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Justin Martyr objects to Jewish doc-
trines, 166-account of the statue
to Simon Magus by, 170.

K.

Kruse, on the attempt to teach deaf
mutes articulation, cited, 336
on pantomime, 340.
Kühner's Greek Grammar, translated
by Edwards and Taylor, noticed,
248.

L.

Lacretelle, account of the reception
of Franklin at Paris by, 460.
Landscape Gardening, 302-treat-
ises concerning, 303-progress
made in, 304-W. Irving on, in
England, 305-beauty of the ef-
fects produced by, 306- necessity
of studying, in this country, 307-
directions for architecture in, 308
-means of improving, in New
England, 310-no aid to be ob-
tained from artists in, 311-books
relating to, 312-operations_on
ground in, 313 - beautiful effect
of trees in, 315-rules for orna-
namental planting in, 317-dis-
position of the groups in, 318-
selection of trees for, 319-trans-
planting trees in, 324-effects of
a taste for, 328.
La Salle, Sparks's life of, 97-ac-
count of the expedition of, 98--
misfortunes and high spirit of, 98
- various authorities for the life
of, 100 original documents dis-
covered by, 101. See Sparks.
Lebanon, Cedars of, 216.
Lee, Mr., attack on Franklin by, 458.
Lewis, Monk, criticised by Sydney
Smith, 117.

Library of American Biography, by
J. Sparks, reviewed, 96-merits
of the plan, ib. contents of, 97—
Sparks's Life of La Salle in the, ib.

Everett's Life of Patrick Henry
in the, 102 See Sparks.
Linden trees, remarkable age of some,
207-ornamental effect of, 323.
Literary Remains of Willis Gaylord
Clark, noticed, 239.

Literature, false dignity in, 106

truth better than formality in, 108.
Logan, Mr., letter about Franklin by,
466.

Longévité des Arbres, par A. P. De
Candolle, reviewed, 190. See
Trees and De Candolle.
Lorenzana describes the Mexican
Cypress, 228.

Loudon, J. C., Arboretum Britanni-
cum and Encyclopædia of Trees
by, reviewed, 189-astonishing
industry of, 195- misfortunes of,
196-curious matter in his work,
197-account of British Oaks by,
211.
Encyclopædia of Garden-
ing by, reviewed, 302-Arboretum
at Derby planned by, 314. See
Landscape.

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Loyalists, the American, 261-not
to be judged indiscriminately, 262

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number and power of, 263, 283
the "Addressers" in Massa-
chusetts, 264 cant names of, ib.
note number of, in New England
and at the South, 265-numbered
many of the clergy among them,
266-newspapers devoted to, 267
- disruption of family ties caused
by, 268-why so numerous, 270

instances of the persecution of,
271-increased by recreant Whigs,
272-pretexts for the conduct of,
274 - important offices obtained
by, 275- arguments of, refuted
by the event, 277-ought to be
judged mercifully, 278, 298-
course pursued by, during the
war, 279- enormities committed
by some of, 281, 285- list of dis-
tinguished persons in the ranks of,
282-number of those of inferior
note, 283 incidents showing the
strength of, 284 dreadful strife
waged by, at the South, 285 —
legislative acts against, 286-in-
justice of many of these acts, 288

question of compensation to,
289 - arguments against remuner-
ating, 291 liberal rewards grant-

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ed to, 293 harsh conduct of the
States towards, 294-emigrate to
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick,
295 places settled by, 296-
feelings against them not to be
perpetuated, 298-create the pros-
perity of the British Colonies,

