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most valuable portion of his letters, 139
his ancestors, 140 sketch of his fa-
ther's life, 141-his birth, ib.—his early
life, 142- his enthusiasm in his studies,
143 his feelings in regard to the Revo-
lution of 1830, 144- he visits the United
States, 145-merits of his work on De-
mocracy in America, 146 - he visits
England, 147-his marriage, ib. — he is
elected a member of the Chamber of
Deputies, 148- and joins the dynastic
opposition under the leadership of Thiers
and Odillon Barrot, 149 his want of
success as a speaker, 150- the Revolu-
tion of 1848, 151- he is elected a mem-
ber of the Constituent Assembly, 152
he is made Minister of Foreign Affairs,
153-downfall of the ministry, 154-
he attempts to preserve the republic, and
is imprisoned at Vincennes, 155-closing
years of his life, 156 his last illness
and death, 157-his political opinions,
158 his social character, 159 - prac-
tical turn of his mind, 160 - personal
traits, 161 his miscellaneous writings,

162.

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De, Witt, Cornélis, his Thomas Jefferson:
Étude Historique sur la Démocratie Amer-
icaine, noticed, 546.

Dunckley, Henry, his The Charter of the
Nations, reviewed, 463.

Edwards, Sutherland, his The Russians at
Home, noticed, 564.

Ely, Alfred, his Journal of a Prisoner of
War in Richmond, noticed, 282.
Enault, Louis, his Un Amour en Laponie,
noticed, 562.

Falloux, le Comte de, his Madame Swet-

chine, sa Vie et ses Œuvres, reviewed, 355.
Frankl, Ludwig August, his Nach Jerusa
lem, reviewed, 331 character of the
work, 333-his estimate of the popula-
tion of Jerusalem, 334.

Freeman, Frederick, his History of Cape
Cod, noticed, 280.

Galton, Francis, his Vacation Tourists and
Notes of Travel in 1861, noticed, 558.
Great Britain, The Free-Trade Policy of,
article on, 463- -part which the tariff has
played in American politics, ib. - North-
ern opposition to the protective system,
464- opposition of the Democratic party
to it, 465 want of permanence in pub-
lic life in this country, 466 - merits of
Mr. E. B. Bigelow's work on The Tariff
Question, 467-plausibility of the the-
ory of free trade, 468- character of the
free-trade measures of Great Britain, 469

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British free trade as taught at home,
470 petition of the London merchants
to Parliament in 1820 for a reduction
of the import duties, 471-provisions of
the original Navigation Laws, 472 - re-
vision of the silk duties by Mr. Huskis-
son's bill in 1824, ib. - other relaxations

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of the commercial restrictions previously
to the death of Mr. Canning, 473-ob-
jects sought by the advocates of the
Reform Bill of 1831, 474-organization
of the Anti-Corn-Law League, 475-
magnitude of its operations, 476- first
fruits of the agitation, 477-effects of
the Irish famine of 1845-46, 478-meas-
ures introduced by Sir Robert Peel to
meet the new condition of affairs, 479-
modifications of the tariff since that time,
ib.principal articles on which import
duties were levied in 1859, 480 - these
duties are among the chief sources of the
British revenue, 481-the policy of Great
Britain has been to foster her manufac-
tures by reducing the import duties on
raw materials and articles of food, 482—
amount of incidental protection thus con-
ferred on her manufactures, 483 - ratio
of exports to population in Great Britain,
484 -
importance of her manufactures
to Great Britain, 485-advantage which
the English manufacturer possesses in
the low rate of interest for money, 486-
other advantages enjoyed by him, 487

- importations of bread-stuffs into Eng-
land, 488-examination of the question
whether the commercial policy of Great
Britain is applicable to our condition,
489 extent of the resources of the
United States, 490-effects which would
follow a reduction of our import duties,
491 value of a varied industry, 492-
prosperity of the country under the pro-
tective system, 493-need of protection
by the different sections of the country,
494-advantages of the protective sys-
tem to the agriculturists of the West,
495-benefits of protection to the South,
496 - free trade would not benefit the
South, 497-outcry in England against
the Morrill tariff, 498-concluding re-
marks, 499.

