his sensitiveness to criticism, 355; the interpreter between Wordsworth and the multi- tude, 357; the founder of an exoteric Lake school, ib.; remarks on his dramatic
works, 357-362; his ego- tism, 363 ff.; cause of his influence, 366 ff.
CAESAR BORGIA, 100 f. Cæsar, Julius, compared with Cromwell, 189. Casina (the) of Plautus, 97. Castracani, Castruccio, Life of, by Machiavelli, 116. Catholics and Jews, the same reasoning employed against both, 321.. Catholic Queen (a), precautions against, 172. Charles 1., lawfulness of the resistance to, 35, 42 ff.; Milton's defence of his execution, 48; his treat- ment of the Parliament of 1640, 142 f.; his treatment of Strafford, 153; estimate of his character, 155, 184 ff.; his fall, 182; his condemnation and its con- sequences, 182, 185, 187. Charles I. and Cromwell, choice between, 181. Charles II., character of his reign, 52; foreign subsidies, 209. Church (the) in the time of
James II., 204. Church, Southey's Book of the, 233.
Church, the English, persecu-
tions in her name, 128 ff. Church of England, its origin,
and connection with the state, 139; its condition in the time of Charles 1., 262. Churchhill, John, 203. Civilisation, England's pro- gress in, due to the people, 282.
Civil privileges and political power identical, 312 ff. Civil war, its evils the price of our liberty, 44 f.; conduct of the Long Parliament in reference to it, 154, 179. Clarendon, Lord, his character, 205 f.
Classical learning, love of, in Italy in the 14th century, 77 f.
Clixia, Machiavelli's, 97. Coleridge, relative 'correct-
ness' of his poetry, 341; Byron's opinion of him, 354. Colloquies on Society, Southey's, 228; plan of the work, 238 f. Comedy (the) of England, effect of the writings of Congreve and Sheridan upon, 94. Commerce and manufacture, their extent in Italy in the 14th century, 75 f. Commons, House of, increase of its power, 216 ff. Comus, Milton's, 16, 19. Congreve and Sheridan, effect of their works upon the comedy of England, 94; contrasted with Shakspeare, 95. Constitution (the) of England, in the fifteenth and eigh- teenth centuries, compared with those of other European states, 161 f.; the argument
Constitutional History of Eng- land, review of Hallam's,
119-227. 'Correctness' in the fine arts and in the sciences, 339 ff.; in painting, 345; what is meant by it in poetry, 339 ff. Cowley, dictum of Denham concerning him, 5; deficient in imagination, 12. Cowper, William, 351; his praise of Pope, 352. Cranmer, Archbishop, estimate
of his character, 135 ff. Critics, professional, their in- fluence over the reading public, 290. Cromwell, Oliver, his eleva- tion to power, 187; his character as a legislator, 189; as a general, 190 f.; his administration and its results, 191 ff. Cromwell and Charles, choice between, 181. Cromwell and Napoleon, remarks on Mr. Hallam's parallel between, 189 ff. Crown (the), veto by, on Acts of Parliament, 172; its con- trol over the army, 173 f. See also Prerogative. Crusades (the), their beneficial effect upon Italy, 75.
DANTE, his Divine Comedy, 21, 77; comparison of him with
Milton, 21 ff.; 'correct- ness' of his poetry, 340. Debates in Parliament, effects of their publication, 221. Debt, the national, effect of its abrogation, 249; England's capabilities in respect to it, 281 f. Dedications, literary, more honest than formerly, 286. Denham, dictum of, concern- ing Cowley, 5. Discussion, free, its tendency, 260 f.
Dissent, its extent in the time of Charles 1., 262. See also Church of England. Divine Right, 37. Drama (the), its origin in Greece, 17.
Dramas, Greek, compared with the English plays of the age of Elizabeth, 342. Dramatic
art, the unities violated in all the great masterpieces of, 342. Dryden, the original of his
Father Dominic, 95; his merits not adequately appreciated in his day, 286; alleged improvement in English poetry since his time, 349; the connecting link of the literary schools of James 1. and Anne, 356 f.
EDEN, PICTURES
OF, in old Bibles, 345; painting of, by a gifted master, ib. Education in Italy in the four- teenth century, 77 f. Egotism, why so unpopular in conversation, and so popular in writing, 366.
FABLE (A) OF PILPAY, 283. Falkland, Lord, his conduct in respect to the bill of attainder against Strafford, 152; his character as a politician, 168 f. Fictions, literary, 67. Finance, Southey's theory of, 246 ff.
Fine arts (the) in Italy in the fourteenth century, 77. Florence, state of, in the four-
teenth century, 76 f.; its History, by Machiavelli, 116 f. France, illustration from the history of, since the Revolu- tion, 198 f. Funds, national. See National Debt.
GARDEN OF EDEN, PICTURES OF,
in old Bibles, 345; painting of, by a gifted master, ib. George II., political state of the nation in his time, 217.
