FIFTH VOLUME OF THE MONTHLY REVIEW.
ABSURDITIES; in prose and verse, 458 Academy, the French, 497 Accoucheurs-see Man-midwives Actors, advice to, 355
Administration, Mr. Canning's, eulogy on,
Adoniram, the name of the grand master of the men who were employed in build- ing the temple of Solomon, 184 Adventures, the, of Naufragus, 361 Africa, travels in Southern, 192-British
possessions in, 194-Rapid improvement in, 197-Resources of the Cape Colony, 202
Aga, Hassan, his wife's lament, 77 Age Reviewed, the, 462 Agincourt, petition of a soldier who fought
at the battle there, praying for alms from Henry VI., 226
Agrippa, Cornelius, the founder of a Rosi- crusian Society in London, 187-distin- guished for his knowledge of occult phi- losophy, ib.
Ainslie (Dr.), his Materia Indica, 142 Alain Chartiers, a deformed French poet, anecdote of, 491
Albemarle Island, description of, 64 Alexander, of Paris, one of the most emi- nent of the elder poets of France, 490- his mode of versification gave rise to the Alexandrine measure, ib.
Alethe, the heroine of the Epicurean, de- scription of her martyrdom, 525 Alfandoki, a musical instrument, 455 Almanack Philanthropique, 148 Alphonso, or, the Beggar's Boy, a comedy, in verse, 143
Amateur, musical Reminiscences of an old one, 547
America, United States of, mode of elect- ing the president, 560-State of society in, 561-Feelings of the inhabitants to- wards England, 563-State of the navy of, 564
Anecdote of Sheridan, 53-Of Burke, 54- Of Shakspeare, 126
Antidote for a serpent's poison, 450 Apparel, the, of the Chinese, men and women, in summer and winter, 253 Apparition, an account of one, 373 Appleby, account of the election there, 511 Architecture, inteference of churchwardens with sacred, 141
Army, of the Chinese, 257 Artillery of the Chinese, ib.
Astley, the theatrical manager, anecdote of, 354
Atlas of the Papal states, 152
Avocat Pathelin, a celebrated old drama of France, 492
Aurora, conjectures respecting it, 9
Baboos, of Calcutta, described, 367 Baker (Mrs.), a manager, account of, 352 Ballads, ancient Scottish, 402 Banshee, Irish, 586
Barron (Dr. John), his Life of Doctor Jenner, 81
Barrington (Sir Jonah), personal sketches of, 574-portrait of his earliest instruc- tor, 576---his account of an Irish ca- rousal, 577---his account of an Irish house-warming, 580---his character of Curran, 581
Beauvilliers, his work on cookery, 45 Beldam (Joseph, Esq.), his summary of the laws respecting dissenters, 473 Bell (Charles), his remarks on the injuries done by the forceps and crotchet in cases of midwifery, 19
Bench, the Irish, curious particulars re- lating to, 583
Beranger, a French poet, 241 Biography-see Dibdin, Dugdale, Eldon, Francia, German, Jenner, Paez Blood, the book of, used by the Wehmic tribunals, 190
Bogota, account of, 446
Boileau (D.), his art of working in paste- board, 306
Books of the Chinese, 256
Bowring (John, Esq.), his Servian popular poetry, 74
Brachieux (Antoine), a veteran, aged 126 years, 599
British Gentry, on the nobility of, by Sir J. Lawrence, 592
Brooke (Arthur de Capell), his Winter in Lapland, 1
Brougham (Henry Esq.), character of, 512 Brown (Mary Anne) her poems, 465 Brudenell (Bridges), his idea of comfort- able travelling, 549
Bungalows, in India, description of, 365 Bushmen, in Southern Africa, description of, 198---cruelties committed upon them, ib.
Burke, anecdote of, 54
Busy Bodies, the, a tale, 430 Butler (Charles, Esq.), vol. II. of his Re- miniscences, 49-His controversy with Doctor Southey, 52-Letter of, on the Coronation Oath, 387
Byron (Captain Lord), his voyage to the Sandwich Islands, 58
Calendar, the Shepherd's, a poem, by Clare,
Canada, manner of passing the lakes of, 565-canals in, and general prosperity of, ib.
