character, 55- his dedication, 60
his tenderness for the memory of the dead, 71, Taro, erection of the bridge of, by Maria Louisa, 395. Tatler, the, reviewed, 341. Taxation, the principle in regard to, 138.
Thorfinn, his expedition to America, in 1007, 175- his return to Green- land, 176-the History of, 183- supposed to have established him- self near Dighton Rock, 189. Thorhall, his voyage, 175- his fate, 106.
Thornstein, his voyage to obtain the body of Thorwald, 175-his death, ib.
Thorwald, his voyage to Vinland, in 1002, 174-mortally wounded, 174, 183, 191- search made for his body, 175.
Ticknor, George, his valuable libra- ry of Spanish literature, 218. Time, Icelandic mode of dividing, 181 Sir Walter Scott's econo- my of, 468.
Titian, a painter from nature, 94. Tom Cringle's Log, 13, Tonti, M., discoveries by, 416. Torfæus, his opinion respecting the situation of Vinland, 178, 179, 181. Tortugas, the refuge of the free- booters, 294. Trumbull, Jonathan, his History of Connecticut, 477-- his exact ac- curacy, 478-his church details,
Vega, Lope de, compared with Sir Walter Scott, 466- extent of his labors, 467.
Velde, Francis Charles Van der, sketch of the life of, 157. Venice, Conspiracy of the Spaniards against the Republic of, in 1618, noticed, 560.
Vermont University, Ingersoll's Ad- dress before, noticed, 556. Villemain, his La République de Ci- céron, reviewed, 20— his remarks on it, 37.
Vinci. See Lionardo da Vinci. Vinland, discovery and situation of, 173, 178, 179, 188, 192- Thor- wald's voyage to, 174-expedi- tion to, in 1007, 175-descendants from the discoverers of, 190. Virgil, the guide of Dante, 328. Vocal music, remarks on, 555. Volcanoes, and volcanic eruptions, remarks on, 366-extinct, 367- in Madeira and the Azores, 376, 384changes in the countries of, 377 in India, 535. Voltigeurs, origin of, 226, note.
Warren Bridge Case, 136. Water, Reports on supplying Bos- ton with pure, 541. Watts, Charles, on the Life and Character of George Mathews, 306.
Waverley, its composition and pub- lication, 445. - an epoch in En- glish literature, ib. its recep- tion, 446.
Webb, G. J. See Mason. Webster, John White, his work on
the Azores, 375- his discoveries during a second visit to them, ib.
West Indies, the Company of the,
Wickliffe, Robert, Junior, his Plea for the Education of the People of Kentucky, 297. Wightman, William M., his Inaug- ural Address, noticed, 557. Willard, Samuel, his Introduction to the Latin Language, noticed, 546.
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