A.

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"ABBOT, THE," of Sir Walter Scott, re-
marks upon, iii. 483.
"Absentee, The," Miss Edgeworth's tale
of, remarks upon, iii. 414.
Absolute or "simple" monarchy, Leckie's
eulogium upon, iv. 3, 4.
- instance of ex-
Absolute monarchs
emplary liberality in, iv. 50.
"Academical Questions. By the Right
Hon. William Drummond, K. C., &c."
See Drummond.
Review of, iii. 351.
Actors, the question discussed—"Should
actors feel the passions they person-
ate?" i. 356, &c.
Adams's Letters, critique on, in the Edin-
burgh Review, vindicated from the
charges of Mr. Marshall, iv. 191.
Addison, i. 17. 134. 162. 167. 172.
Adosinda, her revenge, iii. 158.
Southey.

"Addresses, Rejected."

Addresses.

See

See Rejected

Affectation, its injurious influence on
taste and character, i. 124.
Affections, what, suggested by the con-
templation of Beauty, i. 31.
Aiguillon, D', Duchesse, portrait of her
character by Mad. du Deffand, i. 248.
Akenside, notice of, i. 166.
Akhsi, Baber's attack on, and repulse,
ii. 227.

&c.
375.
375.

on entering the French metropolis, 372.
His admira-
He visits England, 373.
He studies
tion of England, 374.
Plutarch, and becomes republican, 374,
He visits Prussia, Denmark, &c.,
His impressions of Petersburg
Second visit to England, 376.
His
His ungovernable passion, 377.
conflict between love and the drama,
378. His resolute dramatic studies,
379. His rage for the drama, 380.
Liaison with the Countess of Albany,
Sacrifices to independence, 382.
His Panegyric on Trajan, and Ame-
His third visit to England,
rica, 383.
383. His " Antigallican," 384.
studies Greek at fifty, 385.
ennui, character of, 386.
ennui generally, 387.
immorality, 388.

381.

He

His

Theory of

His insolent

His inconsistent
His aristocratic and
politics, 389.
Antigallican sentiments, 390. Charac-
Contrast
ter of his dramas, 391, &c.
between his Plays and his character,
394. Extracts from the work, 368,
369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376,
377. 380. 385.

Alison, Archibald, LL. B., F. R. S., Pre-
Review of his
bendary of Sarum, &c.
Essays on the Nature and Principles
Extracts from his
of Taste," i. 3. 24.
See Beauty.
work, 59, &c.

Allied Sovereigns of Europe, observations
on the magnanimity of their conduct
in relation to France, iv. 49.
Allies of 1792 and of 1814 contrasted,
iv. 75.

Ambition admonished by the fate of
Napoleon Bonaparte, iv. 44.

America- Review of " An Appeal from
the Judgments of Great Britain re-
specting the United States of America.

By Robert Walsh, Esq.," iv. 167.
Bad spirit and object of the book, 168.
Condition of the Americans before the
war of little consequence now, 169.
The war terminated as the friends of
justice and liberty could have wished,
170. Mutual animosities should sub-
side, 171. America has cause of com-
plaint, 172. But not against the En-
glish nation, 173. The anti-popular
party not large in England, 174, 175.
Liberals in England more subject to |
abuse than in America, 176.
The
prospects of Europe furnish a loud
call for union, 177. America must
exert a vast influence in any struggle
that may take place, 178. Not likely
to be against England and freedom,

179.

Literature of America, remarks
upon, 187, &c. Manners of the people,
193. Of the higher classes, 194.
Every nation entitled to its own stand-
ard, 198. Negro slavery, 199. Earliest
enemies of the slave trade should not
abet slavery, 200. Recrimination on
England, 202. American answer to it,
203. American eulogy of England,
204. Acknowledgment of England's
faults, 207. But America has no room
for retort, 208. No faults in America!
210. Sovereign people" must have
gross flattery, 211. Americans afraid

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to own faults, 212.
Americans their backwardness to own
their faults, iv. 212. American testi-
mony to their friendly feelings towards
Englishmen, 222.

Amnesty, mutual, the best policy after
revolutions, iv. 66.

Anatomy, false analogy of, iii. 381.
André, Père, notice of, i. 17.
"Annals of the Parish, or the Chronicle
of Dalmailing during the Ministry of
the Rev. Micah Balwhidder," notice
of, iii. 497, &c.

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Antigallican, The," of Alfieri, notice
of, i. 384.

Antipopular party in England not con-
siderable, iv. 174.
Antiquity, effects of, in the constitution
of Beauty, i. 43.
No defence of po-
litical abuses, iv. 96.
Apothecary, the parish, Crabbe's descrip-
tion of, iii. 12.

Arab vessel and crew, picturesque de-
scription of, iv. 325.

Architecture considered in relation to

Beauty, i. 58, &c. Bishop Heber's esti-
mate of architecture in India, iv. 309.
Argyle, Duke of, his insurrection, ii. 30.
His calm and heroic end, 31.

