trated, cxix. 318; laments his want of humour, 319 Scott (Sir Walter), his prefaces to his novels, cxx. 54 note; anecdote of his dog Diamond rejected by Sir D. Brewster, 210
M. Taine's unjust estimate of, cxxi. 322, 323
sepulchral vase sent to him by Byron, cxxiv. 345
his obligations to Miss Edge- worth's writings, cxxvi. 458
his battle-pieces, cxxix. 501; his conscious pathos, ib.
Landor's estimate of, cxxx. 247, 531; his habitual overwork, 546; anecdote of, by Lockhart, ib.
his Life of Napoleon' criti- cised by J. S. Mill, cxxxix. 110; Dumont's epigram on his History, ib.; fertility of his literary genius, 384; deterioration of his latest works, ib.
his Tales of a Grandfather,' cxl. 223; his character and ap- pearance, by Lord Cockburn, 269 Scott (Capt. R.N.), his criticism of the coil-system of constructing guns, cxix. 516
Scottish monasteries abroad, cxix. 168; their perfection in the twelfth century, 174; subsequent decline, 175; Irish claims to their foundation, ib.; disputed meaning of the word 'Scoti,' 176; vacancies filled by Irishmen, 178; seminaries for instruction of Scottish mission- ary priests, 192; the Collegio Scozzese at Rome, ib.; establish- ments of the Jesuits in Spain, 194;
and in France, 197 Screech-owl, early spelling of, as scritch-owl, cxl. 157, 159 Scriptures, various theories of inspi- ration historically discussed, exix. 147; enlightened spirit of recent criticism in England, 150 Scullabogue Barn, burning of, by the Irish rebels, cxxxix. 504
Sculpture, use of, in Christian art, cxx. 104; its historical precedence to painting, 105
study of the antique in,
different theories of expres sion in, cxl. 171; canon of sym- metry, 175; proportions of the head, 187 Sculpture (Christian), the study long neglected, cxxi. 520; richness of, in the middle ages, 521; heath- enisms of Ghiberti, 538; vicious compromise with paganism,
old Italian monuments of, cxxii. 83
Sea, currents and temperature of, CXXXV. 435, 471. See Oceanic Circulation
Sea-coal, early mention of, in London, cixxx. 173
Sea Island Cotton, varieties of, cxviii. 338
'Seam,' sporting-term used by Shak- speare, cxxxvi. 357 Sebastopol, siege of, Jomini's remarks on, cxxiii. 115, 116 Seker (Thomas, Archbishop of CHD- terbury, 1693 1768), advocates Colonial bishoprics for the pur- poses of confirmation, exviii. 556, 557; his argument with Dr. May- hew thereon, ib. note Secondary punishments, the question re-opened, cxxi. 110; old system of transportation now impossible, 117, 119
Secret Societies, sketch of, in Russia, cxxxii. 364
Sedan, French capitulation at (1870),
cxxxii. 517, 518 Seeley (Professor), his views on Uni-
versity reform, cxxvii. 154, 162 Segovia (Spain), its picturesque situ- ation, cxxii. 161; Gothic architec- ture at, ib.
Séguin (M.), on the mechanical the- ory of heat, cxix. 17
Séguin (M. Edouard), on the Treat- ment of Idiots,' cxxii. 39; his institution at Bicêtre, 40; defini- tion of a typical idiot, 45 'Seibo,' a tree common in the Argen- tine Republic, cxxxix. 451 Selden (John, 1584-1654), anecdote
of his knowledge of legal prece- dents, cxx. 23; committed to the Tower, 35
on the authorised version of the Bible, cxxii. 120
enters Oxford' at fourteen, cxxv. 59; matrimonial precedent in his Uxor Ebraica,' 89 and note
his comparison of spiritual authority to prerogative, cxxviii.
his hostility to Scotland, cxxxvii. 192 Selkirk, early history of, exii. 509 Sellar (Professor), his remarks on Lucretius, cxxii. 246, 252 Selwyn (Mr.), his Report on the gold deposits of Victoria, cxii. 8 Semiramis, conflicting mentions of, in ancient history, cxi. 60, 61 Semitic races, their early adoption
of monotheism, cxxiv. 11; sim- plicity of their mind, ib.; their use of prophecy, ib.
