TITI LIVII PATAVINI HISTORIARUM LIBER I. ET SELECTA QUÆDAM CAPITA. 1 vol. 12mo.
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This volume is a continuation of the Boston Octavo Edition of Mrs Hemans's Poems, and, like those that have preceded it, is published under the direction and for the benefit of the author. Like the other volumes, also, it will contain a double titlepage, that it may be bound separately, or with 'The Forest Sanctuary' &c., as Part Second of Volume Second.
Aborigines of America, small number of travellers among, 91-principal sources of information concerning, up to the American revolution, were the French missionaries 92-ac- count of the Chippewas, a tribe of, 98-generic character of the langua- ges of, 104.
Alexander of Russia, his fears of rev-
olution, 256-his views with regard to Greece and Turkey, 256. Algebra, its use in the study of ge- ometry, 199.
America, History of, by Compagnoni,
31-number of Italians distinguish- ed in the history of, 31-conduct of Americus Vespucius in relation to the name of, vindicated, 33-mode in which the name came into use, 33 et seq.-unexplored state of many parts of the interior of, 90- travellers among the aborigines of, 91-principal sources of information concerning the interior parts of, are foreign, 93.
Antiquities, Grecian, Cleaveland's Epitome of, 269.
Apothecaries, cause of the extensive part taken by, in the practice of physic in England, 57-conditions under which they practise, 57-suit
instituted by physicians against, de- cided for the apothecaries, 58. Authors, eminent, alternations of ex- cellence in their works, 139. Axioms in geometry, remarks on, 204.
Bees, general interest in the study of, 338 of the instinct which guides them in the selection of a habitation, 339-their powers not susceptible of improvement, 340-certain unset- tled points in the history of, 341- the queen never leaves the hive, except with a swarm of, 341-rea- sons for this belief, 342-that the bees have not the power of trans- forming a neuter worm into a queen bee, 343-of the mode of hatching the egg of the queen, 344-merits of the writings of Huber on, 345— the care of, a desirable object in America, 346-remarks on the care of, 347-of the construction of hives for, 348-of their swarming, 350— of the poison honey of, 353-dis- tinction between bees of different ages, 355-effects of heat upon, 347 -and of cold, 348-are liable to dysentery and dyspepsia, 357-situ- ation of an apiary, 358-motives for keeping, 358-anecdote concern- ing 359.
Beltrami, J. C., on the sources of the Mississippi, 89.
Boileau, whimsical anecdote of, 397. Boundary line between the United States and British possessions, 492- the distinct questions concerning, and commissions which have been raised to settle them, 493-question concerning, which yet remains in dispute, 496.
Brazil, history and importance of, 40. Brown, C. B., excellence of his de-
lineations of Indian character, &c. 144.
Butler, Frederick, his Farmer's Manual and Treatise on Bees, 338.
Caldwell, Charles, Dr, his Discourse on the Genius and Character of Presi- dent Holley, 403-its contents and character, 405.
Canada, Lower, pamphlets relating to the crown lands in, reviewed, I -settlement of the American loy- alists in, 2-objected to by the inhabitants of, 3-tenure of lands in, 3-proposed changes in the state of property in, and proceedings relat- ing to, 4-of the feudal system in, 5 et seq-explanation of the most striking features of the system in, 9 -slow increase of population under the French government of, 11- causes of this, 11-indolence and indifference to wealth, of the inhab- itants of, 12-facts with regard to the grant and sale of the public lands in, 13-circumstances which have prevented the settlement of emi- grants in, 14 et seq.-obstacle aris- ing from the lands granted to the protestant clergy, 17-question aris- ing between the episcopal and pres- byterian clergy in, 18-income of the Catholic clergy in, 19-of an order of nobility and an aristocracy in, 21 et seq.-debate concerning in the British parliament, 24-dis- cussions between the assembly and the executive council of, 26. Canning, Mr, a decided tory, though admitting whigs into his cabinet, 217-adopts a liberal policy in his government, 220-proposes and ne- gotiates an interference in the affairs of Greece, 258.
