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Cowper, sensibility the forte of.. 128
- , ode by, extract froin ... 129

, praise of his poem to
Mary : .................... 130

-, remarks on his censure on
preachers ....... ........... 133

, religion not the cause of
the insanity of .............. ib.

, remarks on the Tirocinium
of ........................ 134
Criticism, sacred, progress of.... 2
Culprits, on the reformation of.. 538

PAOS
Earth, destroyed, a poetical de. .

scription of the............ 612

scription of the
Elgin, lord, conduct of, with re-

spect to Mr. Tweddel's papers.. 413

- , reply of .......... 415
Episcopacy re-established in Scot.

land ...................... 32+
Episcopalians, Scotch, sincerity of

the............ ......... 328
Eschylus, remarks on .......... 287

- poetical translations
from .................. 288, 289
Euripides, character of.......... 291
Eusebius's edition, influence of.. 9
- , remarks on Mr. Nolan's

attack on ............
Evangelical party,, zeal and exer-

tions of the................ 225

G.

Dante not translatable into French 189
Davy and Murray, on oxymuriatic

acid ...................... 176
Dealtry, Mr. conduct of ........ 542

, wit of ............ 658

, admirable arguments
of ........................ 663
Death, poetical description of.... 602
Deists, language held by........ 933
De Rancé, character of the abbé.. 271

., a poem, remarks on
the preface to .............. 270
L ., analysis of.. 271

, failures in pa-
thos in .................... 274
Descort, or song, by Rambeut de

Vagueires................ 39
Dogs eating carcases, described., 432
Doxologies, originated in the Easte
- ern Church ................ 583
Drama, influence of Christianity
and Paganism on the ...... 283,4

m, causes of the pleasure
arisiug from the ........... 286

, Pastoral, origin of the.. 194
Dramatists, old English, estimate

of the merits of sowe ....... S02
Drumgoole, Dr. speech of....516, 525
Dugdale, on Puritan lectures .... 498
Dunbar, professor, his mode of es.
timating literature .......... 58

- --, defence of the
college of Edinburgh by...... 64

w, his idea of the
vtility of Greek .............. 65
Dung, derivation of the word.... 83
Dwarfs, poetical description of the

cave of the ................ 51

Falloir, idiomatic uses of the verb 334
Fanatical language of Bible So-

ciety members .............. 500
Feist, Mr. vanity and folly of.... 103
Felons, conversion of........246, 496
Fiends, joy of, 'poetically describe

ed ........................ 611
Figs, love of, a cause of old ro

mances being written......... 46
Fisherman, grief of a, finely deli.

neated ............... 650, 654
Forman, bishop, odd grace of.... 83
France, moral and religious state

of ........................ 428
- poetical allusion to...... 600
Freedom, no such thing as unlimite

200
French language, M. Sismondi oni
the ancieut ........

S6
tragedy. defect of ...... 297

- verse x shackle ........ 298
Friar, poetical description of a .. 276
Funeral, poetical description of a 439

ed ........

Game laws, importance of the.... 74

-, tendency of the.... 75,78

-, vindication of the prin.
ciple of tbe .........

, amendments proposed
in the..................... 80
George III. praise of .......... 602
German dramatists, remarks on the 305

Glasgow

Earth, the deserted, poetically de- .

ecribed...... ........... 611

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Iodine, account of.............. 180
Irish naturally eloquent ........ 106
Italian literature, cause of its not
advancing rapidly............ 192

, persecution suf.
fered by.....

.. 197

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Glasgow college, faults in the sys-
tem of ..........

61
- professor Rich-
ardson's defence of .......... 61
Glenarvon, character of ........ 628.
Godwin, Mr. real motives of .... 257

- , literary and political
progress of ................ 258.

-, his character of the
royalists .................... 268
Grandmother, an old, excellent de-

scription of ................ 650
Greek metres, observations on 461, 464
Griesbach's plan, described by Mr.
Nolan .................... 8

, system of, fallacy of
the.........

s danger of the system
of .........

