ABSENTEEISM, 399-its injurious ope-
ration demonstrated, 400. Adams, President, his policy directed by hatred to England, 455-his desire to form an alliance with Russia, ibid.— secures his election by his coalition with Clay, ibid.
Alfonso VI., cause of his enmity against
the Cid, 445-the Cid requires him to swear that he had no share in the assassination of his brother, Don Sancho, 446.
America, North, Travels of the Duke
of Saxe-Weimar in, 455-See United States.
America, South, reflections on the poli-
tical changes in, 352. Ancient history and mythology, German works on, 322.
Anna Bullen, tragedy by Waiblinger,242. Apollo, supposed by Müller to have been
exclusively a Doric deity, 336. Aristotle, unjust odium cast upon by the moderns, 214-editions of versions of his treatises published in Germany, 215.
Assassination at Nantes, defended by Real, 26.
Austrian Government in Italy, its abominable character, 212. Ballads, Basque, 200.
from the history of the Cid: It was the festival of kings,' 444- 'The vassal false,' 447-' In Toledo was Alfonso,' 450.
Bavaria, King of, poems by, 242.
--, present state of, 307. Beer, German oculist, 512. Bellart, French pleader, defends a nun implicated in the affair of the infer- nal machine,' 28-his defects as an advocate, 29-his pleading in the case of an emigrant nobleman's daughter who had been debauched, 30. Benedict, work on diseases of the eye by, 510.
Bermudez, Cean, Memoir of Jovellanos, 75.
Boeckh, Professor, 323.
Bonaparte, difficulty of estimating his character, 348-the powerful lesson afforded by his career, 350-remarks
VOL. IV.—NO. VIII.
on the indications of great approach. ing innovations, 351-Bonaparte de- ficient in real greatness of character, 354-his pusillanimity, 355-con- trasted with Charles XII., 356-too much the child of circumstances, 357 -his diplomatic success owing to the talents of others, 358-the way for his 'code' prepared by the revolution, 360-his character utterly devoid of patriotism, ibid. anecdotes of his early life, 365-Bourrienne's opinion respecting his return from Egypt, 367 -remarks on the Egyptian expedition, 369-Bonaparte's policy in planning it, 371-his hatred towards Moreau, &c., 373-he throws the odium of the defeat at Aboukir on Brueys, 374- his mendacity relating to that event, 375-his dispatches and proclamations filled with falsehoods, 376-his quar- rel with Bernadotte, 377-anecdote relative to a brochure, 378-proofs of Bonaparte's charlatanism, 380-Col. Gustavsson's opinion of him, 492- Buchholz's history of him, 500- Weitzel's do., 501-his tact in ingra- tiating himself into the good opinion of others, ibid.- his activity and bodily energy, 502-his opinion of Carnot, ib.-his silence of Kosciusko, ibid. his prize essay at Lyons, 504 -his downfall imputed to his errors, 506.
Bopp, Prof., Mythos of the deluge, trans- lated from the Mahàbhàrat by, 216. works by, on Sanscrit litera-
ture, 519. Bourrienne, Mémoires de, 345-account of him, 361-his connexion with Bonaparte, 363-he is placed on the list of proscribed royalists, 364-re- stored by Bonaparte, ibid.-branded for his change of party, 381. Bouterweck, deficiencies in his history of Spanish poetry, 495 Spanish translation of that work, ibid. Brougham, Mr., his opinion of Cicero, 40, Buchholz, Fr., on the Prussian duties and imposts, 240.
his history of Bonaparte,
Buttmann, Mythologus, or treatises on ancient mythology, 481. Caballero, la Turquia, 521-the work
a plagiarism from the Viaje a Con- stantinopola, 522.
Cabanis, his doctrines relative to the mind, 60, 64.
Calas, executed as the murderer of his son who had destroyed himself, 18. Canada, its importance to Great Bri- tain, 458.
