CONTENTS.PageJoyand Sorrow1Anne of Austria2Maternal Love2Anecdote of Cardinal d’Estrées3The Cemetry at Pisa3Lady Vane4Benevolence5Woman’s Pride5Sir Walter Raleigh5Poverty6Atheism6Detraction—Montesquieu6Temper7Set forms of expression—Philips7Henri Quatre8A Parliament Heel9On a new-born Child—Sir W. Jones9Speech of Mr. Cuffe9Woman’s Devotion10Savage the Poet11A Fable—The Hon. Henry Erskine, late Lord Advocate of Scotland11Poverty17Charity twice blessed18Portrait of CharlesI.18The Ballad19On a Lady not celebrated for cleanliness—The late Lord Chancellor, The Lord Erskine19Lady M. W. Montague20Inscrutable Providence20The Mother of the Cagot21Virtue of Absence21Overstrained Feeling21The Essex Ring22A Prayer23Letter from his late Majesty, King WilliamIV.24Joan of Arc25Bear and forbear26A Gentleman26The awakened Idolater27HenryIV.of France28Time30CharlesI.30Merit and good Fortune31The Petition of a Monkey—Lord Erskine, late Chancellor32Taste and Custom35Filial Duty36King of Prussia and Voltaire36To a Daughter, on her Marriage37JamesI.37On the Death of the Hon. John Gore38Abraham to Isaac39Zarapha to Rebecca39The Mansion of Rest40National Taciturnity42Election by Balls42Anecdote of Robespierre43The Old Woman and her Ass—The Hon. Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate of Scotland44Life a mingled Yarn46HenryVIII.and FrancisI.47Anecdote of Torregiano47Decline of Families48Robert Bruce49How to meet Afflictions49Soho50Loss of a Parent51Fruit51Anecdote of Frederick the Great52Equity53Mussulman54Matthias, Count Thurnes54Sir Thomas More55Key to Happiness55John de Pelham56Prayer on the Prospect of Death57Whitehall58Adieu59Indifference59Unrequited Love60The Cross60Solitude60Prayer—Voltaire61Method of preserving a Plant61Misfortune a Crime61Grecian Tablets62Christmas Day62GeorgeIV.62Ton of the French63Frederick the Great63The Widow of Barnevelt64Filial Love64Submission to Providence66A Gentleman66Love silent66The Wandering Jew67Statues67Charles, Prince of Wales68Affliction68Philadelphia69Tradition72Sicilians73Ancient Poetry74The Hottentots74Sedley75On the Loss of a Watch—Lord Erskine75L’amicale Persévérance77Epigram77To the May Fly78From my Mother79To revive a Flower80Scenes from the Life of Titian81Trees for my Cottage93The Hand of Heaven94Effects of Sorrow on the Mind94Bayle and his Mother94Traditions95The Graves of the Departed Loved96Eyes of the Mind96Philosophy96Refinement97Sea Bathing97Effect of Scenery98Inscription on a Sun Dial99Law of Jury99Tradition100Tobacco100Duchess d’Abrantes101PhilipII.of Spain102Beauty102Jacobite Poetry103Ill-placed Confidence104Charity of Mind104Bells104La Mélancolie105A Fire Screen105Banquo’s Son106Uncertainty106The Drowning Fly107The Mulgrave Family107Le Bonheur108Catherine de Medicis109Epitaph109Prosperity and Adversity110The great Condé110Resignation110Le Tems111A Reflection—Seneca111Maréchale de Luxembourg112The Spider112On Fenelon112Flowers112To-morrow113Letter of Marian Delorme113Physiognomy116A Father’s Death Bed117The Plague118Trifles121Margaret of Anjou and Renè of Sicily122To Julia123Good Nature123Welsh Air124Lines by HenryVI.124Manner124Lines by Raleigh125Speech of a Shawanese Chief125Greek Costume126On a Rose growing in a Skull—Gen. Carrol127A fearful Witness127Thirteenth