, 295-300-proofs that he did not write to ridicule Socrates, but the sophists of that time, 311-316-remarks on the character of Socrates, 319, 320. Sophists (Greek), principles and practices of, exposed, 289-291-were ridiculed by Aristophanes, 311-316. Spain, remarks on the popular fictions of,
Statutes of the United Kingdom, 398-lawr originally simple, ib.- -causes of theis subsequent complexity, 399-increasing bulk of the English statute law, 405, 406 -remarks on its causes, the number of revenue laws, 406-409—of laws grant- ing
ing bounties on exportation and importa- tion, and prohibiting exportation and im- portation for a limited or unlimited time, 410-412-the number of local acts of parliament, 413--of particular acts, 414
treacherously seized by order of Buona- parte, carried to France, and put to death, 447.
Tradition (unauthoritative), importance of, illustrated, 353-357.
and of temporary acts, 415, 416-Turtle-fishery of South America, described, these enactments not sufficiently watched 347-349. by members of parliament, 416-obser- vations on the careless and inaccurate language in which the statutes are usually drawn up, 417-419-excessive love of legislation, the most powerful cause of the increase and imperfection of our statute laws, 419-430.
Swiss, capricious taste of, in their church- yards, 395.
Universities, claims of, to eleven copies of every work, considered, 202-proofs of the oppressive results to literature, 202- 204 strictures on the specious argu- ments urged in behalf of the claims of the university of Cambridge, 200, 201— the rapacious claims of certain universi- ties exposed, 206, 207.
Tasso's Gerusalemme, analysis of, 550- 553-character of his Aminta, 554-ob-Vampire-bat, described, 70. servations on his genius and misfortunes, Vanity (American), specimen of, 24. 555, 556.
Tassoni's Secchia Rapita, design and cha- racter of, 506-508.
Taxes, a few heavy ones, preferable to many and vexatious small ones, 409. Tea, how dried, in China, 87-reasons why the tea-plant cannot be cultivated else- where, 88.
Temperature of the Arctic regions, observa-
tions and experiments on, 259, 260. Temporary acts of parliament, evils of the increased number of, considered, 413-
Teutons, remarks on the popular fictions of, 93-the popular tales of England and of the Scottish Lowlands, probably of Teu- tonic origin, 97.
Thury (L. H.) Description des Catacombes de Paris, 359. See Catacombs, Ceme- terics.
Tom Thumb, notice of the popular tradition respecting, 101.
Toussaint L'Ouverture, character of, 440— his rise to power, 441-anecdote of his integrity, 442, 443-his excellent disci- pline, 443-prosperity of St. Domingo, ib. 444--account of the expedition sent against him under General Le Clerc, 444, 445-pacification concluded between the blacks and the French, 446-Toussaint
Variation of the magnetic needle, experi-
Vitruvius, plan of the work of, on architec- ture, 28-character of him, 29, 30—in- correct state of the MSS. of his work, 31 -analysis of Mr. Wilkins's translation of it, with remarks, 32-40.
Welsh, remarks on the popular fictions of,
Whistlecraft (Messrs.) Prospectus of a Na- tional Poem, 486-specimens of it with remarks, 498-503-advice to the au- thor, 508.
Wilkins (William), the civil architecture of Vitruvius, translated, 25-notice of his introduction, 31-35-analysis of his translation, with remarks, 36-40.
X. Xenophon, character of, 316-318.
Youth, total insubordination of, in Ame- rica, 8, 9. Z.
Zurla (Abate), Dissertazioni di Marco Polo, &c. 177-defective plan of his work,
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