2. Bonum passivum, quod vel perfectivum, iii. 22. vel conservativum, sive fruitio rerum naturæ nostræ congruentium, iii. 23. fruitio boni quid sit, iii. 24. utrum anima tranquillitatem et fruendi vigorem simul retinere possit, iii. 25. Bonum communionis, sive offi- 1. De officio hominis in Books, considerations concerning the reading of, vi. 303. and studies, their influence on manners, vi. 340. precepts of caution and direction for advancement of learning, two a heraldry of precedence among, Boreas, ab alto spirat, iii. 228. nomen alterum Etesiæ, iii. 229. assecla mundi, iii. 232. qualitates ei peculiares, iii. 236242. alternationes ejus cum Austro signa hyemis et ventorum, iii. 263. See North wind. Borgia de Gallorum in Italiam expeditione, vii. 57. Bos, brevis ævi, iii. 357. boves ex pascuis novis novas carnes recipere, iii. 468. Boscovich, his theory, i. 345. Boswell, Sir Wm., custodian of Bacon's manuscripts after his death, ν. 188-194. Bows, power of the Turkish, v. 9. Bracelets fit to comfort the spirits, v. 148. refrigerant, corroborant, aperient, ib. other kinds of, v. 149. Brains taken in wine strengthen the memory, v. 152. abode of the vital spirits, x. 160. Branch planted will grow if barked, otherwise not, why, iv. 449. Bread in the oven, swelling of, x. 217. Breath on glass, &c., iv. 215. of life, what, ix. 49. of man, offensive during south wind, ix. 405. Brightness, to produce, vi. 60. Britain, the ancient mother name of the island, viii. 428. British Association, system of observations by, would have been approved by Bacon, ii. 39. British Channel, tides in, x. 332, 333. Briza, ventus inter tropicos, iii. 226, 228. Brize, a tropical wind, ix. 392, 393. blows north-east, ix. 394. under the equinoctial, iv. 350. Bruise, swelling of, reduced by applying a cold metallic body, why, v. 98. Brutes, their souls, ix. 49. a corporeal substance compounded of the natures of air and flame, ix. 50. why worshipped by the Egyptians, ix. 65, 66. Bruti, solertiæ eorum, i. 436. animæ quales, ii. 345-348. in templis Ægyptorum, cur, vii. 126. Brutus Lucius, his sentence on his sons, ix. 212. filii ejus, iii. 32. Bubbles, iv. 170. to blow, i. 408. Buchanan, his History of Scotland, ii. 207. Burgundi Principis Aurasionensis interfectoris patientia, ii. 313. Burgundy, Duke of, story of the announcement of his death, v. 156. Burials in earth, iv. 342, 343. experiments with fruits, iv. 342. with beer and vinegar, ib. with precious stones to restore the colours, iv. 343. Burning glasses, to make, vii. 177. Bacon not familiar with, i. 378. Burrage, infusion of, iv. 167. Burying alive, instances of, x. 151. Butterflies resuscitated by warmth, viii. 249; x. 213. C. Cabinet of knowledge, ix. 190. Cæmentaria historia conscribenda, ii. 68. Cærimoniæ, antitheta de eis, ii. 482, 483. Cæsalpinus, his theory of tides, v. 236, 241. Cæsar, Augustus, "Plaudite" at his death, iii. 89, 90; ix. 269. his euthanasia, vi. 249. Cæsar, Julius, ii. 107. at Alexandria, his method of obtaining fresh water on the sea shore, iv. 159. letter to Oppius and Balbus, viii. 403. his power of dictation to five secretaries, ix. 16. when the entrails were not favourable, ix. 268, 269. abandoned a civil life for a mili tary, why, ix. 279. his friends, ix. 280. his ambition, ix. 285. an example of learning combin ed with military excellence, vi. 99, 154. his book of Apophthegms, vi. 159; viii. 438. his Commentaries, vi. 158. his De Analogiâ, ii. 161, 414; vi. 159; ix. 111. his Anti-Cato, ii. 162; vi. 159. computation of the year reformed by him, ib. his remarkable speeches, vi. 160. exemplum conjunctionis virtutis militariæ et literariæ, ii. 162165. Librum Commentariorum, ii. 161. Calendarium, ii. 162. oratio incipiens, "Ego Quirites," ib. Cæsar, Julius continued. ad Metellum, ii. 164. De Sylla, ib. ad aruspicem, iii. 89. ad navis gubernatorem, ii. 460. Cæsias, the east-north-east wind, ix. 391. attracts clouds, ix. 406. Cain, an image of the active state, vi. 138. agricola, imago vitæ activæ, ii. 146. Calendar of doubts, vi. 233; viii. 502. of inventions, vi. 230. of things supposed impossible or of sects of philosophy, vi. 