Canning (Mr.), delineation of his charac- ter, under the name of Wentworth, in the novel of De Vere, 100 Canvass at an election, 509 Cape Colony, resources of, for further co- lonization, 202
Carlisle (Mr.), his account of German no- velists, 157
Carlisle, Sir Anthony, his observations on the improper practice of man-midwifery,
Carnation, treatise on the cultivation of, 293
Carousal, an Irish one described, 577- another, 580
Catalani (Mad.), her excellence as a singer, 553
Catholic question, important correspondence relating to, 387
Caverns, remarkable, in Southern Africa, 201
Cecilia, or the Passions, a tale, 540 Chaplains, difficulties of in India, 596 Charge to the Clergy of the Diocese of Calcutta, by Dr. Heber, ib.
Charities, account of some of those of France, 148
Charlemagne, extent of his empire, 488 Charles I., letter of, to Bishop Juxon, 235
-His rule in Ireland, 533
Chenier (Andre), a French poet, 239 China, private houses of, 251-Clothing
in, 252-Persecutions of Christians in, 254-military force of, 257-religious toleration, ib.-manners and customs of its inhabitants, 260
CHRIST, the Imitation of, a work errone- ously ascribed to Thomas A. Kempis, 598-proved to have been written by the Abbate Gersen, ib.
Christians, persecutions of, in China, 1805,
254 Churchwardens, their interference with sa- cred architecture, 140 Cid, the, of Corneille, 496
Citizen's Pocket Chronicle, 591 Civilisation, striking effect of its influence, 65
Clare (John), his Shepherd's Calendar, 271 Clarendon (Earl of), inquiries respecting his character, 323-charges against him, 324
Clothing in China, 252
Cobbett (William), character of, 511 Code, penal, its establishment in Ireland, 535 Coleridge, his translation of Wallenstein,
compared with that of Muire, 483-4 Colombo, some account of him, 167—ac- count of his four voyages, 168 Colombia, travels in the interior of, 443 Collection of the Voyages and Discoveries
made by the Spaniards, towards the end of the 15th century, 167
Comedy, the Divine, of Dante 109-ac- count of one in verse, 142 Comines (Philip de), account of, 493 Common Prayer, laws concerning it still unrepealed, 476
Constable's Miscellany, 103, 297
Converts from infidelity, examples of, 298 Cookery, its history, 35-it is one of the fine arts, 41-work of Mr. Ude upon, 42- works of Mrs. Rundell and Dr. Kitchener upon, 47
Cookery, French domestic, 46
Corfu, narrative of an excursion from, to Smyrna, 464
Coronation Oath, important correspondence and opinions concerning, 387 Cow-pox-see Vaccination
Cramer, his performance on the piano, 556 Crocodile, Bell's observations on the natu- ral History of the, 153
Cromwell (Thomas) character of, 228, 9 Crowquill, his Absurdities, in prose and verse, 458-extract from, ib.
