a prejudiced partisan, 111 - dis-
putes the excellence of the old
masters, 112-his only standard
the truth of nature, 113—criticizes
the landscape-painters only, 114 -
sweeping censures passed by, 115
-on Claude and Ruysdael, 116-
deficient in candor, 117 - incon-
sistent and passionate, 118-dog-
matizes and misstates, 119 - on
the tapering of trees, ib. - mistakes
the criterion of art, 122-praises
Rubens, 123-partial and unjust,
124 -on minute finish and detail,
125-prefers particular to general
truths, 127-places form above
color, 128 - an amateur in water-
colors, 129-prefers them to oil,
132 insensible to the higher
qualities of art, 134 unjust to
Constable, 135.

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Paracelsus, by Robert Browning, re-
viewed, 357-represents the poet's
early life, 372-cited, ib.

Parkhurst prison, separation in, 186.
Parr, Dr., the teacher of Sheridan,
75.

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Past and Present of the American.
people, 426-compared together,
428-in point of religion, ib. — of
the lust of conquest, 430 of the
love of gain, 433- of patriotism,
of courage, 438-of fickle-
ness of will, 442- of sectional
prejudice, 443- of party spirit, 444.
Pentonville prison, 180-arrange-

435

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ments of, 181-effects and ex-
penses of, 182- insanity in, 183.
Philadelphia prison, 153-mortality
in, 154 deaths of black convicts
at, 156 periods of confinement
in, 157 how much society al-
lowed in, 158-number of con-
victs made insane in, 161 -causes
imbecility instead of reformation,
164-concealment of facts respect-
ing, 165-earnings of convicts in,
174 expensiveness of, 175-
frightful results of, 176.
Philanthropists, bitter quarrels of,
146-speculative, harm done by,
319-mistakes committed by, 321
political, characterized, 477.
Philosophy of Government, Sismondi
on the, 32.

Phips, Sir William, captures Port
Royal, 218.

Pickering, John, learning and liber-
ality of, 263.

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Pitt, William, Sheridan's witty at-
tack on, 94 coldness and selfish-
ness of, 351- makes a tool of Ad-
dington, 352.

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Poets, posthumous honors paid to,
357 unfair to put them off upon
posterity, 358- how they are
treated by the critics, 360-review
each other, in Germany, 362 –
judged by their predecessors, 363
transcend old rules and try to
make new ones, 364-
- are a law
to themselves, 365- wish to be
studied with faith and reverence,
366-differ from mere rhymers,
367 -are not bound to write for
dunces, 371-self-willed and per-
verse, 458 apt to whimper and
grumble, 459 - egotistical and
self-exaggerating, 460 -
not pecu.
liar, but common beings, 461 -
might easily change their vocation,
462- usually lack common sense,
463 sad story of many, 464-
amazing increase of, 465. stand
in their own light, 467-

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mistake

novelty for originality, 468-in-
vent new laws of criticism, 469-
need not publish unless they like,
470.

Poland, living writers of, 323 -
serious and earnest literature of,
324 national spirit in, 325
early writers in, ib. Rey, ib.
Kochanowski, 329-idyls of Szy-
monowicz, 331 golden period of
literature in, 332- French taste
becomes prevalent in, 333 — Kra-
sicki, ib. other authors under the
last king of, 334 - Karpinski, 335

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latest literature of, ib. has
learned self-reliance, 336 — Niem-
cewicz, 337- Malczewski, 338-
Brodzinski, 340-future destiny
of, 347.

Political Economy, Sismondi's Es-
says in, reviewed, 32-metayer
system in, 37-Sismondi's first
work on, 44-his New Views of,
63-distinguished from chrema-
tistics, 64 production and distri-
bution in, 65-over-production in,
66-displacement of human labor
in, 67.