Semmering Railway, the, cxxii. 125 Sempill (Col. W.), founds the Scots
College at Madrid, cxix. 195 Semple (James, d. about 1840), his literary works, cxxxi. 206 Seneca (Lucius Annæus, 1-65), his praise of poverty, cxxiv. 343; cxxxii. 151
Seneca (Lucius Annæus, 1-65), compared with Plutarch, cxxix. 77 Senior (Nassau W.), his 'Sugges-
tions on Popular Education,' cxiv. 1; his objections to local school- rates, 33
his early love of Poor Law Reform, cxx. 392; his capacity for the task, 393
his Journals, Conversations,
and Essays relating to Ireland, cxxviii. 324; his Irish articles in the Edinburgh Review, ib. ; his per- sonal knowledge of Ireland, 325; period comprised in his work, 326; on the vices of the former landed system, ib.; advocated emigration, 327; his hostility to class clamour, ib.; his defence of the land-own- ing class, 329; on the difficulties of managing lauded property, 332; his proposed tribunal for compen- sation of evicted tenants, 333; his sketch of Ireland in 1858, 334; on the evils of the Estab- lished Church, 336; on the Irish priesthood, 339; his scheme of religious equality, 340; on the claims of Church property, 343; opposed to the Lord-Lieutenancy, 344; and to local unpaid magis- trates, 345; his conversation with Whately on a Roman Catholic University at Dublin, 346; im- pressions of Ireland derived from his writings, 349
Sensation, definitions of the term, cxxiv. 122; not the object of con- sciousness, 126; viewed as a form of consciousness, 127; a mental act, 131; its relation to the ob- ject, 132, 137; mental process of,
propagation of, through the nerves, cxxvii. 108 Sensational Philosophy, recent de- velopment of, cxxvi. 92 'Sensational' school of modern writers, cxxxiv. 93, 95
Separate System Act, the, cxvii.
Sepoys, mutinous risings confined to, cxxiv. 320, 321. See Indian Mutiny Septennial Act (1714), duration of Parliaments since, cxxii. 291 note; objection to, 293
Septinzonium of Severus at Rome, cxviii. 344; its condition in the
ninth century, 361; besieged by Henry IV., 374 Septuagint, Roman edition of, in 1586, cxii. 260
original copy of, cxxiv. 346 Sepulture, ancient mode of, cxvi. 165; burning coincident with the age of iron, 166 Serpents, problem of the early wor- ship of, cxxx. 488; Turanian theory of Mr. Fergusson, 489; association with human sacrifice, ib.; worship of, in Greece, 492; and Italy, 492; in Scandinavia, etc., 493; in India, 494 Servants, modern domestic, cxv. 409; complaints of their employ- ers, 410; chiefly labourers' daugh- ters, 412; desire of independence a cause of discontent, 414; female pupil-teachers, 415; neglect of training, 417; requisites to ensure a better class, 419; injudicious treatment of, 421; scale of board- wages, 423; evils of short ser- vice, 428; decline of providence, 429; enforced society of the kit- chen, 431; provident societies, 434
Servetus (Michael, 1509-1553), his early career, cxxxi. 146 ; his 'Restitutio Christianismi,' ib.; his arrest and burning, 147 Sesostris, different monarchs of that name, cxi. 53, 54
Sessa (Duke de), his negotiations
with Sixtus V., cxxxii. 324 Seton (George, Advocate), his 'Law and Practice of Heraldry in Scot- land,' cxxi. 336
Settignano (Desiderio da, Tuscan sculptor), exxi. 541 Settlement, Law of, origin of, cxxviii.