Curran, the Irish orator, character of, 581 -anecdotes of, 582
Dame Rebecca Berry; or, court scenes, in the reign of Charles II., 144
Dante, peculiar character of his genius, 110-his great poem of the Divine Comedy, 112-it is the favourite book of enlightened readers, 115
Davis (Miss Cecilia), her case recommend- ed to the public, 558
Davy (Sir Humphrey), his discourses be- fore the Royal Society, 315-his sensible and modest exhortation, 318-his preten- sions, 323
Deaf and Blind, French periodical publi- cation for the use of, 414 Death's Doings, notice of, 152 Death, poetical description of, 278 De Fontaines, a French poet, 240 Delavigne (Casimir), a French poet, 241 De l'Hopital (The Chancellor), character of, 124
Denis (Ferdinand), his history of the lite- rature of Portugal and Brazil, 150 De Retz (Cardinal) his powers of debate,
De Roos, his travels in the United States and Canada, 558-his opinion of Ame- rican society, 559---his view of the pros- pects of the Union, 560---his erroneous account of the American law for the election of President, ib.---his account of Washington and New York, 561 De Vere, a novel, peculiar superiority of the work, 89-account of the story and characters, 90, 91-contains a great deal of politics, 99-singular predictions respecting the elevation of Mr. Canning,
Diocletian, edict of, 34
Discourses, Sir H. Davy's, before the Royal Society, 315
Dissenters, history of, under the reigns of Geo. I., II., and III., 477, 8 Dissenters, Protestant, Summary of the Laws respecting, 473-efforts to repeal those laws, 480
Dod's (Meg.) her work on cookery, 48 Drama of France, 491
Dramatic Scenes, &c. By Miss Mitford, 203 Duel, a ludicrousa ccount of an Irish, 585 Dufresnoy (Madame), a French poetic writer, 237
Dugdale, (Sir Wm.), his life and corres- pondence, 335-account of his works, 340
Durante, his duettos, 548
Duvergier de Hauranne, his letters on England and Ireland, 508
Edgeworth (Miss), her dialogues, 595 Education, French periodical publications on, 413
Education of the lower classes, proposed as a means of health, 598 Egypt, beautiful description of, 516 Eldon (Earl of), his life, 456 Elections, Letters on, 508 Elizabeth (Queen), letter of, to her sister, (afterwards Queen Mary), 230---her committal to the Tower, 231-anecdote shewing her stern vindictive character, 232-her virginity contradicted, 33-her rule in Ireland, 532
Elizabeth (The Princess), daughter of G. 3, curious anecdote of, 356 Ellis (Henry), his collection of letters illustrative of British history, 220
(Hon. Agar), his inquiries respect- ing the character of Lord Clarendon,
Falkland, a novel, 269
Females, account of those of Bogota, 447
Fire, a new kind of, 469
Flowers, exhibition of, at Brussels, 600 Foote (Sam.), anecdote of, 300 Ford (John), Dramatic Works of, 497- his Genius and Character, 502 Foscolo, Ugo, his illustrations of Dante's Divine Comedy, 111
France, recent lyric and elegiac poets of, 237-periodical publications of, 412- ancient freedom of, 432---literature of, 488---poets of, 490---drama of, 491--- academy of, 497
Francia (Dr.), the Dictator of Paraguay--- account of his life and administration, 374
Freemasons, account of, 184 Froissart, character of, 492 Fronde, the history of, 430 Fuglences, description of an evening party at, 83
Funeral, description of one in Germany,
Future Existence, discourses on, 304
Gaming, practice of in Venezuela, 447 Gariep, the, a river forming part of the northern boundary of the Cape Colony, 194---not favourable for navigation, 201 Gentleman, Dr. Johnson's definition of, 592---the word greatly abused, ib. George III., his declaration, in 1763, of his determination to retire to Hanover, sooner than submit to be ruled by Lord Chatham, 237-Letters of, on the Catholic question, 387
German, tour of one in England, 279--- romances, lives of authors of, 157 Germany, the secret tribunals of, 183 Gifford (Wm.), his edition of Ford's works, 497
Glee, the English, character of, 556 Gluck, his operas, 551
Goethe, effect of his writings on German literature, 164-his remarks on amatory poems of the Servians, 72 Graff-Reinet, a town in Southern Africa, description of, 197
Graham (Mrs. Maria), her account of the king and queen of the Sandwich Islands, 60
Grasshopper, golden, the symbol of initia- tion among the Egyptian priests, 521 Grassini, her excellence as a singer, 553 Gray, the poet, anecdote of, 301 Greece, lyric poetry of, 295---evenings in, by T. Moore, Esq. 301
