others on, reviewed, 163-utility and
interest of the study of, 164-gives
evidence of the unity of the human
race, 173.
Phonology, Fowler and Latham on, 316.
Physical Geography, by Mrs. Somer-
ville, reviewed, 386 objects and
scope of, 387.

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Pitt, Fort, attempt to relieve, 523.
Poetry, Hebrew, 242. See Hebrew.
Poetry of Science, by R. Hunt, re-
viewed, 448, 470-the nature of, 471.
Pontiac, History of the Conspiracy of,
by F. Parkınan, Jr., reviewed, 495-
character of, 511-confederacy formed
by, 512-execution of the plans of,
513- his attempt to take Detroit by
surprise, 514-besieges Detroit, 515.
Prefixes in English Grammar, 338.
Prelude, The, by W. Wordsworth, re-
viewed, 473 specimens of, 485.
Price, or market value, how adjusted,
100, 105, 109-limits of, 109 - not
raised by protective duties, 114.
Prichard, James C., on the advance-
ment of philology, reviewed, 163.
Pronouns, the doctrine of, 323.
Prose style, Southey on the formation
of, 26.

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Protestantism of the Teutonic race, 53.

Quakers, why banished from Massachu-
setts, 424.
when tolerated there, 435.

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Races, permanent characteristics of, 36
effects of mingling, 41.

Reed, Henry, Wordsworth's Memoirs,
edited by, 473- service rendered by,
494.

Rome, Niebuhr's Lectures on the His-
tory of, noticed, 267.

Safford, William, Life of Blennerhasset
by, reviewed, 152.
Sanitary Reform, Massachusetts Re-
port on, reviewed, 117-importance
of, 118-prevents a needless sacrifice
of life, 119 need of, in Boston, 121
-a means of moral reform, 123-
facts needed for a basis of, 125-
money and sickness saved by, 126-
indispensable measures of, 127. - act
of the Legislature respecting, 128 —
sketch of a plan of, 129-model
lodging houses and public baths as
means of, 131-in laying out towns,
132-in regulating cemeteries, 133–
mode of obviating the necessity of,
133-report on, commended, 134.
Scheller as a Latin lexicographer, 89.
Schmitz, Leonhard, Niebuhr's Lectures
on the History of Rome by, noticed,
267.

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Science, physical, not superior to the
moral sciences, 165-achievements of,
167-facts distinguished from theo-
ries in, 188-not confined to the
learned, 386- not utilitarian in its
objects, 387-becoming more and
more popular, 388-distinction be-
tween the results and the processes
of, 389- use of mathematics in, 390
- principles eliminate facts in, ib.
force of descent a principle in, 392-
shows the simplicity of nature, 396-
diurnal changes a principle in, 401-
errors of the modern cultivators of,
406-minute division of labor in, 407

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becomes simple as becomes pop-
ular, 408-interesting applications of,
409 never attains its goal and rests,
410.

Scott, Walter, visit of Wordsworth to,
493.

Scythians, irruption of the, 43.

Self, grammatical character of, 324.
Shall and will, the distinctions between,
327, 331.

Shattuck, Daniel, Report of, on Sani-
tary Reform, reviewed, 117-commis-
sioned by the legislature, 128-plan
contrived by, 128-measures recom-
mended by, 130-commended, 134.
Shelley, Southey's intimacy with, 29.
Sibley, John L., History of the Town
of Union by, noticed, 530.
Sidonius, Bishop, on the Anglo-Saxons,

36.