Carrion, the Counts of, marry the two daughters of the Cid, 450- and cruelly abandon them, ibid.-the Cid recovers the swords from them, pre- sented by him on their marriage, ibid. -ballad on that event, ibid. Carnot, Bonaparte's character of him, 502-opposes an hereditary imperial dignity, 503.
Cayla, Comtesse de, her memoirs, 228- her interview with the Princess of Wales, 229. Chiromancy, 289.
Churches of England and Rome com- pared, 3.
Cid, the history of, 438- - Quinta- na's life of him, 439-both Quintana
and Müller adhere too rigidly to critical history, ibid. — Risco's his- tory, 440 poem of the Cid, 441 -authenticity of the exploits attri- buted to him, considered, ibid.—the Latin chronicle referred to by Risco, does not prove that the exploits omitted in it are apocryphal, 442- chronological difficulties accounted for, 443-Escobar's history of the Cid, ibid.-account of the Cid's life, 444-he marries Ximena, after having killed her father, ibid.-he defeats the papal and imperial forces, 445-defeats Don Alfonso, and thereby incurs his lasting resentment, ibid.. - compels him to swear that he had no share in his brother's assassination, 446- marries Alfonso's niece, ibid.-faction formed against him by Ordonez, ibid. -is banished, ibid.-restored to fa- vour, and again banished, 447-takes Valencia and Murviedro, 449-his daughters married to the Counts of Carrion, 450-avenges the Counts' cruel treatment of them, ibid.-his character, 433.
Clarendon, Lord, his opinion of English lawyers, 4.
Classical literature, new publications relative to, in Germany, 516. Cochin, French advocate, character of his pleadings, 10-his defence of the Abbess of Maubuisson, ibid.
Code Napoleon, remarks on, 359. Coindet, Mr., his improvements in lithography, 50.
Coleridge, character of his writings, 98. Collard, Royer, his character as a meta- physician, 68.
Comedy, Italian, 408. See Italian. Concini, Marshal, memoir of, 244. Condillac, his theory of mental philoso- phy, 57-not a materialist, 60. Copenhagen, libraries at, 518. Corneille, life of, by Tascheneau, 493. Cousin, French philosophical writer of the Eclectic school, 68-his views and theory, 69.
Crebillon, composed his tragedies with- out writing them, 38.
Custodi, his collection of Italian authors on political economy, 201. D'Aguesseau, chancellor, account of, 11-his ideas of the qualifications of an advocate, 12.
Damiron, history of philosophy in France, 59-plan of the work, 64. Danish literature, Oehlenschläger's Hrolf Krake, 217-Ingemann's Eric Menod, 218-Hillerup's Italica, 517— Esmark's Reise, 518- Winther's Digte, ibid.
Da-Ponte, Lorenzo, autobiographical memoirs of, 142.
Davanzati, his theory relative to the standard of coin, 209.
David, P., l'Alexandreide, poème epique, 488.
Deev and the Peri, Russian poem, 245 -extracts from, 246.
Denmark, literary intelligence from, 249-518.
Dindorf, his edition of Xenophon's Anabasis, 474.
Dorians, Müller's work on, 323—their earliest settlements, 325-their mi- gration to Crete, 326-their residence in Doria propria, ibid. Amphicty- onic league, 327-they migrate to the Peloponnesus, ibid.-mythological fa- bles relative to that event, 328-the primitive inhabitants of that terri- tory, ibid.the Dorians subjugate Sparta, 329, (see Spartans) — they form a distinct race from the abori- gines, 332-historical documents of Pe- loponnesian history, 333-Doric laws, 334-changes in the Grecian govern- ments, 335-religion and mythology of the Dorians, 336-Müller imagines Apollo to have been exclusively a Doric deity, ibid.
Drama, its moral effects considered, 416 -comédie larmoyante, 417.