excursion through the northern part of, 464 Grunnius (Corocotta), his last will, 41 Guanas, sea, the ugliest monsters of crea- tion, 64
Guards, The, a novel, 263
Guativata, lake of, in Colombia, supposed to contain some golden idols of the In- dians, 450
Gusle, a Servian musical instrument, 72
Hackman, the assassin of Miss Ray, 550 Hale (Sir Matthew), his remarks on the mortality caused by the small-pox, 83 Haliburton, his view of the future maritime power of the United States, 564 Hamilton (J. P.), travels of, through the interior of Columbia, 443 Hamper (Wm. Esq.), his edition of the life and correspondence of Sir W. Dug- dale, 335
Henry VIII., letter of, 229
Hermit in Germany, The, account of, 116, 341 Herschel (Sir Wm.), character of, 316--- his papers on physico-mathematical science, 319
Hertford (Countess), in the time of Queen Elizabeth, affecting story of, 232 Hindoos, character of, by Dr. Heber, 597 Hints to churchwardens, 140
Historians, two great classes of, 327 Historiettes, or tales of continental life, 268
History, letters illustrative of British, by Henry Ellis, 220
remarks on the various kinds of, 328---of Ireland, 527
Hoffman, a German writer, some account of, 160
Hogg (Thomas), his treatise on the growth of the carnation, 293 Hospital-sisters, the establishment of, re- commended, 149
Hugo (Victor), a French poet, 244 Hundred days, Barrington's anecdotes of,
Hungary, account of the literature of, 132---description of its language, by Gibbon, 135
Jack (Mr.), a German, his tour in Eng- land, 279
Ice-boat, description of one on one of the lakes of Canada, 565
Jenner (Doctor Edward), life of, 81--- the great discoverer of vaccination, 85 Jewell (Dr.), his observations in support of the practice of Man-midwifery, 15 Jews, established in England, a work on the, much wanted, 598
Illuminés, their establishment and effect, 184
Indies, the history of, by Father Las Casas, 173---works of Oviedo on, 174
Insect, the Nigua, account of, 432 Intelligence, Literary and Miscellaneous, Foreign and Domestic, 151, 307, 468, 598
Ireland, historic memoirs of, promised by Sir J. Barrington, 588
Leigh's Road Book of, 298-let- ters on, 513-history of, 527-miseries of, 529-various points in the history of, 528-brighter prospects for her, 538 Judges, sample of Irish Puisne ones, 583 -the chief justices and chancellors, great duellists, 584
Iu-kiao-li, a Chinese novel, 460 July, poetical description of, 273 Justice, report of the administration of, in France, 599
Kadocks, an order of freemasons, 185 Karaimoku, regent of the Sandwich is- lands, his public reception of Lord By- ron, 66
Karmath, an Arabian tale, 429 Kenyon (Lord), answers of, to the king respecting the Catholic question, 387 Kiaukiauli, king of the Sandwich islands,
his education under an American mis- sionary, 66
King (the late), his letters on the coro- nation oath, 387 Kisfaludi (Alexander), a Magiar poet, character of, 136-extracts from one of his poems, 137, 8
Kitchener (Dr.), his work on cookery, 47 Knowledge, society for the diffusion of, account of, and its productions, 104
Ladies, of Bogota, description of their ap- pearance, dress, and manners, 448 La Harpe, a French poet, 238
Lakes, the, of Canada, mode of passing them, 565
Lamartine, French poet, 242
Lancasterian system, established in Colum- bia, 451
Lepeletier (Michel), a Parisian, some ac-
count of him and his works, 146 Letters, illustrative of English history, col- lection of, by Mr. Ellis, 220-letter from a disabled soldier who fought at Agincourt, 226-of Wolsey to Crom- well, 228-of Henry 8th, 229-of Queen Elizabeth, 230-of Charles 1st, to bishop Juxon, 234-curious specimens of, 358- important ones respecting the Catholic question, 387-on the elections of Eng- land and on Ireland, 508 Library of useful knowledge, 103 of the People, ib.
Life, poetical description of, 278 Liliah, the adopted sister of the Sandwich Islands' Queen, her conduct on the death of the latter, 62
Limerick, the treaty of, unfulfilled, 534 Lingard (Dr.), his history of England trans- lated into French, 600
Literature, Royal Society of, its transac- tions, 20
Lives-see Biography
Locré (Baron), his work on the legislation of France, 149
Lodge (Michael), Sir Jonah Barrington's portrait of, 576
Lord Mayor of London, his visit to Oxford, 210-advance to Hounslow, 213
Love, passion of, scarcely known to the Laplanders, 8
Loves of the Angels, originally one of the episodes in the Epicurean, 514
Macbeth, produced in Paris as a lyrical tragedy, 599
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