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NAMES AND SUBJECTS IN THE SECOND VOLUME.
Adelsberg, Grotto of, 183
Adversity, the uses of, 31
Esop and his Fables, 93
Alexandria, Catacombs of, 255
excavated Tomb of the Kings at, 251
Alligator, description of the, 20 Alps, Horn of the, lines on, 63 Andes, volcanic Mountains of the, 39 Animals, natural affection of, 46
Anne, Princess, daughter of Charles I., 19
Ant and Glow-worm, 240
Anthony, St. and the Cobbler, 171 Antiparos, Grotto of, 79 Antiquity, lines on, 235
Aphorisms, 27, 31, 45, 109, 179, 232. 239
April, history of the month of, 120
Anniversaries in 120, 136, 144, 152, 160
Asia Minor, earthquakes in, 122 Ass, anecdote of, 216 Aurangabad, Temples of Ellora, near, 164
Bacon, Lord, extract from, 67; re- marks by, 14, 29, 93, 114; remark on Atheism by, 144; aphorism of,
Balloons, 243 Banana, 203
Barletta, ancient tomb at, 167 Bear, the Scandinavian, 61 Beattie, remark from, 176
Beauty, human, various ideas of, 239 Bede, the Venerable, anecdote of, 60 Bell-rock lighthouse, 157 Berkeley, Bishop, remark by, 146 Bernard, St., the Dogs of, 177 Better Land, the, 107
Bible, history of English versions of, 53 Bird-catching in Shetland, 223
Birds and Animals, their happiness, 55 Birds, Migratory, 92, 101, 111, 189 Birds' Nests, 52
Bird Spider, the, 85
Blair, Extracts from, 182, 187, 198, 235
Blanchard, aerial voyages of, 244-5 Blessed be thy Name, 184
Blood, circulation of the, 171
Bolton Priory, account of, 60
Bombay, famine at, 119
Borromeo, Cardinal, noble conduct of, 153
Boyle, Hon. Robert, 91
Bradley's Sermons, extract from, 99 Bray, Mrs., on old age, 182. Burke, remarks by, 83, 242
Burns, Robert, Biographical notice of,
Burying in Churches, remarks on, 53
Cactus tribe, 204
Cairo, Catacombs at, 255
Calabria, Earthquakes in, 122, 124 Campbell, Elspy, 67
Canary Islands, Catacombs of, 168 Canterbury Cathedral, account of, 138 Capital, 109
Caraccas, Earthquake at, 126 Carolina, South, Earthquakes in, 126 Catacombs, Grecian, 167 Catania, destruction of, 122 Cathedrals-York, 18; Canterbury, 138;
Lincoln, 170; Worcester, 210 Cawnpore, description of, 217 Cecil, remarks by, 2, 29, 200, 247 Cemetery, a Sicilian, 90
Centurion, Lion-head of the, 104 Chance hit, a, 240
Chapel, St. George's, Windsor, descrip- tion of, 234
lines sug- gested by a visit to, 235 Charles II., circumstances attending his flight, 93; sarcasm of, on Vossius, 99
Chaucer, specimen from his Melibeus, 199
Chelmsford, Epitaph in the Parish Church of, 155
Chelsea Hospital, Statue of Charles II. at, 194
Chepstow Castle, account of, 57
Chichester, Dean of, on popular lite- rature, 12
Chiff-chaff, the, 92
Chili, Earthquake in, 127
Chinese Prison, description of, 22 Church of England, Lord Bacon's opinion, 115
Cicero, remark by, 14
Coleby Church, 116 Coleridge, remark by, 31
College, Bishop's, Calcutta, 109
Daens, John, anecdote of, 46
Deaf and Dumb, instruction of, 155 Death, Bishop Porteus on, 139 Death, preparation for, 91 Deluge, the, 91
De Rozier, the first aeronaut, 243; fatal voyage of, 244 Devil's Bridge, the, 23
Devotion not hostile to Cheerfulness, 243
Diffidence, instance of, 83 Distich, remarkable, 47 Drinking, intemperate, predisposition to disease from, 158
Dromedary and Camel, 44
Drowning, Hints for the prevention of, 224
Dr. Samuel Johnson, letter of, 53; anecdotes of, 239 Drunkenness, effects of, 13 Dutch, the, of old, 114 Dyer, lines by, 198
Earthquakes, some account of, 121 Egypt and Nubia, Cavern Temples and Tombs of, 249
Friendship, Bishop Mant on, 83 Friendship, lines on, 170
Frost of 1684,13
Fuller, remarks by, 46, 63, 83
Galileo, extract from the life of, 59 Garnerin, his Balloons, 244-5 George III., a Prayer composed by, 178 Germany, Limestone Caverns in, 70 Giants' Causeway, 50 Gibraltar, Rock of, 130
Good, Dr. Mason, lines from the Per- sian by, 215
Good Manners, remark on, by Locke, 224
Grasses, importance of, 208 Great American Aloe, 51 Gresham, Sir Thomas, his Statue, 225
Hall, Bishop, remark by, 15 Hammond, remark by, 239 Happiness, sensual, 198 Harrow on the Hill, 66 Heaths, 204
Heber, Bishop, biographical notice of, 108; supplicatory lines by, 178; on the love of God, 211; his liberal sentiments, 224.
