Griswold, Rev. Rufus Wilmot, 1815-1857, -b. in Vermont,-author of several works on American literature, among which are "Poets and Poetry of America," and "Prose Writers of America." [p. 485.]
Guizot (ge-zō'), François Pierre Guillaume, 1787-1874,-a French statesman and his- torian. [p. 393.]
HALLECK, Fitz-Greene, 1795-1867. [pp. 8, 382.]
Hannay, James, 1827-1873,-an English miscellaneous writer, and critic of the Quarterly and Westminster Reviews, and the Athenæum. [p. 502.]
Harrington, Mrs. E. D. (Miss Locke), of Boston, Mass. A successful magazine wri- ter, and author of some poems. [p. 119.] HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel, 1807-1864. [p. 440.]
Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830,--an English miscellaneous writer, eminent as a literary critic, author of the "Characters of Shak- speare's Plays," "Table-Talk," "Life of Napoleon," and other works. [pp. 101, 167, 243.]
HEMANS, Mrs. Felicia Dorothea, 1793- 1835. [pp. 52, 356.]
Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714, a distin- guished Bible commentator. [p. 345.]
HENRY, Patrick, 1736-1799.[pp. 26, 221.] Henshaw, Sarah E. [p. 173.] "The Telegram."
HOLMES, Oliver Wendell,-b. in Cam- bridge, Mass., in 1809. [pp. 7, 470.]
Home, John, 1724-1808,-a Scottish dram- atist, author of six tragedies, one of which is the popular tragedy of “ Douglas." [p. 51.]
HOOD, Thomas, 1798-1845. [p, 399.] Hoppin, William J. [p. 369. "Charlie Machree.
Horace, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65-8 B.C., a Roman poet. [p. 84, and Fifth Reader, p. 393.]
Hugo, Victor Marie,-b. in 1802,-a cele- brated French poet and novelist. [p. 71, and Fifth Reader, p. 376.]
Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859,-an English poet and essayist. [pp. 313, 351, and Fifth Reader, pp. 320, 343, 349.]
Ingelow, Jean,―b. in 1830,-an English poetess. Her "High Tide on the Coast of Lincolnshire," and "Songs of Seven," have become widely popular. [p. 163.] "The Fisherman's Prayer."
IRVING, Washington, 1783-1859. [pp. 86, 199, 316, 373.]
Jackson, Mrs. (Helen Fiske), formerly Mrs. Hunt,-b. at Amherst, Mass., in 1830, -has attained a high rank as a poet and essayist. She has generally written under the signature "H. H." [p. 420.] "Spin- uing."
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, -third President of the United States. [p. 361.] "Inaugural Address."
Jeffrey, Francis, 1773-1850,-a Scottish critic, one of the editors, and for twenty- six years sole manager, of the Edinburgh Review. [pp. 101, 157, 243, 318.]
Jerrold, Douglas, 1803-1857,-an Eng- lish author of numerous plays, tales, and sketches of character that abound in humor, fancy, and satire. [p. 403.]
JOHNSON, Dr. Samuel, 1709-1784. [pp. 7, 41, 42, 146, 156, 174, 188, 199, 201, 205. Fifth Reader, pp. 192, 280.]
Jones, Ernest, a barrister-at-law of Lon- don, a poet, and a Chartist politician. [p. 258.] "The Magic Moon."
Kinney, Coates,-b. near Penn Yan, N.Y., in 1826. [p. 269.] "Rain on the Roof."
Kitto, Dr. John, 1804-1854,-an English theologian, who edited the "Cyclopædia of Biblical Literature." [p. 386.]
Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834,-an English poet and essayist, author of the essays signed "Elia." [pp. 285, 351.]
Larcom, Lucy,-b. in 1826, at Beverly Farms, Mass.,-a writer of many popular poems. [p. 119.]
Leslie, Charles R., 1794-1859,-an artist and art-critic, born of American parents in London, where most of his life has been passed, brother of Eliza Leslie, the auther of numerous magazine stories. [p. 240.]
Lewis, Matthew Gregory, 1775-1818,-an English author of many thrilling romances and poems. In his monodrame of "The Captive" is the poem entitled "The Maniac." Henry Russell's song, of the same title, is only a slight alteration of it. [p. 81.]
Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872,-an Ameri- can publicist,-b. in Berlin,-came to the United States in 1827, Professor in the South Carolina College at Columbia, and afterwards in Columbia College, New York. [p. 313.]
LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth, 1807 -1882. [pp. 8, 441, 449. Fifth Reader, pp. 147, 409.]
LOWELL, James Russell,-b. in 1819. [pp. 8, 519.]
Lowth, Dr. Robert, 1710-1787,-an Eng- lish bishop of extensive learning. [p. 345.] MACAULAY, Thomas Babington, 1800- 1859. [pp. 7, 146, 174, 271, 342, 349, 352, 410.]
Mackay, Charles, LL.D.,-b. in 1812,-a popular British poet, journalist, and mis- cellaneous writer; author of those stirring lyrics, "Cheer, Boys, Cheer," "The Good Time Coming," etc. [pp. 74, 226. Fifth Reader, pp. 445, 479.]