Drama, French, 309-character of Ro-
trou, 310-Corneille abounds in false sublimity, ibid.-Racine, ibid.-their defects to be attributed in some de- gree to the poverty of the language, 311-while their conventional system excludes character, 312-rejection of natural expressions,313 disingenuous mode adopted by the French in com- paring Shakspeare with their own dramatists, 314-their mode of cri- ticism destructive of genius, 315-the prejudices of French critics beginning to give way, 316-comic writers, 318- principal modern writers; Lemercier, ibid. commended by Schlegel, 319- Leclercq, ibid.-Scribe, 320-ill effects of the censorship, 321.
Drama Italian-see Italian Comedy. Duran, Romancero de Romances Mo- riscos, 498.
Eco, l', di, Milano, 485.
Engelmann, Mr., appointed director of the Société Lithographique at Mül- hausen, 51-sets up a lithographic establishment at Paris, 52-is the first person who noticed the presence of iron in lithographic stones, 53. English literature deficient in books of research, 343.
Egyptian Museum at Paris, 253. Ercildoune, Thomas of, account of, 142 -his famous prediction of the death of Alexander III. of Scotland, 143. Esule, Il, Italian poem, 485-interest- ing story, 487.
Eye, diseases of the, 510-extraction
of cataract by incision, 511, note— Beer's work on diseases of the eye,512. Felice e Claudina, Italian tale, 482- sketch of the story, 483-double sui- cide, 484.
Fichte, Novalis' admiration of, 104- his theory, 116.
Fils de l'Homme, poem by Barthélemy and Mery, 226.
Finland, literary intelligence from, 250. Forskaal, botanist, account of, 178. Forster (George), his correspondence, 499-accompanies Captain Cook, ib.- marries Heyne's daughter, 500-his death, 501.
France, statistical account of the amount of capital, &c., 253. Frankfort, literary intelligence from,
French Drama-See Drama.
Versification, 311.
Bar, eloquence of the, 1-tone of liberty assumed by it, 2-contrast in this respect between the French and English bar, 4-oldest specimens
of French pleading, 6-improved me- thod, introduced by Talon, 7-Pelis- son, 8-Cochin, 10-D'Aguesseau, 11 -Lachalotais, 13-Servan, 14 he denounces the barbarisms of French jurisprudence, ib.-specimens of his eloquence, 17-Maubeou, 18-Ger- bier, 19-Target, ib.-Linguet, 20— Dupaty, ib.-Lally Tollendal, 22- Beaumarchais, ib.-Mirabeau, ib.- state of the bar during the revolution, 25-ameliorated by Bonaparte, 27- Bellart, 28-trial of Moreau, 31-Du- pin,33-Berville, 35-Marchangy, ib. -causes of the peculiarity of French pleading, 36-it begins to incline to the English manner, 38. Freiburg, Society for Historical Re- searches at, 520.
Gall, his theory unjustly supposed to favour materialism, 66-biographical notice of him, 264.
Gerbier, French advocate, his character as a pleader, 19.
German philosophy, remarks on, 114. journals, 250.
publications at the Leipsic Fair,
Germany, Weber's Letters on, 292- want of sufficient information on the subject of Germany, ib.—geographical features, 294-political constitution, 296-Confederation of the Rhine, 297 -the Germanic Confederation, ib.- its defects, 298-only a few of the states have obtained representative constitutions, as stipulated by the confederacy, 299-national character, 300-North and South Germany compared, 302-Würtemburg, 306– Bavaria, 307-Austria, 308. Giraud, Italian dramatist, 432-inferior to Goldoni, 433-his Don Desiderio, ib.-L'Ajo nell' Imbarazzo, 434. Goethe, Novalis' remarks on, 129 Italian translations from, 485. Goldoni, contradictory remarks on, by a contemporary journal, 410-his re- form of the drama, 412-he produces seventeen comedies in one season, 423 -estimate of his character as a dra- matist, 424-his skill in delineating character, 426-his Bourru Bienfai- sant, 427-scene from his Inamorati, 428-compared with Giraud, 433. Gozzi (Carlo), Italian dramatist, his character, 415 opposes Goldoni's dramatic reform, 418-his comedy of the Three Oranges,' ib.-outline of the plot of Il Re Cervo, 419. Guipuscoan Dances, Itzueta's work on,
198-favourable decision of the Spa- nish government relative to the Gui- puscoan charters, 199-popular songs of the Guipuscoans, ib.-song of the Hundred Ducats, 200- 'Tis from Navarra comes good wine,' ib. Gustavus IV. of Sweden, misrepresented in the Biographie Nouvelle, 489- unjustly charged with tyranny, 490 -made prisoner by the conspirators, 491-his act of abdication, ib.-re- tires to Switzerland, ib.-vindication of his proceedings in the campaign of Pomerania, 492.
