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INDEX

TO THE

FORTY-SEVENTH VOLUME

OF THE

North-American Review.

A.

Adams, John, cited as to Washing-
ton becoming commander-in-chief
of the American army, 367.
Ethelstan, King, his Victory at Bru-
nanburh, 115.

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Agricultural geology, 243, 250.
Agriculture, in Massachusetts, 256
effects of education on, in Eu-
increased interest in,
rope, 290
445.
Alfieri, 217-the last of the Italian
classics, 218.
Alfred, King, Anglo-Saxon Version
of Boëthius, by, reviewed, 90
118, 126-manuscript by, 91
notice of, and of his character, 125
-writings by, 126-cited, 127
his complaint of the ignorance of
his age, 292.
Alliteration, commonness of, 100,
101, note.

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Amazons, dress of, described, 152.
America, Voyages to, ascribed to the
Zeni of Venice, reviewed, 177 -
expedition of the Wandering
Brothers to, 178 voyage to, by
Madoc, in 1170, ib. — by Cortereal,
179-by Szkolney, ib. by the
family of Zeno, 180, 191.
American Health Convention, pro-
ceedings of the, May 30th, 1838,
with Resolutions and Addresses,
reviewed, 381 importance of the
enterprise, 393.
American History, importance of,
480.

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Amherst, descent from the merchant
ship, on the eastern coast of Chi-
na, 400.
Anglo-Saxon language, facilities for
studying the, 92-notice of the,
94 Cardale cited on the dialects
of the, ib., note- similarity of
names in the, to the Indian, 98,
note.

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Anglo-Saxon literature, works on,
reviewed, 90 value of, 91-re-
marks on the, 99- the poetry of,
100 - Beowulf, 102- Cædmon,
106-poetical fragments in, 113-
odes and ballads, 115- Battle of
Brunanburh, ib. — the Poetic Cal-
endar, 118-minor poems in, 121

Soul's Complaint against the
Body, 122-rhyming poem, ib.-
The Grave, 124-the prose of, 125

Saxon Laws and Saxon Chron-
icle, ib. and note - King Alfred's
Writings, 126 Apollonius of
Tyre, and Bible Translations, 129
-Dialogue between Saturn and
Solomon, cited, 130- Colloquy
of Elfric, cited, 132.
Anglo-Saxon poetry, structure of the
verse of, 100- other peculiarities
of, 101.

Anglo-Saxon prose, 125.
Anglo-Saxons, notice of the, 95-
their conversion, 96-- their reli-
gious habits, 98.

Antillia, manuscript map of, at Ve-
nice, 179.

Apollonius of Tyre, Anglo-Saxon
Version of, 129, and note.

65

Apples in England, 430-excellence
of, in New England, 431, 433—on
the uses of, 432.

Apple trees, early cultivation of, in
New England, 424-grafting, 431
the propagation of, 432. size
and hardihood of, 433-average
life of, ib.

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Arabian Expedition to North Amer-
ica, 178.

Artist, Michael Angelo's definition
of, 63.

Asiatic dress, compared with the
Egyptian, 151, 152.
Astronomy, Garland's Address on,
noticed, 493.

Auburn Penitentiary system of pun-
ishment, considered, 458, 462.
Auscultation, in medical practice, na-
ture and process of, 165, 166, 170
-the bearing of,on percussion,174.
Avenbrugger, inventor of percussion
in medical practice, 169.
Azeglio, Massimo d', his Ettore
Fieramosca, 225.

B.

Barlow, Joel, sells Ohio lands to
Frenchmen, 35.
Beowulf, Anglo-Saxon Poem of, 91

noticed and analyzed, 102 –
Thorkelin's editions of, ib. and
note, 134-the third canto of,
cited, 104.

Berchet, Giovanni, Poesie di, re-
viewed, 206- remarks on his wri-
tings, 232-cited, 233, note.
Biddle, Richard, on the discovery of
Newfoundland by Cortereal, 179
-on the voyages of the Zeni, 195.
Birds, the destruction of, 252.
Black Hawk. See Drake.
Blue Laws, non-existence of, 484.
Bombazine, origin of the word, 157.
Bosworth, J., his Dictionary of the
Anglo-Saxon Language, reviewed,
90 importance of it, 92.
Bouquet, receives captives from the
Indians, 14.

Boylston, Ward Nicholas, fund es-
tablished by, for medical prize dis-
sertations, 161.