Mackenzie, Robert Shelton, M.D., LL.D.,— b. in Ireland in 1809, d. in 1881,—was a journalist and author in England; came to America in 1852; was literary editor of the New York Times, and afterwards of the Philadelphia Press; wrote the Lives of Walter Scott and Dickens. [p. 503.]
Mackintosh, Sir James, 1765-1832,-a dis- tinguished British historian, philosopher, critic, and politician. [p. 193.]
MacMaster, Guy Humphrey. [p. 302.] "The Continentals."
Macpherson, Junes, 1738-1796,-a Scot- tish author, poet, and translator, from the
Gaelic, of the supposed poems of the ancient Scottish bard Ossian. pp. 83, 87.]
Mason, William, 1725-1797,-a British poet, the friend and literary executor of the poet Gray. [p. 188.]
Massey, Gerald,-b. in 1828,-an English poet, journalist, and lecturer, who went to London in his fifteenth year as an errand- boy; author of the "Ballad of Babe Chris- tabel," "Havelock's March," and some prose works. His poems have been styled lyrics of love and lays of freedom." [p. 128.]
MILTON, John, 1608-1674. [pp. 6, 22, 80, 83, 112. Fifth Reader, pp. 150, 394, 479.]
Mitchell, Donald G.,-b. in 1822, in Nor- wich, Conn.,-better known as "Ik Mar- vel," author of "Reveries of a Bachelor," "Dream Life," and "My Farm of Edge- wood." [p. 476.] "Letter Correspondence."
Mitford, Mary Russell, 1786-1855,-an English novelist, "the painter of English rural life in its happiest and most genial aspects." [p. 475. Fifth Reader, pp. 439, 479.]
Montgomery, James, 1771-1854,-a Brit- ish poet. Before the age of fourteen he had written a mock-heroic poem of a thousand lines. His poem "The World Before the Flood" attained great popu- larity. [p. 304.]
Noel, Thomas, an English author, best known by his "A Thames Voyage," and "The Pauper's Drive,"-London, 1842. [p. 152.]
Olin, Dr. Stephen, 1797-1851,-b. in Ver- mont,-Professor in two Southern colleges, and afterwards President of the Wesleyan University at Middletown, Conn. [p. 88.] Palmer, Ray, D.D.,-b. in 1808, in Rhode Island, a Congregational clergyman, and holds a high rank as a hymn-writer. [p. 208.]
Patten, George W.,-b. in 1808, in New- port, R.I.,-Lieutenant-Colonel in the Uni- ted States Army, and an author "entitled to high rank among American poets." [p. 68.]
Phillips, Charles, 1787-1859,-a celebra- ted Irish barrister, author of "Curran and his Contemporaries," and of several other works. [pp. 67, 68.]
Phillips, Wendell,-b. in Boston, Mass., in 1811,-a noted anti-slavery orator, lec- turer, and reformer. [p. 94.]
PIERPONT, Rev. John, 1785-1866. [pp. 7,328. Fifth Reader, pp. 234, 236, 479.] "Pindar, Peter." See Wolcott, Dr. John. Pitt, William, the first Earl of Chatham, 1708-1778,-"the most powerful orator that ever illustrated and ruled the senate of the British empire."-London Quarterly Review. [p. 26. Fifth Reader, pp. 430, 479.]
Plutarch. [See note, p. 106.]
POE, Edgar Allan, 1811-1849. [pp. 8, 54, 55, 79, 494, 520.]
POPE, Alexander, 1688-1744. [pp. 7, 19, 20, 32, 34, 41-43, 92, 116, 155. Fifth Reader, pp. 129, 175, 223, 272, 293, 479.]
Prentice, George D., 1802-1870,-a native
of Connecticut,-a wit and poet, long known as the editor of the Louisville Jour- nal, which he made famous. [p. 57.]
PRESCOTT, William Hickling, 1796-1859. [pp. 7, 390.]
Preston, Mrs. Margaret J., of Lexington, Va., a frequent contributor to magazines, has published several volumes of poetry. [p. 326.] "The Flemish Bells."
Procter, Adelaide Anne, 1825-1864,—an English poetess, daughter of Bryan Waller Procter. [p. 111.]
Procter, Bryan Waller, 1790-1874,-better known as "Barry Cornwall," under which name all his works-several volumes of poems-were given to the public. [p. 229.]. Brevity of Life."
Randolph, John, "of Roanoke,” 1773- 1833,-representative in Congress, and sen- ator, from Virginia;-noted for his invec- tive, sarcasm, and sharp and relentless wit. [p. 92.]
Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich, 1763-1825. [pp. 245-248.]
ROGERS, Samuel, 1763-1855. [pp. 7, 240.] Ruskin, John, an art critic,-b. in Lon- don in 1819. His most noted works are "Modern Painters," "The Seven Lamps of Architecture," "The Stones of Venice," and "Sesame and Lilies." [p. 237.]
Schaff, Dr. Philip,-b. in Switzerland in 1819, has resided in the United States since 1844. He is a distinguished German scholar, and author of several theological works. [p. 389.]
Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich, 1759 -1805,-a celebrated German dramatist, poet, historian, and essayist. [p. 314.]
SCOTT, Sir Walter, 1771-1832. [pp. 7, 8, 22, 73, 81, 86, 136, 178, 205, 259, 406.] SHAKSPEARE, William, 1564-1616. [pp. 6, 22, 24-30, 45, 48, 56-59, 61-63, 72, 73, 99, 102.]
SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. [pp. 8, 347.]
Sigourney, Mrs. Lydia H., 1791-1865,-a native of Norwich, Conn.,-a voluminous writer of prose and poetry. Her published works are said to number fifty-six volumes. [p. 357.]
Smith, Alexander, 1830-1867,-a Scottish poet. His poem that brought him into public notice was "A Life Drama." [p. 327.] "Sunset."
SMITH, Rev. Sydney, 1771-1845. [p. 271.] Southey, Caroline Anne Bowles, 1787-1854, -second wife of Robert Southey, was a poetess and popular magazine writer. [pp. 65, 66.]
SOUTHEY, Robert, LL.D., 1774-1843. [pp. 8, 71, 121, 212, 297.]
Spring, Rev. Gardiner, 1785-1873,-b. at Newburyport, Mass.,-a popular preacher, and during sixty-three years pastor of the "Old Brick Church" in New York City. [p. 346.]
Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815-1881,- an eminent scholar and liberal divine of the Church of England. He was Dean of Westminster from 1864 until his death.
Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, an Amer- ican statesman,-b. in Georgia in 1812,- in public life, with scarcely an intermis- sion, since his twenty-fifth year. [p. 493.] "Prejudice."
Stirling, Sir William, 1818-1878,-a Scot- tish author, wrote "The Cloister Life of the Emperor Charles the Fifth," a work of re- markable interest, to which Prescott owns his indebtedness. [p. 393.]
Swift, Jonathan, D.D., 1667-1745,-a Brit- ish author, born in Dublin, one of the most remarkable men of the age. "Gulliver's
Travels," a satirical romance, and the "Tale of a Tub," are the chief corner- stones of his fame. [p. 157.]
Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe, a voluminous French author,-b. in 1828. His "History of English Literature," translated into English, is a standard work. [pp. 179, 259, 342, 347, 349.]
TAYLOR, Bayard, 1825-1878. [pp. 406, 527.]
TENNYSON, Alfred, 1810. [pp. 8, 52, 75, 77, 485.]
THACKERAY, William Makepeace, 1811 -1863. [pp. 144, 501.]
THOMSON, James, 1700-1748. [pp. 7, 84, 166.]
Thorpe, Mrs., of Litchfield, Mich., whose maiden name was Rose Hartwick, wrote the selection that we have given, in her seventeenth year, after reading the inci- dent on which it is founded in a story of the time of Cromwell. [p. 184.] "Curfew must not Ring To-Night."
Thrale, Mrs., afterwards Mrs. Piozzi, 1739 -1821,-b. in Wales, is best known by her interesting moral poem, "The Three Warn- ings.' [p. 175.]
Timrod, Henry, 1829-1867,-a native of
Charleston, S.C., a man of lovely character, and a genuine poet. [p. 477.] "Spring." Tuckerman, Henry T., 1813-1871,-was a native of Boston, Mass. His writings, genial and liberal in spirit, include poems, travels, essays, biography, and criticism. He was a contributor to all the leading magazines. [pp. 365, 527.]
Vedder, David, 1790-1854,-a Scottish poet and prose writer. [p. 275.] "Sabbath Hymn on the Mountains."
Vere, Sir Aubrey de, 1788-1846,-an Irish poet and dramatist. His son, Aubrey Thomas de Vere, is a voluminous writer. [p. 539.]
Virgil (or Publius Virgilius Maro), 70–19 B.C., the greatest of the Roman poets. His principal works are the "Eclogues," the Georgics," and the "Ene'id,"-the latter comprising the wanderings and ad- ventures of the Trojan prince Æne'as after the siege of Troy. [pp. 92, 97.]
WEBSTER, Daniel, 1782–1852. [pp. 54, 88, 95, 305, 469.]
Whipple, Edwin Percy,-b. in 1819, in Gloucester, Mass.,-an able critic and essay- ist, author of "Character and Character- istic Men," and "The Literature of the Age of Elizabeth." [p. 456.]
WHITTIER, John Greenleaf,—b. in 1808. [pp. 72, 230, 343, 460.]
Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867,—b. in Portland, Maine, a journalist, poet, and essayist; a very popular poet in his day, but one "who was less concerned with his thoughts than with his language." [p. 65.]
Wilson, Prof. John, 1785-1854,-a Scot- tish poet and prose-writer, popularly known as "Christopher North." For many years he was Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh. [pp. 167, 176, 253, 356.]
WIRT, William, 1772-1834. [pp. 51, 226, 289.]
Wolcott, Dr. John, 1738-1810,-an Eng- lish satirist, who is best known as "Peter Pindar." [p. 175.]
WORDSWORTH, William, 1770-1850. [pp. 7, 8, 249.]
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