Poor, the, and the humble, ancient

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civilization did nothing for, 411-
disregarded in the religious sys-
tems of the ancients, 412-and by
modern pagans, 413- had few
legal rights, 414-rights of, ac-
knowledged only by Christians,
415 condition of, in Hindostan
and China, 418-kindly treated
by the Jews, 419-emancipated
and protected by Christianity, 421
-indebted to it for a home, 423 -
relieved by it in Polynesia, 424.
Poussin, Nicolo, as an artist, 139.
Precocity of genius lacks real
strength, 261.

Prison Discipline in America, by
Francis C. Gray, reviewed, 145
philanthropists dispute about, 146
-experience acquired in, 147–
twofold objects of, 150-life or
reason not to be sacrificed by, 151
a favorite subject for theorists,
152-comparison of the two sys-
tems of, 153-deaths caused by,
154-insanity produced by, 161

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imbecility mistaken for reforma-
tion by, 164 for short terms of
confinement, 166 in New Jer- •
sey, 168-in Rhode Island, 171 —
productiveness of labor under, 173

the Boston Society of, 177 -
opinion in Europe about, 178 -
English experience in, 179 – -at
Pentonville, 180-English opin-
ions about, cited, 186.

Religious Theory of Government, by
A. H. Vinton, 426.

Report on Massachusetts trees and
shrubs, by G. B. Emerson, review-
ed, 190.

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Republics, political effects of war
on, 315-how affected by political
clubs, 316 and by the influence
of individuals, 318 by social
theorists and political philanthro-
pists, 319-injured by the incul.
cation of abstract principles, 320-
mode of remedying evils in, 322-of
the ancients were oligarchies, 413.
Revolution, of 1688, Mackintosh on
the, 275- French, frightful aspect
of the, 288. See French the au-
thors of the American, were colo-
nists, 427-some were unbelievers,
428 - some were land-speculators,
432 avarice and rapacity of, 433
- censured for these things by
Washington, 434- often deficient
in patriotism, 435- refused to sup-
port the war, 436- deserted the
army, 437-cowardice of officers,
438 traitors
439-im-
among,
proper persons appointed to com-
mand, 440 resignations of offi-
cers, 441
led by mercenary
motives, 442-quarrel with each
other, ib.
excuses for, 445.
Rey, a Polish author, 325-early
life and education of, 326-litera-
ry productions of, 327-transla-
tions from, 328.

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Reynolds, Sir J., Notes and Dis-
courses of, 111.
Rhode Island prison,
system in, 17i.

the separate

Rivals, The, Sheridan's comedy,
81-criticized, 82.

Robespierre, Lamartine's account of,
297, 303.

Rockingham party, Sheridan joins
the, 92.

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Rome, final conquest of Italy by, 3
Histories of, by B. G. Niebuhr
and Leonhard Schmitz, reviewed,
280 yet an unappropriated sub-
ject for history, 281-suicide com-
mon at, 406- morals of, in the
Augustan age, 407- the poor not
favored in, 414-number of slaves
in, 416-pauperism and infanti-
cide in, 417.

School for Scandal, The, 86.
Schools of Boston, Reports on the,
reviewed, 446-social position of
the teachers of, 448-small pay
for instruction in, 450-impor-
tance of the work done in, 452
the report on, by G. B. Emerson,
453-mode of examining, 454
proper studies in, 455.
Scott, Sir W., on the commonness of
poetic talent, 466.
Separate and social systems of prison
discipline, 147-how compared
with each other, 153- mortality
caused by, 154-society allowed
under, 159 insanity caused by,
161-experience of, in New Jer-
sey, 168
- in Rhode Island, 171-
frightful results of, at Philadel-
phia, 176 trials of, in England,
179 at Pentonville, 180 - dif-
ferent application of, in England,
183-English opinions about, cit-
ed, 186.

Shakspeare, meagreness of the biog-
raphy of, 464.

Shaw, Samuel, Journals and Life of,
by Josiah Quincy, noticed, 250.
Shepherd, Edward, on prison disci-
pline, 184.

