ELEVENTH VOLUME OF THE QUARTERLY REVIEW.
ADAMS (William,) on Discases of the Eye, 347-account of his
treatment of ectropium, or eversion of the eyelid, 348, 349-cases
that were treated by him, 350-successful operations at Greenwich
Hospital, 352-354.
Adam's Death, poetically described, 86, 87.
Adolphus (John,) speech on the case of the ship-builders, &c. 215.
Agriculture, remarks on the modern improvements in, 319, 320.
Albion, ship of war, report of the surveying officers of Chatham yard
upon, 236, 237, note.
Aleutian Islands, productions of, 288-depopulation of, 288, 280-
sufferings of the Aleutian hunters, 298.
Andaman Islands, whence peopled, 60-character of the islanders, ib.
Anderson (Dr.) comparison of his edition of the British Poets, with
that of Mr. Chalmers, 503, 505.
Antiquities (Popular) utility of inquiries into, 259, 260.
Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, remarks on, 31, 32-versification of Ariosto,
32-remarks on Berni's Rifaccimento of his Orlando Innamorato, ib.
Avasara Mount, description of at midnight, 111, 112.
Azores, or Western Islands, history of, 190-discovery of, 193, 194-
formation of a new island in 1811, 195, 196-climate and produc-
tions of the Azores, 196-Caldeiras or boiling springs, 197-principal
towns and population of St. Michael's, 196-description of Fayal, 197
-of Terceira, ib.-strictures on the execution of the work, 199-203.
Badham (Dr.) See Juvenal.
Bancroft (Dr.) Researches on permanent colours, 203-divisions of co-
lours, 204-mordants for fixing colours, 205-cause of the decompo-
sition of colours explained, 206-colour of indigo dependent on its
different degrees of oxygenization, 206, 207-Rouge végétale, whence
obtained, 206-the finest purples obtained from litchens, ib.-purple
from gold, 208-antiquity and art of calico printing, 208, 209—scar-
let colours whence obtained, 210-dying Morocco leather scarlet,
210, 211-experiments with Prussian blue, 211-bleaching with mu-
riatic acid injurious to cloth, 212-die from madder, ib.—from Bra-
sil wood and logwood, 213-ink, how deprived of blackness, 214-
recipes for inks, ib.-black dies, ib.
Bats of the Nicobar Islands, account of, 69.
Beggar's Opera, remarks on, 400.
Bello (Francesco,) remarks on the Mambriano of, 22.
Benevento, idol of, notice of, 269.
Bernadotte, strictures on the conduct
et of, 12
Berni's Rifaccimento of Ariosto's Orlando Innamorato, observations on,
Biot (M.) Mémoire sur la Réflexion et la Polarisation de la Lumière, 42-
analysis of his experiments, with remarks, 47-51.
Birch tree, various uses of, 301, 302.
Bite of a serpent, extraordinary cure of, 69 and note.
Bleaching with muriatic acid, injurious to cloth, 212.
Boccaccio, origin of his works, 22-strictures on his Latin style, ib.-and
on his Decameron, 23, 24-character of his successors in the art of
story-felling, 24.
Bodmer's Noah, observations on, 79.
Brand (John.) Popular Antiquities, by Mr. Ellis, 259-the utility of in-
quiries into popular antiquities, ib. 260-many of our ancient cus-
toms vestiges of Paganism, 261-remarks on the witches, wizards, and
fairies of elder times, 262, 263-antiquity and origin of the first inha-
bitants of Spain, 263, 264-faculty of the Arabs in discovering water
at a distance, 264-incombustible Spaniard, ib.--foolish customs, why
permitted, 265-excommunication of noxious insects, ib. 266-
witchcraft in Lancashire, 266-magic of the ancients, 267-of the
Scandinavians, ib. 268-the Hercynian forest, why considered as the
haunt of supernatural beings, 268, 269-account of the idol of Be-
nevento, 269-witchcraft of modern Greece, 270-state of witchcraft
in the middle ages, 271, 272-persecutions of the Waldenses, 273,
274-rules for discovering witches, 275-execution of persons in New
England, for witchcraft, 276, 277-execution of ten persons in Eng
land, in 1716, 277-medical charms, ib. 278-origin of Twelfth-day,
and the manner of observing it in Gloucestershire, 279, 280-legend of
the three kings, 281-curious custom in the Highlands of Scotland,
on May-day, 281, 282-May-day, how observed in England, 282-
demolition of May-poles, 283-observances on Whitsunday, 283-
curious superstition in Cornwall a at Christmas, 283-other customs
still preserved, 284-remarks on the execution of the work, 279–
285.
Bourbon (Duke of,) regent of France, administration of, 146. sz
Brasil wood, origin of its name, 213-die obtained from it, ib.