Guizot, F. P. G., his Embassy to the Court
of St. James's in 1840, noticed, 547.

Hackett, H. B., his edition of Westcott's
Introduction to the Study of the Gos-
pels, noticed, 278.

Harris, William C., his Prison Life in the
Tobacco Warehouse at Richmond, no-
ticed, 282.

Hasheesh-Eater, The, reviewed, 374 — its
literary merits, 408.

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Holland, J. G., his Writings, reviewed, 81
inclination of our countrymen to be-
come reformers, 82- their tolerant dis-
position, 83- their frankness, 84 their
inclination to criticise, 85— their distrust
of everything which is old, 86 — their
attempts to improve the English lan-
guage, 87-popularity of Dr. Holland's
works, 88 his manner of writing his-
tory, 89-elements of romantic history in
Massachusetts, 90-notice of the board-
ing-school at Round Hill, Northampton
91-characteristics of Dr. Holland's ear-

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International Law, article on, 1-no prin-
ciples in respect to the rights of bellige-
rents and neutrals have been settled by
the diplomatic correspondence on the
Trent affair, 2-nature and sources of
international law, 3- -on what evidence
it rests, 4 manner in which the ques-
tions arising in the case of the Trent are
to be considered and determined, 5-
the intervention of France and of other
European powers, 6 - opinion of M.
Hautefeuille on this subject, 7— viola-
tion of neutral territory by belligerents,
8-examination of the question whether
a ship is to be considered as a part of the
soil of the country to which it belongs, 9
-objections to this doctrine, 10-pur-
poses for which a right of search may be
exercised in time of war, 11- proclama-
tion of the Queen of England in the war
with Russia, 12-how it is to be inter-
preted, ib., note- what may be deemed
contraband of war, 13-right to capture
despatches of an enemy, ib. principles

of international law recognized by Great
Britain, 14-the rights of the United
States as a belligerent against Great
Britain as a neutral were not affected by
the proceedings of the Congress at Paris,
in 1856, 15-the articles of the Declara-
tion of Paris have not been accepted by
the United States, 16-official character
of Mason and Slidell, 18-circumstances
connected with their arrest, 19-charac-
ter of the capture, 20-demand of the
British government for their release, 21
-how it was received by the United
States, 23-examination of Mr. Sew-
ard's reply to Lord Lyons, 24 - strictures
on it, 26 et seq. there is no judicial
remedy in some cases arising under in-
ternational law, 29 -reasons given by
Captain Wilkes for not sending in the
Trent, 30-grounds on which Mr. Sew-
ard placed the surrender, 31 further
strictures on his reply to Lord Lyons, 33

remarks on Earl Russell's despatch to
Lord Lyons in reply to Mr. Seward's
arguments, 35-examination of the case
of the Caroline, 36-and of Mr. Whea-

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ton's statement in regard to the immunity
of diplomatic agents, 37-Mr. Webster's
instructions to Mr. Rives at the time of
the elevation of Napoleon III., 38- the
rebel agents were not clothed with the
immunity which belongs to a regular
diplomatic agent, 39-right of a bellige-
rent to stop the ambassador of his
enemy, 41-strictures on Earl Russell's
attempt to disprove the existence of this
right, 42 et seq.· Dr. Phillimore's re-
marks on the right of a belligerent to
make a seizure where the voyage is from
one neutral port to another, 47 — the fact
that the Trent was a mail-steamer did
not make her a national vessel, 48 in-
ferences and conclusions to be derived
from the principles regarded as applicable
to this case, 50 offensive character of
the English demand, 52-tone and spirit
of M. Hautefeuille's opinion on this case,
54 -his opinion cited, 55.

