Ithaca, recent account of, 261. Julius II., his ineffectual efforts to expel the Strangers from Italy, 484.
Keats, Mr., observations on his poetry, and specimens, 305- 310.
La Fayette, Marquis de, his let- ter to Bonaparte, on the Con- sulship for life, 500. Lantern, Persian, account of, 150.
Laplace, Marquis de, on the doctrine of probabilities, 514. On the figure of the earth, 517.525. On the flux and reflux of the sea, 523. La Touche, David, Esq., poetic tribute to, 209. Lewis, island of, remarkable
druidical remains there, 363. Lines written in retirement, 291. Lloyd, Mr. Charles, remarks on his poetry, and specimens, 287.
Love's Trial, extract from that
drama, 403. Louis XV., remarks on his cha- racter, 185. Louville, Marquis de, particulars of his life, and memoirs re- lative to Spain, 465–469.
Mackay, John Ross, his state- ment of ministerial corrup- tion, employed to ratify the peace of 1763, 196. Magnet, on the affections of the magnetic needle in the mari- ner's compass, 18—29. Mandeville, Sir John, remarks on his travels, 115. Marriage, Albanian, description
of, 343. Marry,-Lines to a friend who was about to marry a second time, 407. Martyn, Rev. H., his successful controversy with the Persian Mollahs, 151.
Naples, its situation poetically depicted, 206.
Navy, observations on manning it, III. Good seamen not suf- ficiently encouraged, 112. Necessarians, observations on the doctrines of, 79.
Necker, Madame, character of, 243. Her system of educa- tion for her daughter, after- ward Madame de Staël, 244. North, Lord, attacked and de- fended on account of his coa- lition with Mr. Fox, 199. Norwich, its cathedral described, 296. 0
Edipus Tyrannus, a tragedy from the Greek, specimen of, 91. From the Edipus at Co- lonus, 92. Remarks on the Edipus Tyrannus, 95. Officer, English, extraordinary humanity of, 460.
Old Man of the Mountain, ac- count of, 129. Orators, antient, their testimony in matters of history con- sidered, 15. Orphic philosophy, remarks on, 234. Doubt respecting the Argonautics of Orpheus, 236.
Ostrich, some account of that bird, 142.
Oxford, University of, poetic remarks on, 75. Its examin- ations for degrees, 177.
Р Parga, description of, 260. Paris, on inundations at, 523. Parny, M. de, his verses on Val- halla, 507.
Parthenon, recent description of, 271.
Peace of 1763, curious anec- dotes concerning the negoci- ations for, 194. The approval of it in the House of Commons procured by bribery, 196. Pendulum, compensation, new invention of, 495. For se-
conds, corrections of, 514. Percy and Douglas, their mortal combat poetically described, 327. Persepolis, or Parshandatha, de- scription of the ruins of, 41. 148. Supposed to be the re- mains of the chief temple of the Persian empire, 44. Persia, various particulars rela- tive to, 147, &c. Persian lan- tern, account of, 150. Per- sian theologians puzzled, 151. Noises of a Persian city, 152. Petrifaction, process of, in some lakes in Persia, 154. Pheasants, particulars in the natural history of, 136. Philip of Macedon, his able con- duct in his war with the Athe- nians, 16. 156. 160. His an- swer to the fourth Philippic of Demosthenes, 159. His court depicted, 161. Vindication
—-, Don, of Aragon, his ill treatment by the Inquisition, 478.
Pigeons, genuine, characters of,
Pisa, Cartoon of, description of that picture, 543.
Pitt, Mr., his eloquence com- pared with that of Mr. Fox, 191.
Plague, that disease wilfully propagated by the lower classes of Jews and Albanians, 263. Plants, importance of attention to the proper soil for, 441. Plover, cream-coloured, account of one that was shot in Kent, 143.
Poetry, observations on modern schools of, and their profes- sors, 285. Poisson, M., on elastic fluids, 518. On linear equations, 523. Polarization, See Biot. Polo, Marco, history of, of his - family, and of his travels, with observations on the credibility of his narrative, 113-131. Poor, hints for the benevolent visitation of, 471.
Population, of Shiraz, 149. Of Ispahan, ib. Of modern Athens, 347. Of the island of Iona, 356. Of Sky, 361. Of Swe- den, 508. Of England, di- vided into classes, as possess- ed of land, or power, &c., 526. Portugal, anecdotes of the King of, Joseph, and his Queen, Marianna Victoria, 184. Potter, Archbishop, his Grecian
antiquities commended, 9. 12. Praise, of children, considered in Corfu as prejudicial witch-
craft, 345. Pretender, See St. George. Primrose, poetic address to, 292. Probabilities, See Laplace. Prony, M. de, on correcting the rate of pendulums, 514. On antient and modern mea- sures, 518. Propylæa, at Athens, descrip- tion of, 270, 271. Ptarmigans, particulars respect- ing, 137. Purim, feast of, its object, 148.