Century128Game of Cassino128Local Associations128On the Choice of a Wife129HenryIV.129Prayer by Mary Queen of Scots129Anecdote of the Duke of Suffolk130To the Memory of Sir Thomas Picton130True Magnanimity131On a Music Master—The Hon. H. Erskine131The Emperor and the Opera Dancer131Gibbon135Herveys135Coquetry135CharlesV.136FamilyMSS.136Dirge137Sir Thomas More141Providence—Felicaii142Cromwell143Spanish Proverb143Epigram—The Hon. H. Erskine144Hyder Ali—Burke144The Seal148Thought148Pride of Birth149The Pretender150Chloe—The Hon. H. Erskine150Thought150Duke of Buckingham151A Portrait152Churchyards in Denmark152Machiavelli153Dante153Petition of the Wife of an Indian Chief154Volcanos157Saint George157Poem157Queen of Bohemia—Sir H. Wootton158Thought159Fire from Heaven159Origin of Coats of Arms160Lord Bacon160Bells160Arthur’s Round Table161Sir Walter Raleigh162Saint George163Duelling163Delight in Disorder—Herrick164Lord Strafford’s Meditations164Time167Lamentations selfish167Thought167Lines from the Spanish168Phrenology168Stoves169Christina, Queen of Sweden170Sir Benjamin Rudyerd172King of Prussia’s Guard174Premature Judgment174Benvenuto Cellini175Thought176Mind and Body176Love179Wedding Rings179Hope and Grief—W. Maddocks180Unjust Suspicion181Thought181Capucine Friars181Arms of the House of Medici182Michael Angelo182Sir Sidney Smith192Bees192Bayonets194Hope194Oliver Cromwell195Sandwiches196Catherine, Empress of Russia196The Milk Score197Duke of Monmouth197Death199Origin of the Title of Earl200Thought201JamesII.202Thought202Thought202Thought202Sea-fire203Lisez et Croyez203To a Lady204Troubadours204Thought204Letter from Mde. Du Duffand205Thought205Pride and Humility205Thought206Thought206Voltaire206Antipathies208Anne of Austria209TheMSS.213Thought213The Nursing of Love—Hon. W. Spencer214An Opera215Calumny and Detraction215Goûtand Gout—Lord Erskine215Les Lazzaroni216LouisXVIII.217Directions to a Porter218Title of Sforza219Duke of Calabria219Love and Reason220Clocks222Tea and Coffee222French and English223Scandal223Thought223Thought224Personal Beauty224Daguerrotype224Thought224Thought224Pyramids225The Congress225Sketch of our Saviour’s Person—Josephus226Ennui227Thought227On an Infant228English, French, and Germans228Hôtel à Paris “à vendre, ou à louer”228Epigram228Russian Anecdote229Russian Anecdote230Hospitality of the remote Ages231Turkish Anecdote231Thought231Anti-Moine, or Antimony232Extract from Dr. Johnson’s Correspondence232Earl of Buchan233The State of Man233Parfilage233Taste234Les Riens234A Cottage in Scotland235Linnæus237Hortensia, or Hydranger237Filial Affection237Vestige of ancient Saxon Dialect239The Torpedo240Thought240Wait and Hope240Mother and Child241LouisXVIII.241Education242Dr. Johnson on the loss of his Mother243Recollections in the Cathedral at Malines or “Mechlin” in Belgium243`A Madame Warner244To change the Colour of a Rose244Wholesome Truth245Sir Sidney Smith245Lines by Maucroix245The Prisoner ofSt.Helena246Children’s Shoes246Brantome246Hopelessness247The Coffee Tree247A Portrait247A Key to the Thoughts248Old China248The Indulgence of Providence248Les Assassins249Pausilippo250Gesner251Futurity251Death252Ambergris252Quinquina, or Peruvian Bark253Critique on David’s Picture of the Deluge253