Association, power of, in constituting
Beauty, i. 11, &c. Considered in re-
lation to metaphysics, iii. 328. 376
Further considerations on, 387. Its
general application in common life,
389.

Astarte, ii. 384. See Byron.
Astronomy considered in relation to the
phenomena of the human mind, iii.
382.

Athenians, the, notices of, i. 112. 115.
Augustan age, the, i. 116.
Augustin, St., his Treatise on Beauty
lost, i. 16.

Aurengzebe. See Moore.
Austen, Lady, Cowper's acquaintance
with, i. 400. His "John Gilpin" wrote
at her suggestion, 401. "The Task
also undertaken at her request, 401.
As also the translation of Homer, 402.
Authority and affection must be com-
bined in a well-regulated state, iv. 131.
Autobiography, dangers of, iv. 403.
Autumn, address to, by Keats, iii. 115.
Avenmore, Lord, and Mr. Curran, iv.
437.

defeats, 227. Hiatus in original Me-
moirs, 228. His statistical observations,
228. His minute survey of countries,
229. His exact account of Ferghana,
230. Of Hindustân, 231. His love of
the hill-country, 232. His portraits of
eminent contemporaries, 233. Cha-
racter of his grandfather, 234. Of the
King of Khorasân, 23.5. His account of
the splendours of Herat, 236. He con-
tracts a love of wine, 237. His subse-
quent excesses, 237, &c. His purposes
of amendment, 239. He breaks his
wine-cups, 240. Traits of Asiatic
ferocity, 241. Baber's love of flowers
and fine scenery, 242. His corre-
spondence, extracts from, 243. Moral-
isations of a conqueror, 244.
mantic death, 245.

His ro-

Bacon, Lord, notices of, i. 86. 100. 132.
161, 162. General observations on
his philosophy, iii. 322.

Bailly's, Jean Sylvain, his Memoirs of the

French Revolution, Review of, ii. 38.
Balsac, notice of, i. 123.

Bar, the English and Irish, compared,
iv. 433.

Barbauld, Mrs., her edition of the Corre-
spondence of Samuel Richardson, i.
302. Her critique of "Sir Charles
Grandison," 310. Testimony to her
eminent talents, 302. Her remarks
upon novels, 304. Her remarks on
"Pamela," 307. On "Clarissa," 309.
Barcelona, description of Columbus's re-
ception at, ii. 192.

Bareith, Madame de. See Prussia.
Barlow's "Columbiad;" vindication of
the critique on, in the Edinburgh Re-
view, iv. 188.

Barrow, notices of, i. 132. 162.

Bastille, the, account of the demolition
of, ii. 79.

Beattie, James, LL. D., late Professor of

Moral Philosophy and Logic in the
Marischal College and University of
Aberdeen. Review of Sir W. Forbes's
"Account of his Life and Writings,"
iii. 365. Remarks and strictures on
Dr. Beattie's " Essay on the Nature
and Immutability of Truth," 365. Dr.
Beattie no great philosopher, 366.
Summary of the dispute as to external
existences, and the evidence of memory,
366, 367. The controversy an idle
one, 368.
The Doctor's vehemence of
temper and impotence of reasoning,
No great use in moral theories,
Sources of the popularity of
the Doctor's "Essays," 371. Remarks
upon the book, 372.

370.

371.

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Beauty, nature of, i. 4. Difficulties con-
nected with the doctrine of, 5. Not
inherent in the objects to which it is
ascribed, 10. Consists in association,
11. Theories on the subject of,
13. Ancient theories
on, 14, &c.
Other theories, 16. Theories of
Lord Shaftesbury, Dr. Hutcheson,
Burke, &c., 17, &c. Theory of
Diderot, 20. Of Père Buffier, as
adopted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, 21.
Composite theories, 24. Mr. Ali-
son's theory, 25, &c. Mr. Payne
Knight's theory, 27.
Mr. Dugald
Stewart's theory, 28.

Beauty, what affections suggested by the
contemplation of, i. 30, &c. Natural
signs of emotions in relation to,
33. Sources of female, 34. Of En-
glish landscape, 36. Of Highland
scenery, 37. Of spring, 38.
childhood, 39.

Of

Beauty, influence of the difference of na-
tional tastes in forming an estimate of,
i. 41. Effects of education, 42. Of
classical and learned associations, 42.
Of antiquity, 43. Of poetical asso-
ciations, 44. Of casual or pecu-
liar associations, 45. Derived from
fashion, 46. Effects of fashion on,
47. Individual associations, 48. Ana-
logies of mind and matter in rela-
tion to, 49. Universal perception of
such analogies, 50. Origin of these
perceptions, 5i. Inquiry into the
origin of the common name of beauty,
Common properties of the va-
rieties of beauty, 54. Excitement
of the imagination in relation to, 56.
Associations with calmer sympathies,

52.