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Irving, Edward, article on, 293- his birth,
ib. his early life, 294- his fondness
for children, 295- he is appointed master
of the academy at Kirkaldy, ib. — his
unpopularity as a preacher, 296 - he is
appointed an assistant to Dr. Chalmers
at Glasgow, 297-he is invited to take
charge of the Caledonian Chapel in Lon-
don, 298-his great success in the me-
tropolis, 299- his married life, 300-his
sermon before the London Missionary
Society, 801-he becomes one of the
Albury Conference, 302- his lectures
on prophecy in Edinburgh, 303 - diver-
gence of his doctrinal opinions from the
standards of the Scottish Church, ib.-
his views concerning the human nature
of Christ, 304 - his treatises on this sub-
Ject are condemned by the General As-
sembly of the Scottish Church, 305-
case of Mary Campbell and the Mac-
donalds, 306-their cure regarded by
Irving as a miraculous manifestation of
the Divine Spirit, 307 - his account of
the "speaking in tongues," 308-case
of Robert Baxter, 309-charges brought
against Irving by the Trustees of the
Caledonian Chapel, 310- organization
of the Catholic Apostolic Church, 311-
Irving is brought to trial before the
Scotch Presbytery, and condeinned, 312
- he is re-ordained by the newly organ-
ized Church, 313- his last sickness, 314
his character and work, 315
cluding remarks of his biographer, 316.
Irving, Pierre M., his Life and Letters of
Washington Irving, noticed, 284, 574.

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Jaques, John, his Catechism for Children,
reviewed, 189.

Jeaffreson, J. Cordy, his Book about Doc-
tors, noticed, 284.

Jelf, William Edward, his Grammar of the
Greek Language, reviewed, 317-pro-
gress in grammatical science during the
last quarter of a century, ib. examples

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Jews in Palestine, The, article on, 331
mission of Dr. Frankl to Jerusalem, 332-
importance of his revelations respecting
the condition of the Jews in the East, 333

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his estimate of the number of Jews in
Palestine, 334 - how they are divided, ib.
- organization of the Sepharedim, or
Jews of Southern descent, 335- their
revenues, ib. their expenses, 336- - their
synagogues, ib. - German Jews in Pales-
tine, 337 hatred of the Jewish sects
for one another, 338- their poverty and
degradation, 339- present condition of
the school for young girls founded by
Sir Moses Montefiore, 340 - religious
customs, 341- condition of the hospital
founded by the Rothschild family, 342-
early marriages in Palestine, ib. -con-
verts from Judaism, 343-conversions
from Christianity to Judaism, 344
community of Karaites in Jerusalem, 345
-motives of the Jewish emigration to
Jerusalem, 346-condition of the Jews
in Safet and Tiberias, 348 in Hebron,
349in Jaffa, 350-and in Khaifa and
Acre, 351-account of the Samaritans
in Nablous, 352-future prospects of
Palestine and the Jews, 353.

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Kennedy, Edward Shirley, his Peaks, Pass-
es, and Glaciers, noticed, 558.
Kimball, Richard B., his Undercurrents of
Wall Street, reviewed, 105 he presents
the Bible view of humanity, 107- his
skill in characterization, 110 - his de-
lineation of the character of Parkinson,
112 struggles through which Parkinson
passes, 114-character of Golding, 115

the author's design in the portraiture
of these two characters, 117- -the char-
acter of Parkinson considered as an illus-
tration of spiritual honesty, 120- his
self-righteousness, 121 -manner of his
conversion, 122- - strictures on the re-
ligious temper of the present age, 123-
extracts from the book, 126 et seq.
Kirke, Edmund, his Among the Pines, re-
viewed, 534-character of the book, ib.
-extracts from, 536 et seq.

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Leadbeater, Mary, her Annals of Ballitore

and other Papers, noticed, 551.
Lewis, Charlton T., and Marvin R. Vincent,

their Translation of Bengel's Gnomon of
the New Testament, noticed, 277.
Lewis, Dio, his New Gymnastics for Men,
Women, and Children, noticed, 570.
Lloyd, Julius, his Life of Sir Philip Sidney,
noticed, 552.