Jacobinism, danger of .......... 548
James II. of Scotland .......... 84
- V. impolitic conduct of.... 145

VI. weakness of.......... 159
—, insults offered to.. 159, 163

, dissembling conduct of 160

-, partly restores Scotch
episcopacy.............. 164, 319
Jerome, St. testimony of, relative

to Greek MSS............. 11, 15
Jesuits, injurious effects of the.... 494
1 John v. 7. on the authenticity of 7, 94
Johnson, Dr. gave a deadly blow

to the Unities ............. 996
Judgment-day, poetical descrip-

tion of the.....
Justice, courts of, invidious attack

on ........................ 268
Justification, odd use of the word 82
-

, Dr. Waterland on. 119

Helga, a poem, analysis of ...... 49

- death of, poetical descrip-
tion of the........ ......... 55
Herbert, Mr. imitator of himself 55
Hialmar, poetical speech of...... 5%
Hippisley, Sir J. C. his profound

knowledge of the Catholic ques-
.tion ...................... 518
Hoadley, bishop, censure of.... 216
Hooker, on baptisin........ 120, 123
Hope, Cape of Good, a pleasant

place of residence............
Hymn, Addison's, not a version of
Psalm xix........

...... 75
, extract from one in De
Raucé ..... ........ 277
Hymns, ludicrous specimens of 69,70,

71
, choice of, should be made
by ninisters ...
, faults of Mr. Madan's.... 69

--- Mr. Biddulph's 71

Knox, John, character of ...... 153

68

misters

................

Laud, archbishop, defence of.... 314
Leith, convention of, regulations in

the........................ 151
Lexicons, Greek, account of ... 456
Liberty, definition of .......... 204
Ligny, poetical description of the

baitle of.................... 213
Lily's Latin grammar, merit of.. 554
Literary intelligence 111, 223, 340, 451,

564, 076
Literature,

Imogen, poetical speech of ...... 504
Improvisatori, account of the .... 200
Instruction and morality should go

together.................... 108

PAOL
Literature, Italian, cause of the
slow advance of ............ 192

persecution
suffered by one....

....*. 197
modern, authors on.. 25

, qualities re-
quired in the historian of...... 26
Liturgy, Scotch, compilers of the S13
-

, violent opposition
to the...................... 316
Ludlam, governor, conduct of 347, 319
Lustrous not an authorized word.. 57

rupted

........

PAOC
Milton, learning and genius of.. 262
- bitterness of .......... 263
Moliere, remarks on............ 299
Mollusca, curious appearance of.. 474
Monjous, ugliness of the ........ 471
Moon, poetical apostrophe to the 609
Mórals, English, begin to be cor-

.......... 649
More, Miss H. defects in her life of
St. Paul.................. 86, 87
- erroneous ideas of 88,

89, 90
Morell, Dr. defects of the lexicon
of ........

........ 453
Mountain-worship, disquisition on 446
Murray, Dr. letter of.......... 52%

Catholic
editor's comment on the ...... 522
Murray, regent, hollow conduct of 146

- , assassination of the 147

- , character of the.. 148
Music, ode to ................ 673
Mysteries, theatrical, origin of.. 186, 7

M.

N.

530

Macaulay, Mr. Z. attack on, and
defence of ..............352, 3, 5
-

, curious letter of 358
- plan of ...... 359

-, erroneous asser-
tions of .................... 360

- , Mr. K. charges against 369
Madagascar, princess of, descrip-
tion of one of her parties...... 630
-

death of the,
described .................. 632
Maliby, Dr. wish for a lexicon
from his own pen............ 455

, false quantities made
by ........................ 455
Man, poetical apostrophie to .... 67%
Mant, Dr. defence of .......... 544
Marsh, Mr. erroneous idea on
baptism .......

......... 121

misrepresents the
Church .....

..... 120
Mask, the ancient, unsatisfactory

defence of......
Mass, wonderful effects asoribed to

the......... .......... 382, 3, 6
- , creditor account of a...... 385
Masses, denunciations against those

who withhuld payment for.... 381
Mathematics not required from cle-

rical students at Edinburgh.... 60
Matthew xx. 22, 23, disputed pase
sage in .................... 19

, Origen's ex-
position of......