Sheridan, Richard B., life and works

of, reviewed, 72-prominent qual-
ities of, 73- witty and vicious,

74-parentage and education of,
75-his life at school, 76- early
literary efforts of, 77 falls in
love, 78- elopement and marriage
of, 79-fights two duels, 80
writes the comedy of The Rivals,
81 faults and merits of, as a
dramatist, 82, 87-writes a farce
and an opera, 83-character of
his wit, 84-buys Drury Lane
Theatre, 85 his School for
Scandal, 86- The Critic by, 87
- comic characters of, 88 - real
powers of, 89- -as an orator and
politician, 90-enters Parliament,
91-accepts and resigns office, 92
- a member of the Coalition min-
istry, 93 his sharp retort on Pitt,
94 an effective partisan, 95-
his
his parliamentary wit, 96-
speech on the impeachment of
Hastings, 97- his eloquence char-
acterized, 98 - in Westminster
Hall, 99 studied artificial ora-
tory of, 101 compared with
Irish orators, 102 - florid style of,
103 separates from Burke, 104

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leads the opposition with Fox,
105-second marriage and later
history of, 106-betrays the Whig
leaders, 107- misery of his last
scene, 108-moral estimate of,

109.

Shirley, Governor, plans the expedi-
tion against Acadie, 221.
Sismondi, J. C. L., the life and opin-
ions of, 32-parentage and edu-
cation of, 33-resides at Lyons,
34-visits England, 35-driven
from Geneva, 36-fixes his resi-
dence in Tuscany, 37-imprison-
ment of, 38 - correspondence of,
with his mother, 39-liberal po-
litical opinions of, 40-literary
labors of, 42- his Studies in the
Social Sciences, 43-returns to
Geneva, 44 - studies Italian his-
tory, 45-History of the Italian
Republics by, 46-publishes his
work, 47-consistency and indus-
try of, 48-friends and associates
of, 50 - travels with Madame de
Staël, 51
- peculiar tastes of, 52
- travels in Germany, ib. -on
Austrian politics, 53- other pub.
lications of, 54-Littérature du

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Midi by, ib. History of the
French by, 55-supports Napole.
on's government, 57- his con-
versation with Napoleon, 58-re-
turns to his studies, 60- domestic
life of, 61-later publications of,
62- as a political economist, 63 —
on manufactures and over-produc-
tion, 66— earnestness of, in po-
litical economy, 68-not a radi-
cal, 69 on the politics of Ge-
neva, 70-sickness and death of,
71-Mignet's eulogy on, 72.
Slavery among the ancients, 415 -
forbidden or ameliorated by Chris-
tianity, 422.

Social Sciences, Sismondi's Studies
in the, 43.

Solar System, J. P. Nichol's Con-
templations on the, noticed, 253.
Sordello, by Robert Browning, re-
viewed, 357-misty and incom-
prehensible, 369- must be viewed
in perspective, 371.
Squatters in Australia, 486.
Staël, Madame de, gives advice to
Sismondi, 47-rightly judged by
him, 50-refuses to return to Na-
poleon, 57- the death of, 60.
Statistics, value of correctness in,
149.

St. Patrick's Day, by Sheridan, 83.
Suicide common at Rome, 406.
Szymonowicz, idyls of, 331.

T.

Tasmania, settlement of, 483.
Teachers, proper social position of,
448-insufficiently paid, 449 –
ought to be seen in elegant society,
451.

Theorists, social, mischief caused
by, 319.

Tiber, course of the river, 5.
Tickell, witty caricature of Sheridan
by, 94.

Titian, minute finish of, 125-land-
scapes of, 136-compared with
Raphael, 137.

Trees of Massachusetts, G. B. Em-
erson's Report on the, reviewed,
190-thoughtless destruction of,
192-burning of forests of, 194
economical value of, 195

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die, 222 superseded in com-
mand, 226 proceedings of, at
Grand-Pré, 227.

Y.

and enterprise of, 191-foolishly
addicted to felling trees, 193-mi-
gratory instinct in, 197.

Z.