Boylston Prize Dissertations for the
years 1836 and 1837, by O. W.
Holmes, M. D., reviewed, 161 -
a History of Intermittent Fever,

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ib. on the Nature and Treat-
ment of Neuralgia, 164— on the
Utility and Importance of Direct
Exploration in Medical Practice,
ib.-the publication of the, ib.
Bradbury, Charles, his History of
Kennebunk Port, noticed, 259.
Braddock's expedition and defeat,
Washington's connexion with, 356.
Brewster, Charles W., National
Standard of Costumes by, re-
viewed, 148.

British ministry, see Sparks.
Broadhead, Colonel, expels Virgin-
ians who had crossed the Ohio
River, 8, note influence of, over

the Indians, 9, note.
Butler, errors in his History, 4.
Bugard, B. F., his French Gram-
mar, noticed, 505.

C.

Cadmon, Paraphrase of Holy Writ
by, 106-notice of, ib.-of his
Work, 110-cited, 111 — its au-
thenticity considered, 113.
Cahokia, on the settlement of, 4.
Callender, John, notice of him and
of his Historical Discourse on the
Civil and Religious Affairs of
Rhode Island, 253, 254.
Canals in Ohio, 43, 54.
Canton, American trade with, 398,
404- American envoy ordered
from, 402 - British trade with, cut
off, 403.

Capital, in political economy, 86.
Cardale, cited on the Saxon Dialects,
94, note.
Carey, Henry C., Principles of Po-
litical Economy by, reviewed, 73

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- his bird's eye retrospects, 76-
conclusions of,respecting value,82.
Carpenter, E. G., Address on Pop-
ular Education by, noticed, 493.
Cartoons of Raphael, 487, note.
Catechism, legislation as to teaching
the, 277.

Catholic nations compared with
Protestant, 290.

Channing, William Ellery, on the

Education of teachers, 306.
Chase, Salmon P., his Statutes of
Ohio and the North Western Ter-
ritory, reviewed, 1-notice of the
work, 3- errors of, 4, 8, note.

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Index.

Cherokee Alphabet, account of the,

146.

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Cherry tree, the naturalization of the,
to the climate of Europe, 446.
China, American trade with, 398-
institutions of, 399- descent of
Lindsey and Gutzlaff upon the
eastern coast of, 400 misadven-
ture of Lord Napier there, 403 —
on the establishment of consular
agencies in, 419.
Chinese, remarks on the, 404 - sys-
tem of instruction in, 405.
Cider, law of the Plymouth colony
respecting, 424.
Cincinnati, first settlement of, 26

troops sent to, 29-exports of, in
1836, 34. See Losantiville.
Civilization, necessity of roads to,
291-Guizot's General History of,
in Europe, noticed, 496.
Classical dress, the ancient, de-
scribed, 153.

Clerk, Lord Justice, on the number

of criminals in Scotland, 314.
Climate, observations on, in different
the American
countries, 427

better for fruits than the English,

429.

Coal, substance resembling, found in
Maine, 244.

Cochin-China, Roberts's negotiation
at, 406.

Coffee berry, effects of the, on tem-
perance, 449.
Columbus, Christopher, 181.
Commerce, in Massachusetts, 257.
Common Schools, establishment of,
in Massachusetts, 278-religious
qualifications necessary for teach-
ing, 279-legislation respecting,
281-defects in, 299- means for
improving, 300-establishment of
a Board of Education for, 301
libraries for, 302-interference of
private schools with, 303
amount paid for, in Massachusetts,
304 -
on the education of teachers
for, 306- -a prevention of crime
by, 312, 313. See Education and
Schools.

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Conchology, Dr. Gould's Report on,

253.

Connecticut Reserve.

Reserve.

See Western

ment of, in Eastern Asia, 395, 419

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- remarks on American, 421.
Conway's Cabal, account of, in
Washington's Writings, 372.
Conybeare, John Josias, Illustrations
of Anglo-Saxon Poetry by, re-
viewed, 91.

Cooper, J. Fennimore, his Home-
ward Bound, noticed, 488-his
late productions, ib.
Cortereal, John Vas, discovery of
Newfoundland by, 179.

Corvisart, awakens an interest in
medical percussion, 169.
Costumes, National Standard of, by
Charles W. Brewster, reviewed,
148-distinguishing marks in the
Grecian and Roman, 157.

Cow, a Yankee boy's journey with a,
41, note.

Cowardice, Dewey on moral, 474.
Credit given to minors, legislation
respecting, 278.

Crime, relation of ignorance to, 311.
Cutler, Manasseh, Reverend, anec-

dote of, at the passing of the vote
respecting schools in Ohio, 48.
Cuyahoga Falls, notice of, 40.

D.

Dana, Dr., his method of analyzing
soils, 250.

Dano-Saxon language, remarks on
the, 94, 96, note.

Dante, the father of romanticism,
215.