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300-final reflections respecting,
301.
Loyola, Ignatius, circumstances at-
tendant on the birth of, 412- life
of, as a page and soldier, 414 —
sufferings of, from his wound, 415
vision of St. Peter by, 416-
reads the lives of the Saints, ib.-
conversion of, 417-goes to Mont-
serrat, 418- tempted by Satan,
419 Spiritual Exercises of, 420
goes to the Holy Land, ib.-
turns to study at Barcelona, 421 -
persecuted by the Inquisitors, 422
goes to Paris, 423- life of, in
that city, 424-makes six con-
verts, 425 visits his early home,
ib.- becomes acquainted with Ca-
raffa at Venice, 426-founds the
Company of Jesus, 427-estab-
lishes the order at Rome, 423
draws up the Constitutions, 429
strict discipline required by, 430
later life and character of, 431
dying hours of, 432 — characteris-
tics of, 432. See Jesuits.
Luther, early life of, 413-internal
struggles of, in the Waldburg, 415
wrong parallel between Loyola
and, 420 triumph of, 421.

M.

Maclure, William, buys and pub-
lishes the Sylva of Michaux, 190

munificent benefactions of, 191.
Magic squares, Franklin's invention
of, 466.
Mann, Horace, Seventh Annual Re-
port by, reviewed, 329-objections
to his opinions respecting the in-
struction of deaf mutes, 330-
misrepresents the mode of instruc-
tion here, 331-confounds the
language of gestures with the
manual alphabet, 334-cases cited
by, prove nothing,335 - assertions
of, disproved by high authorities,
336-not acquainted with the
facts, 338- arguments of, refuted,
341 advantages alleged by, are
small, 346 probable ill success
of, 348. See Deaf and Articula-
tion.

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Maples, ornamental effect of, 323.
Marcionites, opinions of the, 162.
See Gnostics.

Marlborough, anecdote of the Duke
of, 304.

Marsh, Rev. H. C., profligacy of, 10.
Marshall, Judge, on the war at the
South, 286.

Massachusetts, number of Loyalists
in, 264-severities exercised a-
gainst them in, 287- harsh and
unjust conduct of, 294.
Metres, Munk on the Greek and Ro-
man, translated by Beck and Fel-
ton, noticed, 488.
Mexican Cypresses, great size of,
228.

Michaux, F. A., The North American

Sylva by, reviewed, 189-pub-
lished by Maclure, 190-wretched
edition of, 191 - labors and travels
of the author of, 192-his history of
Oaks, published by his son, ib. —
carries American trees to Paris,
193.

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Michelet, M., on the Jesuits, re-
viewed, 412.

Middleton, Henry, Jr., The Govern-

ment and the Currency by, no-
ticed, 499.

Milnor, Dr., on the instruction of the
deaf and dumb, 338.

Milton indebted to other poets, 33.
Mineralogy, Phillips's Treatise on,
edited by Allan and Alger, no-
ticed, 240.

Minuteness of narration, attractive-
ness of, 453.
Monson, Sir W., account of Drake
by, 76, 79.

Morals, Manners, and Poetry of
England. See England.
Morals, Franklin's system of, 470 —
utility as a test and a motive in,
472-how motives are purified
in, ib.

Morel, Mademoiselle, on the instruc-
tion of the deaf and dumb, 337,341.
Munk, Edward, on the metres of the
Greeks and Romans, noticed, 488.

N.

Neill, Dr., describes the Fortingal
Yew, 222.

Neustadt, aged Linden tree in, 207.
New York, number of Loyalists in,
265-laws against them in, 287-
harsh conduct of, 294.

Newspapers, politics of the, during
the American Revolution, 267.
Nobility, English, immorality of, 7.
Nombre de Dios plundered by Drake,
80.

Normans, manners of the, in Eng-
land, 30.

North American Sylva, by Michaux
and Nuttall, reviewed, 189. See
Sylva and Michaux.