Hagen (Prof. von der), his edition of the poems of Gottfried von Strass- burg, 142.
Haupt (Theodor von), Unsere Vorzeit, 235.
Hedenberg (Dr.), his Journal on the present state of the Turkish empire,
Hermesianax, fragment of, edited by Rigler and Axt, 213.
Hillerup, Italica eller Mindeblomster, recollections of Italy, 517. Holland, literary intelligence from, 520. Hrolf Krake, heroic poem, by Oehlen- schläger, 217.
Iceland, literary societies in, 521. Idealism, Leibnitz the founder of, in Germany, 61-the basis of German philosophy, 114-prevails among the theologians of Hindostan, 115-ex- planation of the doctrine, ib.-Fichte's theory, 116-the existence of time and space, as distinct from the mind, denied by Kant, ib.-its importance in theology, 117. Ingemann, Eric Menod,' an historical romance, 318-outline of the story, ib. Interi, founds a chair of political eco- nomy at Naples, 210-anecdote of, ib.
Itzueta, continuation of his work on Guipuzcoan Dances, 198-utility of similar publications, 199. Jackson (General), elected president of the United States, 457-policy likely to be pursued by him, ibid.-article upon him in the Journal des Débats, 459-defence of him published by Mr. Warden, the American consul, ibid.-biographical notice of him, 460-his expedition against the Creek Indians, 462-defeats the English at New Orleans, in 1815, 463-his per- sonal character, 467.
Jacob (P.S.), Soirées de Walter Scott à Paris, 225.
Jacobs, Lectiones Stobenses, 479. James II., his arbitrary designs resisted by the bishops, while they are se- conded by the judges, 2. Jovellanos (Gaspar Melchior), Life and Writings of, 73-Bermudez's memoir of him, 76-examples of his disin- terestedness, 77-his laudable admi- nistration of justice in the court of Seville, 78-Discourse on Civil Eco- nomy, ibid.—Memorial on the Ex- pediency of the Agrarian Law, 79- his poetical and dramatic productions, 81-is appointed chief judge of the King's Court at Madrid, 82-forms an intimacy with Campomanes and Cabarrus, ibid.-his labours in the council of military orders, and the Spanish Academy, ibid.-incurs the queen's resentment by his defence of Cabarrus, 83-removed from the court, ibid.-establishes the Asturian Institute, ibid.-is appointed Minister of Grace, 84-his remarks on the state of public instruction, ibid.-on the perverted study of the sciences in Spain, 86-is banished through the influence of Godoy, 88-released on the accession of Ferdinand VII., 90- his eloquent defence of the Central Junta, ibid.
Jurisprudence and legislation, Critical Journal for, 512.
Kant, account of his metaphysical sys- tem, 62, 63.
Krilov, fable from, 523. Kosciusko, sensation produced at War- saw by his capture by the Russians, 504. Krug (Dr. L.), statistical work on Prussia by, 237.
Krug (W. T.), Dutch translations of works by, 520.
Lachalotais, magistrate of the parlia ment of Renues, denounces the in- trigues of the Jesuits, 13.
Land-tax, Ricardo's and Smith's oppo- site opinions relative to, 397. Lasteygrie (Count), interest taken by him in the advancement of the art of lithography, 51.