Lockhart, J. G., his Memoirs of the Life of
Sir Walter Scott, noticed, 553.

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Massachusetts Historical Society, Proceed-
ings of the, noticed, 268.
Medicott, J. G., his Cotton Hand-Book for
Bengal, noticed, 554.

Merchants' and Bankers' Almanac for 1862,
The, noticed, 274.

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Mill, J. S., his Considerations on Repre-
sentative Government, reviewed, 228
how political institutions are modified, ib.
-circumstances which may make a
representative government impracticable
or inexpedient, 229-effect on nations
and individuals of a desire to exercise
power over others, and of a disinclination
to have power exercised over themselves,
230-efficacy of popular institutions as
educators of public sentiment and of in-
dividual intelligence, 231 - Mr. Mill's
views as to the proper functions of a
representative government, 233 - cited
as to the worth of talking in a represent-
ative assembly, 235 the danger of
class-legislation, 236-not averted by
universal suffrage, 237- the rights of
minorities, 238-how a representation of
the minority may be insured, 239-so-
lutions of the problem suggested by Mr.
Mill, 240-his views as to the right of
suffrage, 242- the right of women to
vote, 243-examination of the question,
whether constituents should demand
pledges of their representative, 244-
Mr. Mill's views on this subject, cited,
245-how a second representative cham-
ber should be constructed, 246 - method
of voting, 247 - danger of improper in-
terference by employers with the rights
of those employed by them, 248- how
executive functionaries should be chosen,
249-worth of competitive examina-
tions, 250 Mr. Mill's views as to the
permanent tenure of judicial offices, 251

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his views as to the Constitution of the
United States, 258-cited as to the gov-
ernment of India, ib.

Moral Types of Mankind, article on, 105—
tendency in writers of fiction to make
their characters either wholly good or
wholly bad, 106 importance of the
doctrine of human brotherhood, 108-
the phrase total depravity considered as
describing the extent rather than the

degree of sin in a man, 109-this view
should promote charity in our judgments
of one another, 111-examination of
the character of Golding in the Under-
currents of Wall Street, 116- definition
of the term spiritual honesty, 119- this
quality illustrated in the character of
Parkinson, 120-sentimental pietism of
the present age, 121 et seq.
Mormons and Mormonism, article on, 189

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recent books on the subject, 191 — dif-
ferent classes into which they may be
divided, 192-the works of M. Remy
and Captain Burton contrasted, 193 et
seq. - derivation of the name Mormon,
196-the title of "Latter-Day Saints"
preferred by them, 197- their number,
198-their chief places in Utah, 200
natural wealth of the land, 201 its
animals, 202description of Salt Lake
City, 203 its principal street, 204
description of the Temple, 205 - the
Prophet's Block, 206- notice of Brig-
ham Young, 207 — and of Heber C. Kim-
ball, 208 other high Mormon dignita-
ries, 209 country around the Salt Lake
City, 210-military organizations, 211

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relations of the Mormons to the gen-
eral government, 212- their local sys-
tem of administration, ib. - peculiarities
in their laws, 213-taxes in Utah, 214
-comparative cost of living, 215-the
educational system, 216-Mormon news-
papers, 217-religious opinions of the
Mormons, 218-character and contents
of the Mormon Catechism, 219 et seq.
the hierarchy, 222-number of dispen-
sations, 223 sacred days of the Mor-
mons, 225 their regard to decorum,
226their music, ib. concluding re-
marks, 227.

Müller, Max, his Lectures on the Science
of Language, noticed, 265.

Mussey, R. D., his Health, its Friends and
Foes, noticed, 571.