234. Callisthenem, dictum Alexandri ad, ii. 159. Calor et frigus, i. 464. doctrinæ Telesii, v. 310, 311, definitio ejus, i. 397. opificia ejus in operibus humanis, artificialis, i. 526. caloris remissioris potestas ad- cæli est et generationis mater, ignis a calore solis quatuor mo- quomodo servandus, iii. 421, 422. Campbell, Lord, on Bacon's fainting- Canaries, tree in, ever dripping with Candle surrounded by spirits of wine, Canis brevis ævi, iii. 356. Cannon-ball, discharged, continuing Caper, cur brevioris ævi, iii. 357. Cardamon, Persian children fed on, Cardan, his theory of tides, v. 240. Cardinal virtues in nature, viii. 370. Carneades a Româ dimissus, ii. 106. Carriage towards princes and rulers, ix. 251-253. good, importance of, ix. 234. See Caryophyllea, i. 401. Cases omitted by the law, three rem- Caspian Sea, whether it ebbs and Cassia, iv. 437. Cassiopea, star which appeared in, Castor and Pollux, the meteors, signs of storm, ix. 453. et Pollux, signa tempestatis, iii. Castoreum, preservative against gout manis, i. 339. omnia nobilia inventa per casum, inventionum multorum pater, omissus. See Leges. Catalogue of the titles of particular of Polychrests needed, viii. 517. operation for, viii. 293. Cataractæ cœli, i. 435. oculorum, i. 477, 478. Catena, summum naturalis catenæ Caterpillar bred of dew and leaves, Cathari, hæretici, iii. 469. Cato the elder, his versatility of mind, ix. 287. his vigour of character, ix. 268. how punished for his blasphemy 112. Cato the younger, Cicero's praise of, naturalem philosophiam cor- causæ quatuor, materia, forma, scimus per causas, operamur per Cause, the formal, vi. 58. causes, Aristotle's classification of Chance, inventions often to be referred to, vi. 262. has something to do with men's thoughts, ix. 66. the originator of sciences, ix. 65. See Luck. Change, all things are changed and nothing lost, viii. 473. Chaos coeval with Love, x. 343. signifies the rude mass or congregation of matter, x. 344. coævus Amori, v. 289. congregationem materiæ inconditam significabat, v. 290, 291. informe, quid significat, v. 299. Character, best judged of at home, vi. 367. human, varieties of, undescribed, ix. 216. shown best in history, ix. 217. necessity of the study of, ix. 271-280. characters and tempers of men's dispositions, vi. 332. Characteres ingeniorum a naturâ impressi, iii. 36, 37. reales, ii. 412, 413. Characters real, used in China and the Levant to express things and notions, vi. 283. Charcoal, effect of, in a close room, v. 128. Chariot of the Fathers of Salomon's house in the New Atlantis, v. 396. chariots moved by the wind, ix. 447, 448. Charitas, antidotus sive aroma scientiæ, ii. 102, 103. vera, quid, iii. 49. Charity the bond of perfection, why, ix. 227. admits of no excess, ix. 228. Charles V. Emperor, to his son, ix. 296. Charles VIII. of France, his mode of warfare, viii. 459. Charms, v. 147-162. narratives of, to have place in history of marvels, viii. 412. Cheiromantia res vana, ii. 316. Chemical histories proposed, viii. 375. Chemistry, experiments in, vii. 416419. Childhood, the recollections of, sweet to old men, x. 102. See Acceleration of Growth. Chimistæ, de iis narratur fabula senis qui filiis aurum in vinea legavit, vii. 121. Chimistarum philosophia, vii. 80. fabrica opinionis, vii. 81. quatuor rerum matrices, sive elementa, ib. China gold, vi. 59. Chinenses confectiones porcellanæ sepeliunt, i. 522, 523. Chinese, their mode of writing, ii. 411, 412. despair of making gold, but not silver, iv. 315. their custom of painting the cheeks, v. 28. bury their porcelain clay, viii. 335. Chiromancy an imposture, ix. 19, 20. Chocolate, whether meat or drink, v. 403. government, vi. 411. the preserver of all heathen her garment of divers colours, her bounds to be defined, ib. Chymica, ii. 133, 134. historiæ chymicæ conscribendæ, ii. 64. Chymistæ, ii. 134; vii. 22, 230. Cicero quoted, ii. 118, 141, 143, 177, 181, 182, 210, 293, 310, 312, 387, 401, 441, 442, 448, 459, 491, 495; iii. 27, 46, 53, 55, 59, 66, 87, 97, 101, 106, 107, 108, 115, 117, 132; vii. 20. his complaint of the school of Socrates, vi. 43. a warning to the irresolute, vi. 102. |