Slavery, difficulties in the abolition of,
216 abolished in the northern States,
217-in the United States, 347 — the
Free States and General Government
have no power over, 348-not a mere
excrescence of society, ib. cannot

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be suddenly uprooted, 349-injures
the masters, but often benefits the
slaves, 350-yet hinders their progress
beyond a certain point, 351-the
great curse of, 352-must be regarded
as temporary, 353-how and by
whom it must be done away, 354
the evils of, increased by abolitionism
at the North, ib. causes at work to
remove, 356 facts to show how
rapidly it recedes towards the South,
357-effect of economical changes
on, 359-steps already taken towards
emancipation, 360-as much desire
here as in England to eradicate, 361
- will its abolition benefit whites or
blacks? 362-colonization the only
remedy for, 363-how many must
emigrate to terminate, 364 - effect of
colonization on, 367- alleviated, if
not abolished by colonization, 378-
leglslation of Congress respecting, 379
-progress made in settling the ques-

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tion of, 383-great principles involved
in the discussion of, 385.
Somerville, Mrs., Physical Geography
by, reviewed, 386-on submarine phe-
nomena, 391-quotations from, 393 -
on the magnetic properties of matter,
397-on ocean movements, 398.
Southey, Robert, life of, by C. C. South-
ey, reviewed, 1-not a popular poet,
2- a literary recluse, 3- the greatest
writer of English prose, 4, 26-im-
perfect biography of, 5- cheerful and
elastic temperament of, 6-affection-
ate, 7 his means of support, 8
becomes a writer by profession, 9
number of his works, ib. -his passion
for books, 10-not a great scholar, 11
-industry of, 12-his causes of anx-
iety, 14- tries to obtain an office, 15

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corresponds with Brougham about
the government giving aid to literature,
16 Sir R. Peel's kind offers to, 18
-poor, when he was thought to be
rich, 19 his judicious advice to
others, 20-misjudged as to his politi-
cal opinions, 21- unsound on practi-
cal subjects, 22- change in his opi-
nions accounted for, 23-
- an able de-
fender of conservative principles, 25

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on the rules of composition, 26
mistaken in his theory of poetry, 27
his just estimate of Coleridge, 28
on Wilberforce and Shelley, 29- his
poetical sketch of his own family, 30
and of himself, 32- his history a
warning to literary aspirants, ib.
his opinion of Wordsworth, 492, note.
St Cuthbert, history of, 57-travels of
the relics of, 59- his tomb at Dur-
ham, 61.
Stephanus, Robert, as a lexicographer,
77-
preparations of, 78-defects of,
79-his successors, 80- London edi-
tion of, 81.

Sunday, observance of, enforced by law,
433 and justly so, 434.

Tide, causes of the, 399- Galileo's theo-
ry of the, 400.

Temperature, diurnal changes of, 405.
Teutonic race in Europe, 43-progress

and character of, 44-their religious
institutions, 48-their mythology, 51
-Protestantism of, 53.

Union, J. L. Sibley's History of, noticed,
530.

Union, importance of preserving the,
380-its dissolution would injure the
blacks, 381.

United States, the, C. Colton's Public
Economy for, 90- free trade and
protective policy in, 91 imports and
exports of, 97, 101-trade of, with
England, 104-operation of a tariff
on, 106-tariff of 1846 injures, 107-
should produce something more than
raw material, 108-British India an
example for, 113-a protective policy
needed for, 115 — R. Hildreth's His-
tory of, 411.

Valdivia, the conqueror of Chile, 278.

West Indies, emancipation in the British,
361-colonization of the blacks in
the, 373.

Wilberforce, Southey on the manners of,

29.

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Winds, diurnal changes of the, 405.
Women, social position of, 45.
Wordsworth, W., the Life and Poetry
of, 473- his poetry is of the highest
kind, 474 the product of centuries
of Christianity, ib. contemplative
and philosophical, 475-the father of
a higher school of poetry, 477 — as a
lover and interpreter of nature, 478-
studied in the open air, 479-health-
ful influences of, 480-devoted him-
self exclusively to poetry, 481 - a
teacher, with high aims, 482-defects
of, 483-style of, 484-the Prelude
by, 485- -on books and children, 486

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early life of, 487 - his education,
488-effect of the French Revolution
on, 489-political opinions of, 490-
property received by, 491-marriage
and home of, 492- friends and honors
of, 493.
death of, 494-fame of,
495.

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