Lawyers, independence of this body in France, and its servility in England, 4-causes which have led to this seeming anomaly of disposition, ibid. Leclerq, French dramatist, 319. Leipzig Fair, catalogue of publications, 515.
Lemercier, French dramatist, 318-his 'Pinto' and Journée des Dupes,' 319.
Libraries at Copenhagen, 518-in Ice- land, 521.
Lithography, History of, 41-Senne- felder's account of his discovery, 42— general principles of the process, 43- Professor Schmidt's account of the source of his idea of it, 45-established at Munich, 46-introduced into Eng- land by Sennefelder and André, 47 -the secret purchased by Colonel Brown, 48-adopted in the Quarter- master-General's office, 49-the pro- cess improved by Coindet, 50-intro- duced into France, ibid.-and Italy, ibid.-Engelmann's establishment at Mülhausen, 51-skilful workmen trained there, 52-lithographic stone, 53-artificial compositions used as sub- - various modes situtes for it, 54 of engraving in lithography, 55— futility of the objections advanced against the art, 55-relative prices of copper-plate engraving and litho- graphy, 56-advantages of the latter as affording fac-similes of original drawings, 57.
Litta, Famiglie celebri Italiane, 244. Locke, his theory unjustly conceived to favour materialism, 60.
Lycurgus, his history very doubtful 334.
Lyrical poetry, remarks on, 170. M'Culloch (Mr.), his remarks on the early Italian writers on political eco- nomy, stated by Pecchio to be incor- rect, 206.
Madrid, Royal Academy of, and history of, 252-works presented to for ap- proval, ibid.
Malthus, his rules for forming defini- tions and terms in political economy, 387.
Marie de France, Anglo-Norman poetess, 155, note.
Maubeou (Loyseau de), French pleader, 18.
Mémoires d'une Femme de Qualité, 228.
Memorie di Lorenzo da Ponte, 242. Memory, loss of, singular case of, 275, note.
Michaelis, first suggests to Bernstorff the idea of an expedition to Arabia, 176-his unlucky choice of an ori. entalist to accompany it, ibid. Money, a common standard of, through- out Europe, proposed by Scaraffi, 208 -Davanzati's theory, relative to the standard of coin, 209.
Montesquieu, his influence on public opinion, by exposure of abuses, in his Persian Letters, 12-and his Spirit of Laws, 13.
Moreau, account of his trial, 31. Müller (C. O.), account of, 323-his
work on the Dorians, ibid.-its con- tents, 324. See Dorians. His anti- Athenian feeling, 336-his admira- tion of the Spartan government, 339 -his want of political knowledge, 341-is too much prejudiced in favour of the Dorians and Spartans, 342- his faulty style, ibid.
Müller, (J.), his edition of the Roman- cero, or history of the Cid, 438. Mysticism, 114.
Mythology, ancient, Buttman's Trea- tises on, 581.
Nelidinsky Meletsky, Russian poet, death of, 523.
Netherlands, literary intelligence from, 253-number of works published in 1828, ibid.
Nicholson (Mr. F.), numbers of draw- ings on stone made by, 50. Niebuhr, Carstens, biographical memoir of, by his son, 174-the circumstance th at first occasions him to turn his attention to practical geography, 175 -proposed by Kaestner to accompany the expedition sent by Bernstorff to explore Arabia, 177-devotes himself with zeal to the preparatory studies, ibid.-his companions in the expedi- tion, 178-arrives in Egypt, 180- loses all his companions, 181-pro- ceeds to Bombay, ibid.-copies the sculptures of Elephanta, ib.-returns by way of Aleppo, 182-extends his travels and visits Cyprus and Pales- tine, ibid.-and Constantinople, 183— returns home, ibid.-publishes his de- scription of Arabia, 184—his disap- pointments, 185-meditates a journey into Africa, ibid.—marries, ibid. publishes the first volume of his travels, 186-obtains an appointment
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