Brewster (Dr.) Treatise on Philosophical Instruments, &c. 48-analysis
of, with remarks on his experiments on the refractive powers of fluid
and soft substances, 54-56.
Brunetto Latini, character of the poetry of 8.
Busby (Dr.) Translation of Lucretius, 88-its pompous introduction, ib.
93, 94-remarks on his life of Lucretius, 94, 95-extracts from his
version, with remarks, 96-103.
Byrom, rhyming propensities of, 491-his poem of Careless Content
probably of the Elizabethan age, 491–493.
Byron (Lord, Corsair and Lara, poems, 428-scene of the Corsair, ib.
-plan of the poem, with extracts, 429-443-analysis of Lara, with
specimens, 452-critical remarks on the two poems, 452-454.
Calico Printing, antiquity and art of, 208, 209.
Calonne (M.) placed at the head of the French finances, 167-dis-
missed, 170-and succeeded by Necker, 171.
Chalmers (Alexander.) Works of the English Poels, 480-qualifications
of the editor, and remarks on the rules by which the selection was
made, 481, 482-remarks on his definition of poetry, 483-504-
and on his edition of Chaucer, 483-Chaucer, why not popular. ib.
484 on the edition of Skelton, 484-remarks on the poets omitted,
485-488-analysis of the subsequent volumes, 486, et seq -cha-
Practer of Churchill vindicated, 489-flat arguments of the editor to
Grainger's Sugar cane, 489, 490-rhyming propensities of Byrom,
491 Careless Content, a poem of Byrom's, probably of the Eliza-
bethan age, 491-493-remarks on Mr. Chalmers's Life of Chatter-
ton, 493-495-stupid imitation of Gilbert Cooper's epitaph on his
child, 495, 496-anecdotes of Gilbert Stuart, 496-extract from
Smart's Song of David, 497-character of Glover's Leonidas and
Athenais, 497, 498-last hours of Scott of Amwell, 500-character
of Mason, 502-extract on the character of Cowper, 502, 503—
comparative merits of Dr. Anderson's and Mr. Chalmers's collections
of British Poets, 504, 505.
Charms (medical,) remarks on, 277, 278.
Chatterton, remarks on the life of, 493-495.
Chaucer, why a popular poet, 480, 481.
Chinese literature, progress of, in France, 332, 333-inutility of Hager's
pretended Chinese works, 333-labours of Montucci in Prussia, ib.
of Klaproth at Halle, ib. 334--Chinese literature cultivated at the
East India College, Hertford, ib.-labours of Mr. Weston, 335-
account of the early histories of China, 343-346.
Choiseul (Duke of,) Prime Minister of France, administration of, 154-
157.
Christmas, superstitious practice at, in Cornwall, 283.
Churchill, character of, vindicated, 489.
Clairon (Mademoiselle) character of her performance, 403.
Classic Poets, remarks on the translations of, 88-Virgil, Terence, &c.
ib.-Plautus, ib.-Catullus, ib.-Horace, Propertius, Persius, and
Martial, 89-Lucan, ib. 90-Statius, Valerius Flaccus, and Clau-
dian, 91-Lucretius, 92.
Coleridge (S. T.) The Remorse, a tragedy, 177-remarks on the meta-
physical system of the Lake Poets, 178-182-plan of the tragedy,
with extracts, 183-187-concluding remarks, 188.
Colours, permanent. See Bancroft.
Condamine, (M. de) anecdote of, 415.
Confucius, works of, by J. Marshman, 382-specimens of his transla-
tion, with remarks, 337, 338-catalogue of his works, 339-speci-
men of his Ta-hio, or Great Science, 340-genealogy of, 340, 341–
was the restorer of Chinese literature, 347.
Cooper (Gilbert,) epitaph of, on an infant son, stupidly imitated in
English, 495.
Coral, bank of, discovered, 333.
Corneille, remarks on, 403, 404.
Cornwall, superstitious practice in, at Christmas, 283.
Cowper, (William) on the character of, 502, 503.
Crocodiles, two species of, in the Nicobar Islands, 61.
Crops, rotation of, benefit of, 329.
Customs rude, of the Nicobar islanders, 61-many of our ancient cus-
toms, vestiges of paganism, 261-foolish customs, why permitted, 265.
Dante, character of, 10-probable origin of his Inferno, ibid.-speci-
mens, with remarks, 11, 12-remarks on the entrance into his Pur-
gatorio, 13, 14-contrast between his Inferno and Purgatorio, 15-
Dante to be judged by himself alone, ibid. 16.
D'Arblay's, (Madame) Wanderer, 123-popularity of her early pieces,
124-defects of the Wanderer, 124, 125-criticism on one of her
novels by Mrs. Inchbald, 125-plan of the tale, with remarks on its
characters, 126-130.