Capolican, a Chilian warrior, his plan of defence against the Spanish, 37. Cass, Governor, his expedition of dis- covery, 95.
Châteaubriand, Viscount de, a cham- pion and advocate of the legitimate party in France, 226-his merits, character, and sketch of his life and writings, 229 et seq.-merits of his Genius of Christianity, 231-called into notice by Napoleon, 232—his attention to politics, 233-his effec- tiveness as a political writer, 234 -rupture of, with the Count de Villèle, 236-cause of this rupture, 237-his subsequent change of par- ty, and attack on the royalist admin- istration, 238-his inconsistency in this conduct, 263-his great success as a political writer, 247.
Chile, plan of warfare adopted by Ca- polican in the defence of, from the Spaniards, 38.
China, literature of, rich in poetry and romance, 533-promotion and mar- riage, importance of, in, 537-misre- presentations of the state of manners in, 538-success of the administra- tion of the government of, 539- analysis of one of the novels of, 540 et seq.-condition of society in, 561 -political institutions of, 561. Chinese novels, double marriage, a common dénouement in, 525-char- acter and mode of composition in, 535-probable perfection of, 536. Chippewa Indians, tribe of, situation and number, 98-their country, modes of life, and character, 99- have been deprived of their allow- ance from the United States, 100- feelings of, unfriendly to the United States, 100-government and reli- gion, 100-former condition and ancient customs, 101-character of the language of, 104-peculiarities &c. relating to the language of, 105 et seq.-present state of, 110--un- favorable circumstances under which they were visited, 111-errors in the history of the expedition relating to them, pointed out, 111. Cincinnati, account of, by an English
traveller, 417-various origin of the settlers of, 419.
Clarendon's History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, a new
edition of, with Warburton's notes, reviewed, 300-Johnson's opinion of, 300-excellences of his history, 301-his account of Lord Falkland, 301 of the fate of Hambden, 303 -and of Lord Falkland, 304—of the impeachment of the Earl of Strafford, 305-a safer authority as a historian of his times than Hume, 316. Classical learning, importance attach- ed to, in Germany, 333. Cleaveland, Charles D., his Epitome
of Grecian Antiquities, 269. Codification of the common law, ob- stacles in the way of, 172-has been generally the work of despots, 173
of Justinian and the Roman em- perors, evils which it removed, 173 of Napoleon in France, 174 -avowed object of, to give solidity to the law, 175-frequent publica- tion of reports answer in some measure the purpose of, 175-not free from the objection of difficult interpretation which applies to the common law, 178.
Colleges of physicians and surgeons, see Physicians and Surgeons. Columbia river, claim of the United States to, 502-state of the question concerning, 503-argument by which the American claim may be supported, 504. Comedian, low rank of the occupation of, in France, 390.
Common law, Kent's opinion of, 168 -its universality in some degree or form, 168-essential to every state, 169-character of the judge in rela- tion to, 170-most important point in the controversy against, now giv- en up, 171-present question in dis- pute, is as to the expediency of cod- ifying, 172-codification considered in relation to, 173 et seq.-utility of law reports to, 175 et seq.-discrep- ancies in the decisions of judges, a reproach to, 178-is not more ob- noxious to this objection, than codes themselves, 178-its connexion with statutory provisions, 179-is im- proved by the publication of reports, 180.
Compagnoni's America, a continua- tion of Segur's Universal History, 30-extent of the work, 31-its character popular and not profound,
32-enters into the history of the indigenous nations of America, 32— his opinion of the conduct of Ves- pucci, in giving a name to America, refuted, 33-his account of the cru- elties practised by the Spaniards in Cuba and Hayti, 35-his account of the conquest of Mexico, 35-and of Peru, 37-of the contests with the Indians in Chile, 37-of Brazil, Bo- gotá, and the United States, 40 et seq.
Cook, Capt., Ledyard's account of the death of, 362.