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Narcotics, article on, 374- their almost
universal use, 375-different narcotics
used by different nations, ib. - origin of
this craving for them, 376-antiquity of
their use, 377-they are mentioned by
Homer, 378- the reasonings and theo-
ries of Pythagoras ascribed to the use of
hemp, 379-probable derivation of the
name of the sect of Assassins, ib. — man-
ner in which the ranks of the Assassins
were recruited, 380 influence of nar-
cotics in giving to the Arabian Nights
their peculiar imaginative turn, 381-
effect of narcotics in enabling one to bear
physical labor, 383-manner in which
opíum is used as a narcotic, 384 its ef-
fects, 385-its continued use renders
larger doses necessary in order to pro-
duce any effect, 386 testimony of Mr.
de Quincey in regard to its effects, 387
- Dr. Madden's account of his sensations
while under its influence, 388 - differ-

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ence between the delirium of opium and
alcoholic intoxication, 389 - analogies
between natural dreams and the visions
produced by narcotics, 390-sufferings
of an opium-eater, 391-change in the
physical economy, 392-effects of opi-
um-eating on different persons, 393
Coleridge's condition, 394-opium-eating
in China, 395-description of an opium-
den, 396
the use of opium is not fatal
to longevity, 397 - De Quincey's de-
scription of the bliss of opium, 398-
opium as a medicine, 399-extent to
which it is used in England and Amer-
ica, 400 variety of ways in which it is
used, 401- its effect on children, 402-
narcotic effects of the extract of hemp,
403 difference between these effects
and those produced by opium, 404 - ex-
periments of "The Hasheesh-Eater,"
405-mental sensations produced by the
use of hemp, 406 character of the
hasheesh visions, 407 literary merits of
"The Hasheesh-Eater," 408-universal-
ity of the use of tobacco, 409 — amounts
expended for tobacco in its various forms,
410- - peculiar properties of the plant,
411 charges brought against it, 412
result of Dr. Hammond's experiments
with it, 413-its physiological action,
414 instinctive craving of men for
stimulants and narcotics, 415.

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Norton, Charles Eliot, his Memoir of A. H..
Clough, noticed, 560.

Oliphant, Mrs., her Life of Edward Irving,
reviewed, 293.
Ornament in Nature and Art, article on,
57 economical relations of the subject,
59 relation of the ornamental arts to
the increase and diffusion of human hap-
piness, 60- the elevating and equalizing
power of Christianity shown in the ex-
pansion of the luxuries of former times
into the comforts of the present age, 61
- definition of the term ornament, 62 —
prejudices against the ornamental arts,
63 et seq. beauty of the universe, 65
-objections answered, 66-the world
regarded as the perfection of beauty, 67

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all nature enriched by the most fin-
ished and prodigal adorning, 68-1 form
and color considered with reference to
ornamentation, 70 decoration should
be expressive of the function, 71 -orna-
ment may be conventional, 72 — it
should be honest, 73- and should not
be largely associated with scenes of care
and toil, ib.. it should be inspired by
the study of nature, 74-common faults
in ornamentation in this country, 76-
sentiment and significance in ornament,
77- the ornamental enters into the very
idea of life, 78-concluding remarks, 80.

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pounded in Bossuet's Discourse on Uni-
versal History, 164-character and con-
tents of the work, 165-idea which un-
derlies it, 166-design of Vico's Princi-
ples of a New Science, 167-contrasted
with Bossuet's work, 168 - Vico reduces
everything to the operation of fixed law,
169 merits of Schlegel's Philosophy of
History, 170-his learning, 171 -expo-
sition of his theory, 172-character of
Herder's writings, 178—the Idealistic
theory examined, 174 - Hegel's exposi-
tion of it, 175-how applied by Fichte,
176 statement of his world-plan, 177
his warm sympathies, 178 Schel-
ling's relation to history, 179 logical
consistency of Hegel's writings, 180- -the
stationary condition of China and India,
181 character of the Greek mind, 182
- leading ideas which Hegel endeavored
to establish and illustrate, 183 - the Re-
alistic theory stated, 184-examination
of Montesquieu's writings, 185-and of
Guizot's History of Civilization, 186
leading principles of Mr. Buckle, 187
concluding remarks, 188.

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Putnam, M. L., her Tragedy of Success,
noticed, 573.

