Bonaparte, his auxiliary measures, in manifestoes, speeches, pro- clamations, &c. for prosecut- ing his views of hostility against other states, 544 Borgia, Cæsar, and Lucretia, re- marks on their characters,
Bowl, silver, Anacreon's ode on, translated, 438.
Brande, Mr. on guaiacum, 337- Brighton, analysis of a chalybeate spring at, 427. Brinkley, Mr. obs. on the priority of his method of correcting Douwe's rule for finding the latitude, 136. 447. Brooke, Mr. author of Gustavus Vasa, description of his house, and of a visit to him, 218. Buée, M. on imaginary quanti- ties, 342.
Burdett, Sir Francis, strictures
on his conduct, 327. Burges, Sir J. B. poetical address
Byblis and Caunus, Ovid's story of, translated, 409.
Calculi, obs. on their formation,
&c. in the human body, 290. Campbell, Dr., his conveyance of seeds from the East Indies, 368. On reciprocal importations of E. and W. Indian plants, 373. Cancer, conjectures respecting, 107-109.
Carlisle, Mr. on the muscles of
fish, 337 Carpio. See Lope. Carrington, Lord, his speech on quitting the chair of the Board of Agriculture, 347, 8. Cartwright, Mr. on salt, as a ma- nure, 371.
Castel Gandolfo, the residence of the popes, account of, 29. Catinat, Marshal, intrigues to su persede him in the command of
D'Annel, M. on the management
of forests, 368. Davy, Mr. on the analysis of soils, 370.
Decision of character, remarks and anecdotes relative to, 244. Defence, national, hints relative to, 356. 446. Delambre, M. his culogy of M. chain, 528.
Demon of Socrates, remarks on, 383.
Desmarest, M. strictures on his hypothesis respecting basalt, 289.
Diet, of Sweden, in 1738, reflec. tions on its proceedings, 464. That of 1756, 466. Differences, partial, on the calcu Tus of, 534:
Dillon, Sir John, his trans. of a Memoir on forests, 368. Dog-star, rising of, its influence on agriculture, according to the philosophy of the Greeks, 184.
Dora Riparia, course of that ri-
ver, and the numerous streams and canals connected with it. 498. Dragooning expeditions, against the protestants, their deep stain on the memory of Louis XIV. 476. 538. Drama, of Italy,criticisms on, 22. Drummond, Dr. archbishop of
York, character of, 93. Drunkenness, charm against, 185. Duration, remarks on, 298.
On the condition of the 370. poor, 371.
Fath, obs. on the profession of, in general society, 305. Farming, in America, discoura ging account of, 44. Fish, muscles of, lecture on, 337. Florence, manners and customs at, described, 142.
Flowers, wild, which yield honey, poetically described, 314. Fontenoy, battle of, gallant conduct of the British there, 465. Forbes, SirWm. his first acquaint- ance with Dr. Beattie, 3. Forests, memoir on the manage- ment of, 368.
Fox, Mr. verses on his death, 101.
His character to be venerated by all friends of freedom, 319. Calumniated, 326. His decease lamented in the pulpit, 336. 446.
France, revolution in, good obser vations on its pre-disposing causes, 190. On the senti- ments produced in England by that event, 192. Said to have been minutely foretold by Ca- zotte, 456.
Gamut, in music, origin of the names of the notes in, 53. Gases, on a mode of transferring them over water, 287. Gentiana Acaulis (Linn.) found
near Haverford West, 312. Geoffrey of Monmouth, his chro- nicle not a fabrication, 284. George III. his conversation with Dr. Beattie, 6.
Gibbon, Mr. anecdotes of, during
his residence at Lausanne, 163. Gompert, Mr. on the solution of series by a method of differ- ences, 346. Gospels, harmony of, discussions respecting, 248, &c. N12
Insects of Asia, nat. hist. of, 359% Invalids, attractive retreat for, at Massa, near Pisa, 141. Ireland, statistical remarks rel. to, 222. Various remarks respect- ing its history, 262-271. Iron, carbonate of, proposed as a remedy for cancer, 210, Irrigation, improvements effected by, 368.
It and that, those words etymo- logically discussed, 395. Italy, remarks on the drama and the poetry of, 228, 229. Na- tives of, the authors of many of the discoveries of the 15th and 16th centuries, 232. Julius II. character of that pon- tiff, 123.
Justin Martyr, obs. on his cita- tions from the Old Testament, and from the Απομνημονευμάλα των Αποστόλων, 252.
Kentucky, particulars relative to that state, 277-279. Kilkenny, statute of, reflections on, 269.
Kirwan, Mr. on space and dura- tion, 296. On the state of the weather at Dublin, 299. Knight, Mr. on the vegetation of On the primeval language, 303. seeds, 3,8.