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Norton, Andrews, on the Evidences
of the Genuineness of the Gospels,
reviewed, 142 time and labor
given by, to the work, 143-close
logic and great learning of, 144
confidence due to the statements
and reasonings of, 145-originality
and fearlessness of the speculations
of, 146-conscientious direction of
the labors of, 147-plan and ob-
jects of, 148-validity of the rea-
soning employed by, 149- outline
of the argument adopted by, 152-
appeals to the testimony of the
Gnostics, 153 – -reasons for the
broad scope of his argument, 154
- its conclusive character, 158 -
his opinion of the Gnostics, 161
abstract of the account of these
heretics by, 162-cited to explain
the false assumption of the Chris-
tian name in the early centuries,
163 minute account of pseudo-
Christian sects by, 164 - his views
respecting the Old Testament cited,
168-his opinion of the Fathers,
170 curious dissertations by, ib.
-examines the opinions of the
ancients respecting the being of a
God, 171 on the words 90s and
deus, 173-on the influence of
Christianity upon Pagan philoso-
phy, cited, 174-traces out the
rudiments of Gnosticism, 175 —
on the Platonic doctrine of ideas,
176 his objections to Berkeley's
defence of Nominalism examined,
177-

- on the character of ancient
philosophy, 178-on the Gnostic
doctrine of emanations, 181 - and
of the formation of the universe,
183 on the monstrous character
of the Gnostic doctrines, 184 — on
the apocryphal Gospels, 187
great value and interest of his
work, 188. See Gnostics and Gos-
pels.

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Pennsylvania, Historical Review of,
481.

Peter Bell, the story of, 376.
Philadelphia, feelings towards Dr.
Franklin in, 469.
Phillips, William, Treatise on Min-
eralogy by, edited by Alger, notic-
ed, 240.

Philosophy of the ancients, unsatis-
factory character of, 155- an ob.
stacle to the progress of Christian-
ity, 156 imperfect recognition of
the being of a God in the, 172-
Norton's views of, 178.
Pine trees, age of, 222 -
the White,
223-the Lambert, 224.

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Playfair on Franklin as a man of
science, 465.

Plowden, History of Ireland by, cited,
23.

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Plymouth in England indebted to
Drake, 87, 93.
Poetry, character of, in this age, 352
different phases of, at different
times, 353 correct school of, ib.
-in Queen Anne's time, 354
causes of the reaction against this
school of, 355-influence of the
spiritual philosophy on, 356-spec-
ulative and earnest character of,
358-effect of the French Revo-
lution on, 359- reflects the char-
acteristics of the age, 360-Words-
worth's views of, 366. See Words-
worth.

Poets and Poetry of America, article
in the Foreign Quarterly on, re-
viewed, 1. See England.
Poet's Epitaph, by Wordsworth, quot-
ed, 375.

Poinsett, Mr., measures the Mexican
Cypress, 228.

Pollok, Course of Time by, 38.
Poor Richard, by Franklin, morality
of, 470.

Pope, poetry of, easily imitated, 354
affected by the material philoso-
phy of his age, 356.

Price, Mr., account of Dr. Arnold by,
393.

Priestley, Dr., account of Wedder-
burn's attack on Dr. Franklin by,
456.

Pye, H. J., poet-laureate, odes by,
cited, 42.

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Robinson, Dr., letter from, respecting
the review of Olin's Travels, 253.
Rose, Mr., satirized by Sydney Smith,
119.
S.

Salle. See La Salle.
Sancerre, great Chestnut at, 210.
Sargent, John O., Lecture on Steam
Navigation by, noticed, 491.
Savonarola, opinions and fate of, 413.
Scientific men, disinterestedness not a
virtue of, 463- small success of
the efforts of, 464.

Scott, Sir W., on landscape garden-
ing, 315 -on forests, 316.
Scriven, S. S., on the employment of
children in the mines, cited, 17.
Secondary desires, law of the forma-
tion of, 472.

Sedgwick, Miss, as a writer of novels,
436.

Sewall, Jonathan, the Loyalist, 269.
Shelburne founded by Loyalists, 297.
Shelley, imaginative power of, 63.
Signs used for language, 332.
Simcoe, Col. J. G., History of the

Queen's Rangers by, reviewed,
261. See Loyalists.