......... 20
Melvil, Andrew, proceedings of.. 153

-, character ot.... 155
Menander not a perfect comic

writer ................... 293
Metastasio, on the dramas of.. 199,294
Methodists, mischievous progress
of the.......

....... 373
Milot, errors of. ....... .. 29

Napoleon at a review, description
of ......

.......... 625
Nazarenes and Ebionites, differ-

ence in the ................ 575
Nice, Constantiue's aạthority at the

council of ........
Night, poetical description of ....
Nolan, Mr. on the classification of
Greek MSS................. 10

., satisfactory reasons for
bis publishing hastily ........ 29
Norway, practical description of.. 438

35

......... 285

Ochiltree, dialogue between, and
Oldbuck.................... 637

, noble conduct of...... 640

, address of, to two duel-
lists ...... ............. 649
Ode by Cowper, extracts from an 129
- to inusic

...... 673
Oldbuck, Mr, an antiquary, de-
scribed ........ ....... 634

, mortification en-
countere

....... 636

Oorsted's

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Oorsted's opinions in Chemistry.168
Opus Operatum not revived by Dr.

Mant...................... 239
Ordination, fit sentiments of a can-

didate for .................. 114
Origen, a cause of corruptions in
the sacred text .............. 17

, exposition of Matthew ax.
22, 23, by.................. 20
Orleans, duke of, meritorious con-

duct of the ................ 400
Orvarod, poetical speech of...... 53

Reformers, Sco'ch, some of them

unprincipled................ 161
Religica not safely to be trifled
with ..................... 209

- not a merely personal
concern......

.....210
Revivalism, outrageous follies of.. 214
Revolution of 1688, Mr. Burke's

sentiments on the............ 141
Romance, whence its origin must
be deduced .... ...... 182

, enquiry into the original
country of................. 183
Rumances of chivalry attributed
to the Normans... ...... 44, 46

, which kind originated
from the French ............ 48
Romans not a theatrical people .. 294
Round-table, in use among the Ara-

bians ...................... 184
Russel, Mr. mistake of, explained 59

300

Papists not devout ............ 377

-, slight proof relied on by.. 378
Parisina not a proper subject.... 436
Pastoral drama, origin of the · •. 194
Paul, emperor, anecdote of the .. 406

, St. observations on the con.
duct of ........ ......... 251
Peace, poetical description of .. 217
Philips, E. and J. character of.. 261
Poetry true, versifiers injurious 10 279

- , disquisition on .... 280

--, what it is....... 282
Polyglot, Compluiensian, publica-
tion of the............

.., Walton's............ 3
Popery not harmless............ 375
Prayer, Miss H. More on ...... 91
Predestination, Dr. Waterland on 117
Price, Dr. nut a subject for biogra-
phy ...................... 19

, decliued editing New-
ton........ .......... 137

- his hatred of fast days 138

, claims Mr. Pill's system
of fiuance ......... ......... 139
Prior, poetical speech of a ...... 504
Production, M. Say on the princi.

ples of .................... 443
Prometheus, speech of, translated 289
Prophecy, a poetical .......... 671
Protesters. character of the...... 323
Prussia, queen of, affability of the 402
Psalnıs, canon of the council of
Laodicea respecting.......... 68

, versions of, ought to be in-
spected and sanctioned hy the
bishops .......

Saracens, learning of the........ 29

O , ismentations on the state
of learning among the successors

of the...................... 30
Saviour, our, Popish prayers to .. 379
Sermuni, fanatical

.. 321
Sermons, many good ones vieglect-

ed ........................ 667
Shakespeare, remarks on........

--, universality of the
genius of .................. SO
Shirley, quotation from the " Co-

ronation" by................ 106
Sierra Leone company, establish-
ment and objects of the...... 84

charges of
Dr. Thorp against the ........

-- , situation of negroes
landed at .................: 367
Simeon, Scott, and Biddulph, uli.

mate consequence of the princi-
ples of .................... 232

-, Mr refuted by Mr. Sharpe 616
-

, objections to the con-
duct of.................... 620
Simon, father, critical history, me

rit of his .................. 4
Sin, poetical description of ...... 596
Sismondi, M. faults of.......... 25

- , his absurd claims for
the French ............... 189

Small

343