La Harpe, M. biographical par- ticulars, of, 450. His account of his conversion, 454, 5. His confession of faith, 456. His Apology for Religion, 457- La Lande, M. on the passage of Mercury over the Sun, 533- On the opposition of the planet Pallas, 54
Language, primeval, essay on, 303. Leapers, a new species of French troops, account of, 73.
India, late war in, remarks on its Le Gendre, M. on the distance of
the Moon from the Sun, 532.
Leo X. particulars of the life and character of that eminent pon- tiff, 115-127. 225-240. Little, Mr. on the specula of re- flecting telescopes, 292. Lope de Vega Carpio, particulars
of his life and writings,83-90. Louis XIV. memoirs of, written by himself, 469. His instruc- tions to the Dauphin, 470- 474. His character amply dis cussed, 475-483. His re- marks on the kingly office, 481. His summary of preparations for the campaign of 1672, 483. Successfully opposed by William III. of England, 512. Lucas, Mr. on the introduction
of the Teak-tree into Barba- boes, 368. Luke, St. argument concerning the preface to his Gospel, 255.
Massa, a town near Pisa, inviting account of, as a retreat for in valids, 141. Meadowbank, Lord, on manures, 372. Michain, M. historical notice of, 528.
on the comet of 1793, and on the occultation of of Scorpion, 534- Medici, family of, popular out- rages on their fall from the go- vernment of Tuscany, 117. Melville, Lord, the House of Commons urged to rescind their resolutions against him,
441. Menacane, or Titanium, account of, 288.
Mendoza de Rios, M. his letter to the Reviewers, 447: Mercury, the cause of a peculiar eruptive disease, 110. Descrip- tion and cure of the complaint,
ib. the planet. See La Lande. Messier, M. on comets and eclipses, 533, 534. On the planet Pallas, ib. Micrometer measures,obs, on, 291. Mind, human, the utility of its labours not always to be esti- mated by their immediate fruits, 235.
Miracles, extract from a sermon on, 306.
Mitchell, Mr. on a new semi me- tallic substance, 288. Moira, Countess dowager of, her excellent advice to a young li- terary protégé, 1; 6. Montolieu, Madame de, anecdotes of, 164.
Moon, various methods of clear- ing the moon's distance from the effects of parallax and re-. fraction, 129, &c. Formula for reducing its apparent into true distances, 532. Muscles of Fish, lecture on, 337.
Oak, European, very perishable at Barbadoes, 369. Ohio, particulars rel. to that river,
and the neighbouring country, &c. 275. See Ships. Oldham, specimens of his trans- lation of Ovid's Byblis and Caunus, 409.
Opium, preparation of described, Popes, country residence of, at Castel Gandolfo, described, zg. The Palazzo Chigi, 31.
P, Count, a German noble- man, anecdotes relative to, 169 Pallas, the planet. See La Lande. See Messier.
Paring and burning, observa- tions on, 263. Participles, their origin and for- mation, 392, &c. Pasture. See Tiliage. Patrick, St. doubts respecting his very existence, 282. Percussion, force of, lecture on, 341.
Persecution, religious, reflections on, 48. Cruelties committed in France, 56. Supposed to have taught civil liberty to the Puritans, 57.
Peter, Czar of Russia, his visit to France, and political in- trigues, 54. Petrarch, remarks on his passion for Laura, 9. Philip 11. of Spain, his great power and possessions, 511.
V. of Spain, his indolent character, 539. Abdicates the throne, 542. Resumes it, $43. Piedmont, hydrographical view of, 495-501.
Plague, at Marseilles, dreadful ac- count of, 199. Plane-tree, occidental, of im-
mense size, in America, 276. Plants, rare, of England and Wales, register of their places of growth, &c. 308. Plato, his philosophy examined as it respected polytheism, 384. Po, the prodigious rapidity of that river, at Turin, 497. Dif ficult navigation of, 506. Poets of Italy, remarks on, 228. Pompeii, remarks on, 167. Pontano, academy of, some ac- count of, 116.
Pope and the Devil, poetic dia- logue between, 435.
remarks on the form of papal government, and various popes particularized for their great qualities, 114. See Ju- lius. See Leo.
Potatoes. See Curwen. See Cates. Power, balance of, in Europe, brief sketch of, from 1700 to 1801, 512. Preaching, in America, picture of, 45.
, remarks on the art of,
374- Press, British, in India, severe restrictions on, 3.2. Preston, Mr. on the polite arts, as connected with political cir- cumstances, 299. Friestley, Dr. historical notice of, 529. His philosophy cele- brated, and his polemics ceu- sured by his French eulogist, 530.
Prophecy, remarks on, in sermons on that subject, 146–150. Prostate Gland, small lobe of, hitherto unnoticed, account of, 340.
Prudence, poetic dialogue with,
Racine, his trifling pension from Louis XIV, 481. Religion, inattention to its dic-
tates eloquently lamented, 243, Its influence on civil society, dissertation
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