George II., his accession the commencement of a new historic era, 216.
Gifford, Byron's admiration of, 354. Government, doctrines of Southey on the duties and ends of, stated and ex- amined, 252 ff.; its con- duct in relation to infidel publications, 266 f.
Greece, its history compared with that of Italy, 81 f.; its degradation and rise in modern times, 336. Greek drama, its origin, 17; compared with the English plays of the age of Eliza- beth, 342. Greeks, difference between
them and the Romans, 87; their social condition com- pared with that of the Italians of the middle ages,
on the proceedings of the Long Parliament, and the question of the justice of the civil war, 154 ff.; his opinion on the nineteen propositions of the Long Parliament, 171; on the
veto of the crown on Acts of Parliament, 173; on the control over the army, ib.; on the treatment of Laud, and on his correspondence with Strafford, 177; on the execution of Charles I., 182; his parallel between Crom- well and Napoleon, 189; his character of Clarendon, 206. Hampden, John, his conduct in the ship-money affair approved by the Royalists, 144; effect of his loss on the Parliamentary cause, 180 f.
Harrison's Introduction to Holin- shed, on the condition of the working classes in the reign of Queen Elizabeth,
"Heathens' (the) of Crom- well's time, 58.
Hebrew writers (the), resem-
blance of schylus to, 17. Helvetius, allusion to, 9 Henry VII., effects of his accession, 217. Henry VIII., his position be- tween the Catholic and the Protestant parties, 138. Historical romance, as dis- tinguished from true history, 119 f. Homer, difference between his poetry and Milton's, 14; one of the most correct poets, 340; Pope's transla-
tion of his description of a moonlight night, 341. House of Commons (the), in- crease of its power, 216 ff. ; change in public feeling in respect to its privileges, 220; its responsibility, 222 ff.
Iconoclast, Milton's, allusion to, 64. Idolatry, 25 f. Imagination, great strength of Milton's, 13. Impostors, fertile in a reform- ing age, 350 f. Infidelity, on the treatment of, 265.- Intolerance, religious, effects of, 266 f.
Italian Masque (the), 19. Italians, their character in the
middle ages, 85 f.; their social condition compared with that of the ancient Greeks, 111 f. Italy, state of, in the dark
ages, 71 f.; progress of civilisation and refinement in, 72 ff; its condition under Cæsar Borgia, 102 f.
JAMES I., 140 f. James 11., the causes of his ex-
pulsion, 38; administration of the law in his time, 204. Jews (the), review of the Civil
Disabilities of, 309-325; argument that the Constitu- tion would be destroyed by admitting them to power, 309 ff.; the argument that they are aliens, 315; in- consistency of the law in
respect to them, 316 f.; their exclusive spirit a natural consequence of their treat- ment, 318; argument against them, that they look forward to their restoration to their own country, 319 ff. Job, the book of, 17. Jonson, Ben, 98; his Hermo- genes, 359.
Judges (the), condition of their
tenure of office, 171. Judgment, private, Milton's
defence of the right of, 61 f. Judicial bench, its character in the time of James 11., 204.
LABOURING CLASSES (the), their condition in England and on the Continent, 273 f.; in the United States, 275 f. Latin poems, excellence of Milton's, 13.
Laud, Archbishop, his treat- ment by the Parliament, 177; his correspondence with Strafford, ib. Law, its administration in the
time of James II., 204. Laws, penal, of Elizabeth, 126 f. Learning in Italy, revival of, 77 f.; causes of its decline, 79 ff.
Legitimacy, 37.
Lemon, Mr., his discovery of Milton's Treatise on Christian Doctrine, 1.
Libertinism in the time of
Charles II., 202. Liberty, public, Milton's sup- port of, 46; its rise and progress in Italy, 73 f. Life, human, increase in the term of, 272.
Literary men more inde- pendent than formerly, 286 f.; their influence, 290 ff. Literature of the Roundheads, 34; of the Royalists, 35; of Italy in the fourteenth century, 77 f. Livy, Discourses on, by Ma- chiavelli, 108 f.; compared with Montesquieu's Spirit of Laws, 112 ff.
Long Parliament (the), con-
troversy on its merits, 40 ff.; its first meeting, 143; its early proceedings, 154 ff.; its conduct in reference to the civil war, 156; its nine- teen propositions, 171; its faults, 175 ff.; censured by Mr. Hallam, 177; its errors in the conduct of the war, 179 f.; treatment of it by the army, 182. Lorenzo de Medici, state of Italy in his time, 78 f. Medici (the younger), dedication of Machiavelli's Prince to him, 108.
MACHIAVELLI, his Works, by Périer, 67; general odious- ness of his name and works, 67 f.; suffered for public liberty, 69; his elevated sentiments and just views, 70; held in high estimation by his contemporaries, 71; state of moral feeling in Italy in his time, 71 ff.; his character as a man, 90 ff.; as a poet, 93 ff.; as a dramatist, ib.; as a states-
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