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Ithaca, recent account of, 261.
Julius II., his ineffectual efforts
to expel the Strangers from
Italy, 484.

K

Keats, Mr., observations on his
poetry, and specimens, 305-
310.

L

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.

M

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.

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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.
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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,

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

of, 170.

—-, Don, of Aragon, his ill
treatment by the Inquisition,
478.

Pigeons, genuine, characters of,

132.

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.

Quails,

).

, particulars relative to,

2, the present, her marriage
th the Prince of Wales
etically delineated, 204. Its
onsequences, 205.

R

isay, island, account of, 366.
ays, luminous, on rotations of
axes of polarization of, 516.
Reform, poetic deprecation of,

211.

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.

S

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,

223.

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,

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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.

T

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.

W

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.

Y

York, history of, 110. Cathe-
dral of, described, 300.


Zenjeed tree, its fragrant quali-
ties described, 46.

END OF VOL. XCII. OF THE NEW SERIES.

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