Cooper, Mr, his Red Rover, reviewed, 139-inequalities of his writings in common with other distinguished authors, 139-has exceeded in the introduction of Indian life and man- ners, 144-his excellence in de- scriptions and events of the sea, 144 -plot and events of his Red Rover, 145-indistinctness of catastrophe in his novels, 154.
Cortez, character and cruelties of, 36. Courts, English, Chancellor Kent's opinion of the character of, 183— American, importance and extent of the powers exercised by, 184.
Definitions in science, importance of exactness in, 199-improvement in those of geometry suggested, 200 --of straight and parallel lines, 201. Degrees, academic, origin of, 78. Denmark, an interesting object of at-
tention, 285-direction of the politi- cal revolutions of, 286-gradual es- tablishment of an aristocracy in, 287 want of a work on the public law of, 288-revolution in which the king was rendered abso- lute and hereditary, 290-character of this revolution, 292-account of the lex regia in, 294-mildness of the government of, and emancipa- tion of the peasants of, 295-prohi- bition of the slave-trade, 295-re- straint on theoretical despotism of, 296-orders of knighthood in, 297. Droz, Joseph, his Essay on the Art of Being Happy, 115-difference be- tween his theory and that of Dr Franklin, 116-makes happiness the direct and exclusive object of pur- suit, 119-recommends absolute
idleness, 120 et seq.-his positions considered, 122 et seq.-recom- mends disregard of public opinion, 129-renounces inadvertently his own doctrines, 130-his false view of independence, 134-failure of his theory in his own person, 136. Duelling, practice of, in the German Universities, 87.
Edinburgh, university and medical school of, 78.
Education, want of among the an- cients, a cause of the dissolution of their republics, 69-influence of, upon liberty, 70-state of the means in the United States for prepar- atory education, 71-provisions for the various kinds of, in the new London University, 72-interest taken by Washington in, 73-mode of teaching by lectures a pow- erful instrument in, 83. Emigration to Lower Canada, facts relating to, 14 et seq. Engel, John C. von, his History of Wallachia and Moldavia 464. England, laws regulating the practice of physic in, 54-late changes of ministry in, not likely to produce any important consequences, 216-this change chiefly a personal one, 217 -a revolution in the policy of, has taken place since the last war, to- wards liberalism, 219-circumstan- ces in the successive ministries of, which show this revolution, 220- prospect of the Wellington admin- istration of, 223-policy of, with re- gard to Greece, 259-jealousy of Russia by, 259-doubtful policy of, in regard to the treaty of London, 260-effects of the victory of Na- varino upon the interests of, 263- anxiety of, for the maintenance of peace, 264-power and prospects of compared with those of Russia, 267 -remarks on characters and events in the revolutionary history of, as recorded in Clarendon's History, 300 -state of public feeling in the long parliament of, 305-inconsistency of Hume in his account of the ori- gin of the civil wars of, 306-re- marks on their origin, as connected with religious grievances, 307-in-
fluence of the existence of monop- olies in producing them, 308-other grievances having the same tenden- cy, 309-of the first levying of ship- money in, 310-account of the re- ligious controversy in, between the church and non-conformists, from the accession of Elizabeth to the Long Parliament, 312-insignifi- cance of its origin, compared with the violence of oppression produced by it, 315-importance and peculiar nature of the relations of the United States with, 479-main subjects of discussion between, and the United States, 485-the maritime code, 486 -privateering, 486-impressment 489-boundary line, 492-Columbia river, 502-navigation of the St Lawrence, 512-atrocities of the government of, in various parts of the world, 514. Europe, important events in the poli- tics of, since the last general war, 215-not likely to be affected in an important manner, by the late changes of ministry in England, 216-general account of these changes, 217-changes in the ad- ministration of the French govern- ment of more importance to the general politics of, 224-general sketch of these changes, 224 et seq. -the policy of the governments to prevent republican institutions in Europe, 252-sketch of the politics of the East, 254-policy and con- duct of Russia, 255-of England, 259-questionable policy and con- duct of England, with regard to the treaty of London, relating to Greece, 261-probable influence of the pass- ing events upon Russia and England, 263 et seq.
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