Hecla, Mount, 39
Heraldry, No. I., the Shield, 172 Hindoo Superstitions, 42
Hooker, Richard, Biographical Notice of, 174
Hume, David, and his Mother, 139 Humility, true, 99
Hunter, remarks by, 3, 14, 27 Hydrometer and Chinese merchant, 3 Hymn, the Mariners', 144
Hymn for Saturday Evening, 160 by Bishop Middleton, 170 Ibsambal, the Temples at, 251 Iguana, the, 173
Illustrations, local, 116 Improvement, Human, Paley on, 179 India-rubber Tree, 4
Industry, Sir Joshua Reynolds on, 146 Infant's Peril, 246
Insects, usefulness of, 143; the changes
Intimacies, particular, Blair on, 235 Iron and Steel, improvement of by burying, 71
Ischia and Procida, Isles of, 34
Jameson, Mrs., Remarks by, 223, 240 January, history of the month of, 7 Anniversaries in, 8, 16, 23, 31 Japanese Sea, Volcano in, 40 Jefferson's Rules for Life, 46 Jenner, Dr., forty signs of rain, 232 Jeremy Taylor, remarks by, 22, 43, 45 Jesse, remarks by, 198, 200 Jewish Tale, a, 176
Johnson, Dr., letter to his God-daugh ter 53; remarks by, 15, 146; anecdotes of, 239
Jones of Nayland, remarks by, 71, 85 Jortin, remarks from, 71, 102, 142 July, history of the month of, 248 Anniversaries in, 248
June, history of the month of, 200 Anniversaries in, 200, 216, 224, 232, 240
Karli, Temple of, 166 Katharine's, St., Hospital, 131 Kaulfussia, Amellus-fike, 95 Kendal Church, Epitaph in, 53 Kent's Cavern, near Torquay, 76 King Arthur's Round Table, 198 King George's Sound, account of Na- tives of, 62
Kirauea, Volcano of 40 Kirkdale Cave, 75 Knowledge, remark on, by Bacon, 19
Ladye Chapel, account of, 180 Land Crabs, Indian, 70 Lapwing and Hind, remark on, 237 Latimer, Bishop, letters of, 199 Leaning Towers, 114, 196, 242 Leopard, 4
Lesson, an early, 47 Letting and Hiring, 214 Life, and its end, 95 Lighthouse, the Bell-rock, 157 Lightning, powerful effect of, 200 Lima, Earthquakes at, 122 Lincoln Cathedral, 170 Lion and Unicorn, 50 Lipari, Vulcano, and Stromboli, 38 Lisbon, Earthquake at, 123 Litany, portion of, versified, 99 Literary Trifling, Milner on, 231 Living well, 83
Lo! the lilies of the field, 184 London Stone, 63 Lords, House of, 97
Lunardi, first ascent of, in England, 244
Macdonnell on Education, 224 Magpie, anecdote of, 216 Malham Cove, Yorkshire, 212 Mant, Bishop, remarks by, 63, 71 March, history of the month of, 72
Anniversaries in, 72, 88, 96, 104, 112 Marriage Customs, ancient, 142 Materials of Writing, origin of, 46 May, the month of, history of, 160
Anniversaries in, 160, 176, 184, 192, 200
Memory, instances of, 246 Mendip Hills, Caves in the, 75 Microscope, the No. I., 82; No. II., 148; No. III., 236 Middleton, Bishop, Hymn by, 170 Milan, the Plague at. 153 Mineral Kingdom, No. I., Gold, 227 Moderation, Plutarch on, 232 Mole, the, 247 Monkey-bread, 204
Monkeys, the, and the Camel, 248 Monte Nuovo, Birth of, 36 Montgomery, J., the Last Day, 115. Monument, the, of London, 106 Moon, the, 135
More, Sir Thomas, letter of, 199 More, Mrs. H., Lines by, 179
Naples, Catacombs of, 167 Nature, a lesson from, 240
Passions, aphorism, 99
Passover, modern celebration of, 134 Paviland, Cave of, 75
Pause before you follow example, 3: Pearl Fishery in Ceylon, 5
Persian Ambassador at St. Paul's, emo- tion of, 224
Petrarch, anecdote of, 99 Phlegræan Fields described, 36 Pisa, leaning Tower at, 242 Pitcher-plant, the, 159
Plants, on the green colour of, 63 Plato, anecdote of. 146
Plover, the great, 93
Polypi, description of, 148-9 Poole's Hole, 74
Poor Laws, 230
Popular Literature, lecture on, 12 Prayer, lines on, 135
Vo.canoes of the Mediterranean, 34; sub-marine, 39
Vossius, anecdote of, by Addison, 99
Walton, Isaac, extract from, 184 Warton, Remark by, 174
Watson, Bishop, on life and its end, 95 Weeping Willow, 3
Western Isles of Scotland, Caves in, 78 Weyer's Cave, Virginia, account of, 229 Wickliff, specimen of his Bible, 199 Wilmot, Sir Eardley, anecdote of, 239 Wokey Hole, 74
Worcester Cathedral, 210 Writing, history of, 94
Yorda's Cave, 74
York Column, the, Carlton-terrace, 49 York Minster, description of, 18 Youth, the Days of my, 150 the Days of our, 155
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