Davy (Sir Humphry) Agricultural Chymistry, 318-effects of modern
agricultural improvements considered, 319-plan of the work, 320-
circulation of the sap explained, 320, 321-sugar made from starch,
321, 322-quantity of nutritive matter afforded by different sub-
stances, 322-directions for the analysis of soils, 323, 324-dark
soils, why more fertile, 325-improvement of soils, ibid.nanures,
326, 327-329-benefit of rotation of crops, 322-table of parts of
nutritive matter afforded by an acre of the most productive grasses,
330-discovery of some mistakes, 331.
Denis, (Madame, niece of Voltaire,) anecdotes of, 417, 418.
Diseases, treatment of, among the Nicobar islanders, 62.4
Dubois, minister of France under the Regent Orleans, 142-created
Archbishop of Cambray, and Cardinal, 144-his death, 145.
East India-built Shipping, minutes of evidence on, 215-remarks on,
217-proof that the introduction of East India teak-built ships will
not ruin the establishments of the Thames ship-builders, 243-252.
Ectropium, or eversion of the eyelid, cases of successful treatment of
348-350.
Etymology of modern Greek words considered, 476–478.
Excommunication of noxious insects, 265, 266.
Eye, diseases of. See Adams.
Fazio degl' Uberti, remarks on the Dettamondo of, 25.
Finland, ancient state of, 108-originally possessed by the Laplanders,
109-population of, 111-habits of the people of Finmark, 115-
division of the coast of Finland along the Frozen Ocean, 113.
Fisheries of Norway, notice of, 122.
Fontenelle, character and anecdotes of, 412, 413.
France, history of, during the eighteenth century, 138-character of
Madame Maintenon, ibid.-state of the French court at the end of
Lewis XIV.'s reign, ibid. 139, 140-fortitude and excellent character
of the Duke of Burgundy, 139-dissipated regency of the Duke of
Orleans, 141-Promotion of Dubois, 142-infatuation of the Pari-
sians by the Mississipi scheme, ibid. 143-Dubois created Arch-
bishop of Cambray and a Cardinal, 144-his death, 145-death and
character of the Regent, ibid.-administration of the Duke of Bour-
bon, 146-accession of Lewis XV. to the throne, ibid.—his debauche-
ries, 147-149-administration of Cardinal Fleury, 148-150-
losses of France during the seven years' war, 151-extravagance and
dissipations of Lewis, 152-disputes in the French church, 153-
administration of the Duke de Choiseul, 154-157-reflections on
the dispersion of the Jesuits, 155-157-introduction of the Countess
du Barri at court, 158-character of Lewis XVI. 159-administra-
tion of Maurepas, Turgot, and Malesherbes, 160, 161-abuses pre-
valent in France, 161-administration of Necker, 163—165, 166—
he is succeeded by M. de Calonne, 167-circumstances that pre-
saged a revolution, 168-adventure of the Cardinal de Rohan, and
the necklace, 169-Calonne dismissed, 170-Necker replaced at the
head of the finances, 171-ferment of the French on the formation of
the States-general, 171, 172-causes of the French revolution, 172,
173-the influence of the philosophers, in producing that event,
considered, 173-177.
Frezzi, remarks on the Quadriregio of, 25.
Galt (John,) Tragedies of Maddalen, &c. 33—strictures on his boldness,
ib. on the plot of Maddalen, with specimens, 34-36 strictures on
his Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and Antonia, 37, 38-and on his Lady
Macbeth, 38-40-concluding remarks, 41.
Gessner's Death of Abel, why popular, 78, 79.
Ginguené (P. L.) Histoire littéraire d'Italie, origin and design of, 1.
See Italy, Literary History of.
Gloucestershire, curious customs in, on Twelfth Day, 279, 280.
Glover's Leonidas and Athenais, strictures on, 497, 498.
Grasses, table of nutritive matter afforded by, 330.
Grattan (Mr.) encomium of, on Dean Kirwan's eloquence, 134.
Gray (Thomas) Works of, by Mr. Mathias, 304-remarks on the indis-
criminate publication of all his MSS. 304-807-311, 312-on his
knowledge of Natural History, 307, 308-character of his Notes on
the classics, 309, 310-on Mason's edition of his works, 313, 314-
anecdotes of Gray-his antipathy to infidels, 315, 316-opinion of
Gray on Encyclopedias, 317-remarks on his partiality for Italian
poets, and on the decline of taste in England for the literature of
Italy, 317, 318.
Greece (Modern) literature of.-See Leake.
Grimm et Diderot.-Correspondance Littéraire, 399-remark on the Beg-
gar's Opera, 400-distinction between false and vulgar taste, 401
remarks on the Ecossaise of Voltaire, 401, 402-and on the per-
formances of Clairon and Le Kain, 403-character of Corneille, 403,
404-of Voltaire, as a poet, 405, 406-character of his Candide, 406
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