, particulars relative to,
2, the present, her marriage th the Prince of Wales etically delineated, 204. Its onsequences, 205.
isay, island, account of, 366. ays, luminous, on rotations of axes of polarization of, 516. Reform, poetic deprecation of,
Refraction, on the laws of, 524. Religion, primary, of mankind, observations on, 228.
sentiments on, by Mad.
de Staël, 254. Revolutions, political, on their influence over religion and learning, 280. Richardetto, specimen of that poem, 324.
Ridicule, remarks on, as a test of truth, 65. Rinaldo and Ferrau, poetic
scene between, 324. Rivers, remarks on the theory of, 275. 278.
Rome, sack of, in the year 1527, 488.
Romeo and Juliet, remarks on that tragedy, 57. Rose, lines on, 318.
Sacred isles, description of, 369. Sahrampoor, account of, 220. St. George, Chevalier de, ac- count of, in the year 1779, 189. His intrigues at Paris fail from his own misconduct, 190. Sandhurst, military college at, remarks on, by a French officer, 462. Satan and Beelzebub, poetic dialogue between, 411. Satan among the Titans, poetic description of, 307. School for Authors, extract from that play, 37.
Scipio Africanus, view of his con- duct and character, 48–52. Scorpion, observations respect- ing that animal in Greece, 259. Sea, on the flux and reflux of, 523. Senate, of England, poetic stric- tures on its present character,
74. Shahpoor, cave of, explored, 39. Shakspeare's plays, criticisms on, 53-60.
Shiant, or sacred isles, account of, 369.
Shiraz, visit to, 147. Its popu- lation, 149.
Sky, island of, its population, 361. Contributes no men to the army or the navy, ib. Par- ticulars respecting, 367. Smith, Sir Sidney, characterized by Bonaparte, 499. Snow, red, account of, 493. Society, English and French, comparison between, 417. Soldiers, See Troops. Song, by Mrs. Opie, 387. Songs, by Mr. Tobin, 34. Soul, on the state of, after death,
Spain, intrigues respecting the
crown of, in the reign of Charles II., 466. Situation of, at the close of that reign, 467. Conduct of its troops in Italy, in the 16th century, 485. Spenser, observations on his poetry in general, 62. On his Fairy Queen, 63. Stadium, at Athens, yet to be traced, 267.
Staël, Madame de, biographical particulars of, and account of her writings, 243-255. Her letter to M. Petiet, 501. Stanzas, by Mr. Charles Lloyd,
Stuart, Mr., remarks on some of his drawings of Athenian antiquities, 272. Superstitions, current in Greece, 344.
Sweden, statistical particulars re- lative to, 508. Accession of Bernadotte to the crown of, 509.
Tailors, scientific, eulogies on, by the French Academy, 522. Tempest, remarks on that play, 57.
Temple, Lord, anecdote of his- refreshing the memory of Lord Bute, 197.
Tettix, that insect described, 346. Thanks and rewards, national, observations on, 453. Timber, on the strength of vari- ous sorts of, 29. Tirey, geology of that island, 357.
Tobermory, in the island of Mull,
failure of that new town, 373. Tobin, Mr., particulars of his life and writings, 31. Tomkins's Gallery of Engrav- ings from pictures, account of, 541.
Torralba, Dr., a Spanish magi-
cian, history of, 474. Trap-islands, on the west coast of Scotland, geological parti- culars respecting, 365. Trees, on the decay of, 441. For apples and pears, mode of re-invigorating, when decay- ed, 496. Troops, foreign, employed by England, 455. Of England, Scotland, and Ireland, dis- tinctive characteristics of, 456. Losses of English and French, ib. Comparative bravery of,
458. Of Spain, Germany, Swisserland, and France, their character, as invaders of Italy, in the 16th century, 485. Turkey, natural history and ha- bits of that bird, 134.
U and V Valhallas, verses on, 507. Vedant, specimen of that work of Braminical theology, 175. Vicenza, inhabitants of, smother- ed in a cave, 482. Voltaire, his private life at the chateau of M. du Chatelet, 502. His letter to Pope Be- nedict XIV., 505.
Uist, south and north, particu- lars relative to, 360, 361.
Whitehouse, Mrs., poetic tribute to, 212.
Widows, burning of, in India, queries on that subject an- swered, 448. Willow, in Persia, called Zenjeed, its fragrant qualities, 46. Winchester, description of its cathedral, 298. Wirtemberg, Princess of, ac-
count of her death, 187. Wood, carbonized, obs. on, 375. Woolwich, Royal Military aca- demy, a French officer's re- marks on, 462. Wordsworth, Mr., poetic stric- tures on, 98.
York, history of, 110. Cathe- dral of, described, 300.
Ꮓ Zenjeed tree, its fragrant quali- ties described, 46.
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