Dark Ages, mode of life in the, 98.
Dartmouth, Earl of, cited respecting
Bunker's Hill battle, 368.
Dayton, in Ohio, settled, 31— facts
as to, 32- Germans settled near,

33.

Denman, Matthias, his interest in
the early settlement of the Miami
country, 22.

Deserted Bride. See Morris.
Dewey, Orville, Moral Views of
Commerce, Society, and Politics,
in Twelve Discourses by, review-
ed, 469 early works by, 472-
his blemishes and excellences, ib.

- his views on trade considered,
473 cited, 474.

Diet, inconveniences as to, 393.
See American Health

Consular agencies, on the establish- Dietetics.

Convention.

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Eastern Asia, notice of embassies to,
395 - American trade with, 397,
414- -on protecting it, 412- -on
establishing consular agencies in,
418-plan for their establishment,
419.

Editor's Note, 262.

Education, Milton's definition of, 61,
283 works on, reviewed, 273 -
early interest in, in Massachusetts,
274-legislation respecting, 277

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definition and objects of, 282-
connexion of, with religion, 284
hopes from the prevalence of,
287 change in the human fam-
ily produced by, 288-effects of
on modern Europe, 289. - on agri-
culture, 290- on manufactures,

291 on internal intercourse and
social wellbeing, 293 -
upon the
individual, 294, 295- objects of,
are twofold, 294,-influence of
moral, on happiness, 296-defects
in, 299-necessity of providing
for a universal, ib.- -means for
improving the system of, 300 -
establishment of a board of, in
Massachusetts, 301 — amount paid
for, in Massachusetts, 304-sys-
tem of, in China, 405- Carpen-
ter's Address on Popular, noticed,
493.

Education Almanac, published at
Cincinnati, 48.

Egyptian dress, described, 150 -
compared with the Asiatic, 151,
152.

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Family education and government,
legislation in Massachusetts re-
specting, 277.

Fashions in dress, historical account
of, 148.

Federal Constitution, Washington's
influence in the formation and
adoption of the, 323.

Feet, ancient coverings for the, 157,
158.

Felspar, abundance and purity of, in
Maine, 243.

Ferguson, James, his Annual Ad-
dress before the Albany Institute,
April, 1838, noticed, 493.
Fever. See Intermittent Fever.
Fishes, Dr. Storer's Report on, 252.
Flint, errors of, 4.

Flint, Hezekiah, one of the first set-

tlers of Ohio, anecdote of, 1.
Foscolo, Ugo, and his writings, 219.
Fox, Samuel, translations from the

Anglo-Saxon by, 118.
Freedom, Dewey on, 477.
French Creek, ancient names for, 6,

note.

French emigrants, settlement of, in

Ohio, 35 their troubles, ib. —
their mode of clearing land, 37
the French grant to, by Congress,

38.
Frisland, the Zeni in, 185- the lo-
cality of, 199.

Fruits, in America and England
compared, 429- decline of an-
cient varieties of cultivated, 436-
on the production of new, 437
increase of delicate, 445.
Fruit trees, early cultivation of, in
New England, 424 insects in-
juring, 443.

G.

Gage, Thomas, General, correspond-
ence of with the Earl of Dart-
mouth, in Washington's Writings,
367-his recall, 368.
Gallipolis, in Ohio, history of the
settlement of, 34.
Gardening. See Horticulture.
Garland, Landon C., his Address on
Astronomy, noticed, 493.
Geology of Maine, Jackson's Second
Report on the, noticed, 241.
Geology of Massachusetts, Hitch-
cock's Report on a Reexamination
of the, noticed, 250.

George, Prince, his journey from
Windsor to Petworth in 1703, 292.
George III., extracts from the cor-
respondence of, with Lord North,
respecting the American revolu
tion, 326.

Giannone, Pietro, L'Esule di, re-
viewed, 206, 232.

Gilman, Caroline, works by, noticed,

489.

Giunti, Tomaso, his edition of Ra-
musio's Collection of Voyages, 197,

203.

Glee-man, the Anglo-Saxon, de-
scribed, 99.

Goethe, habits of, as to sketches, 467.
Gould, A. A., Report of, on Shells,
noticed, 253.

Grafting, remarks on, 423, 431.
Graham, Sylvester, remarks by, 386,
390.

Grammar Schools, legislation re-
specting, in Massachusetts, 279,
281.

Granite, variety and abundance of,
in the State of Maine, 242.
Grapes, on the cultivation of, in
America, 439.

Grecian female dress, described, 153.
Greenland, early discoveries of Zeno
in, 188, 205-commerce with, 188.
Greenville, treaty of, 30, 31.

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