Simon Magus, statue erected to, 170.
"Sir Francis Drake Revived" cited,
74, 79.

Smith, Sydney, works of, reviewed,
104 characteristics of, 105-
frankness and familiarity of, 106 —
laughs at false literary dignity,
108 derides forms and names,
109 articles on America by, 110
-humorous account of English
taxation by, 111 - avoids vulgari-
ty, 112 good-nature and philan-
thropy of, 113-his account of
the origin of the Edinburgh Re-
view, ib.contributions of, to
that Journal, 114-on pulpit dis-
courses, cited, 115-as a critic,
116 specimens of his short criti-
cisms, 117 his keen perception
of moral distinctions, 119-a stur-
dy reformer, 120-a friend to
Ireland, 121 - laughs at the in-
consistency of English philanthro-
py, 122-his felicity of expres
sion, 123 insects in the tropics
described by, ib. - humorous ac-
count of Scotchmen and Noodles
by, 124 - faults of, 125 - his let-
ters on American Debts, 126-

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acted like a Noodle in investing
his money, 127.
Somma, aged Cypress at, 216.
Sophocles, E. A., Catalogue of Greek
Verbs by, noticed, 246.
Soulavie, Franklin's letter to, on
earthquakes, 468.

Southey on the English clergy cited,
11 a radical in his youth, 361.
Spain, enmity of, to Queen Eliza-
beth, 73-war waged by, 88.
Spanish frigates, affair of the, 25.
Sparks, Jared, Library of American
Biography by, reviewed, 96- life
of La Salle by, 97-high merits
of the work, 99- does justice to
Hennepin, 100-other authorities
used by, ib. - -note by, on the
Virginia Resolutions, 103-Life
and Works of B. Franklin by, re-
viewed, 446-merits of the edi-
tion, ib.- successful researches
of, 447
- care and fidelity of, 448
weight due to the opinions of,
449 publication of the auto-
biography by, 450-high merit of
the continuation of the memoirs
by, 454-account of Franklin's
coolness under provocation by,
458-settles the question about
the authorship of the Historical
Review of Pennsylvania, 482. See
Franklin.

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St. John, number of Loyalists in, 296.
Steam Navigation, Lecture on, by
John O. Sargent, noticed, 491.
Steuart, Sir H., the Planter's Guide
by, 324.

Stow the historian, on Sir F. Drake,
73, 90.

Street, Alfred B., Drawings and Tint-
ings by, noticed, 495.
Styles on Methodism reviewed by
Smith, 118.

Sycamore Maple, age of one, in the
Grisons, 206.

Sylva, The North American, by F.
A. Michaux, and Continuation of,
by T. Nuttall, reviewed, 189
wretched edition of, 191. See
Michaux and Nuttall.

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Trees, the longevity of, 189-no
natural limit to the life of, 197 -
why unlike animals in this re-
spect, 198 better compared with
zoophytes, 199- reasons for a
short actual duration of some,
200-how their age may be ascer-
tained, 201― remarkable cases of
the longevity of, 205 allusions

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to, by the ancients, 206-aged
Lindens, ib.- Planes or Syca-
mores, 208- Chestnuts, 209-
Oaks, 211 Olives, 215 - Cy.
presses, ib. Cedars of Lebanon,
217 Yews, 219- Pines and
Firs, 222 - American Cypresses,
226-Baobabs, or Monkey Breads,
232-Dragon-tree, 236-conclu-
sion respecting the age of, 238-
picturesque effects of, 316-vari-
ous kinds of, for shade and orna-
ment, 319-modes of transplant-
ing, 324.
Turgot affixes the Latin inscription
to the portrait of Franklin, 460.

U.

Utility, consideration of, in ethics,
472.

V.

Vanbrugh, opinion of, respecting im-
provements in Landscape, 304.
Vaudracour and Julia quoted, 374.

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