Rebellion, The Character of the, and the
Conduct of the War, article on, 500-
the South Carolina Ordinance of Seces-
sion, cited, ib. - Mr. Jefferson Davis's
charges against the Northern States, 501

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his first and third charges examined,
502-examination of his other charges,
503- - Southern policy with regard to a
protective tariff, 604- alleged inequality
of the tariff, 505 -provision of the Con-
stitution relative to direct taxes and slave
representation, 506-laws of South Car-
olina and Louisiana in reference to free
negroes, 507-attempt to force slavery
into the Territory of Kansas, 508 — - posi-
tion of Congress and the Supreme Court
on the accession of Mr. Lincoln, 509 — ex-
amination of the pretended right in a ma-
jority of the people of any State to secede
from the United States, 510- and of the
assertion that the course of the Southern
States is justified by the course of the
Colonies in their separation from Great
Britain, 511 contrast between the
course of the Southern States and that
pursued by the thirteen Colonies, 512
frequency of the admission of Slave
States into the Union, 513 - relative
number of Presidents from each section
of the country, 514-mode in which the
rebellion commenced, ib. - claim set up
by the seceded States to a partition of
the property of the United States, 515-
effect of secession on the free navigation
of the Mississippi, ib. attempt of the
Southern States to coerce the people of
the Northwest by closing the river, 516
-character of the recent military oper-
ations of the rebel generals, 517 — and

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of Mr. Stanton's administration of the War
Department, 518 interference of the
members of Congress with the manage-
ment of military affairs, 519-partisan
course of the Committee on the Conduct
of the War, 520-failure of the govern-
ment to put a sufficient force into the
field at an early date, ib. -speech of Mr.
Senator Wilson in favor of putting a stop
to recruiting, 521-proposed modes of
accomplishing a general emancipation of
the slaves of the rebels, 522 - nature
of the argument presented by the advo-
cates of this policy, 523 Mr. Horace
Greeley's letter to the President on this
subject, ib. view of the war power on
which the Act to confiscate the Property
of Rebels was based, 524-slavery is not
the cause of the rebellion, 525-forfeit-
ure of personal property after a convic-
tion for treason, 526, note-persons by
whom emancipation is advocated, 529-
effects of a dissolution of the Union, 531
-employment of negro regiments, 532 —
concluding remarks, 533.

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Remy, Jules, his Voyage au Pays des Mor-
mons, reviewed, 189-character of the
book, 193.

Roe, A. S., his Like and Unlike, noticed,
573.

Sale, George, his translation of the Koran,
noticed, 288.

Sand, George, her La Famille de German-
dre, noticed, 564.

Sewell, Elizabeth M., her Impressions of
Rome, Florence, and Turin, noticed, 558.
Shedd, William G. T., his Discourses and
Essays, noticed, 279.

Smiles, Samuel, his Lives of the Engineers,
noticed, 260.

Smith, Goldwin, his Lectures on Modern
History, noticed, 263-his Irish History
and Irish Character, noticed, 548.
Spedding, James, R. L. Ellis, and D. D.
Heath, their edition of the Works of
Francis Bacon, noticed, 571.
Stanley, A. P., his Lectures on the History
of the Eastern Church, noticed, 264.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, her Pearl of Orr's
Island, noticed, 269-her Agnes of Sor-
rento, noticed, ib.

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Swetchine, Madame, article on, 355- her
early life, ib. her marriage, 356-so-
ciety of St. Petersburg, 357 - tyranny
of the Emperor Paul, ib. Madame
Swetchine's affection for his widow, 358

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her industrious habits, 359-her pa-
triotism, ib. her religious faith, 360-
susceptibility of the Emperor Alexander
to religious impressions, 361-expulsion
of the Jesuits from Russia, 362-its ef-
fect on Madame Swetchine, ib. - she
joins the Romish Church, 363 - her resi-
dence in Paris, 364-she returns to St.
Petersburg, ib. - her second residence in
France, 365-her exquisite taste, 366
her political opinions, 367-her influ-

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