505; its evil effects on the labour- ing classes, ib.; final blow to, 506; defective dwellings due to, 518 'Seven,' mystical reverence for the number, cxiv. 547
Severn, the, Dr. Hassall's analysis of
the water of, cxxiii. 402; district drained by, 408
Severus (Lucius Septimius, Roman Emperor, 146-211), his Septin- zonium at Rome, cxviii. 344 Severus (Sulpicius, 363-410), his plagiarism from Tacitus, cxxiv. 357
Sevigné (Madame de, 1626-1696), her pretended letter to Fouquet, cxxiv. 375
Seville, Moorish ajimez windows at, cxxii. 172
Sèvres, porcelain manufactory at, CXXV. 509
Seward (Miss), on Dr. Johnson's friendship with Mrs. Thrale, cxiii. 511
Sewell (Mr.), Minister in New Zea- land, on Lord Granville's despatch of 1869, cxxxi. 119 Sex, comparatively small effect of, on character, cxxx. 573
Sexes, the, relative influence of, on the character of children, cxxxii. 121, 122
canons of beauty in Art applied to, cxl. 200 Sexual selection, Mr. Darwin's theory of, cxxxiv. 229, 234 Seymour (Admiral Sir Michael), his delay in bringing up gunboats to the Peiho, cxi. 102
Sforza (Francesco, Duke of Milan), his alliance with Louis XI. of France, cxix. 543 Shaftesbury (Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683), his city resi- dence, cxxxi. 181 Shaftesbury (Earl, the present, b. 1801), his denunciation of Ecce Homo,' cxxiv. 475 Shakspeare (William, 1564-1616), alleged forgeries of, cxi. 452 (see Collier, J. Payne); folly of deci- ding genuineness on 'resthetic' grounds, 456; need of peculiar criticism of, founded on the ab- sence of a real text, 450; harsh
and far-fetched words probably corrupt, ib.; obvious corruptions in the text, ib.; three quartos of "Hamlet,' 465; his signature in the Players' Petition,' 482 Shakspeare (William), his version of the death of Henry VI., cxv. 299; Cibber's edition of, 313; his tame account of the battle of Bosworth- field, 317
his power of developing character, cxviii. 104
-- M. Taine's theory of his 'in- stinct,' cxxi. 308, 309; owed little to education, 309; his sympathetic genius, ib.; his alleged self-por- trayal, 310
extravagant treatment of, cxxii. 31, 33
was he a Roman Catholic? cxxiii. 146; the question one of pure evidence, 147; status of the Church in his time, 148; his familiarity with the Bible, 149; supposititious will ascribed to his father, 151 note; his father re- turned as a recusant, ib.; that re- cusancy due to debt not religion, b.; charges against Sir Thomas Lucy, 154; sponsorship of Shak- speare to Jonson's child, 156; fic- titious anecdote thereon, ib. 157; origin of his sons' names, 158, 159; epitaph on Mrs. Hall, 160; state- ment of Mr. Davies, 161; Mr. Ward's MSS., 162; his acting be- fore the Court, 168; his 'Richard II.,' 169-170; supposed ascetic ideal in 'Romeo and Juliet,' 171; absurd theory of his 'King John,' ib. 172; his introduction of Sir John Oldcastle, 174; his 'Henry VIII.,' 176; hypothesis of Flet- cher's collaboration therein, 177; his Catholicism refuted by his writings, 181; his strong spirit of patriotism, 183; even tenour of his religious views, 184
recent glossaries of, cxxx. 85;
Mr. Dyce's the best text of, 86; the Cambridge edition criticised, ib.; his use of the word dont in 'Hamlet,' '88; defects of glossa- rists, 89; his wealth of phraseo- logy, ib.; words and passages ex- plained, 92, 117; his profound knowledge of human nature, cxxx. 166
Shakspeare (William), absurdities of Aryan mythologists, illustrated by their application to 'Othello,' cxxxii. 347
-passages borrowed by Shelley, cxxxiii. 445, 448
his Platonic inspirations, cxxxiv. 303
first collected edition of, photo-lithographed under the care of Mr. Staunton, cxxxvi. 335; de- fects of old editions of, ib.; early schools of critics, 336; dangers of conjectural emendation, 337; wide scope left for illustration, ib.; his universality of genius, 338; ob- scure allusions explained, 339; words relating to field-sports, ib. 346; terms of coursing, ib.; his description of hounds, 349; refer- ences to falconry, 351; to natural history, 360; the peacock in 'Ham- let,' 361; his love of wild flowers, 362; allusions to provincial fauna, 363; to social usages, 366
corruptions in the first edi
tion, cxxxvii. 68
his imperfect appreciation of natural scenery, cxxxviii. 487 Sharp (James, Archbishop of St. Andrews, 1618-1679), his cruelty and craft, cxiv. 413
his murder, cxviii. 9
Principal Tulloch's defence of, cxxxiv. 120, 121; his views opposed by Mr. Burton, ib.; his mischievous influence, ib. Shaw (R. B.), his High Tartary, Yarkund, and Kashghur,' cxxxix. 280; his journey described, 313
Shee (Sir Martin Arthur, d. 1850), his evidence on modern frescoes, cxxiii. 4
President of the Royal Aca- demy, cxxxi. 413; an indifferent portrait-painter, ib. Sheehy (Nicholas, Father), his trial
and execution, cxxxix. 482 Sheep-farms, substitution of, for ara- ble in England, cxix. 246 Sheep-farming in Australia, cxviii.
321-324. See Squatters, Austra- lian
Shelley (Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822), his type of intellectual greatness, cxxx. 165
Poetical works of, edited by Mr. Rossetti, cxxxiii. 426; diffi- culties of the text, ib.; neglect of minute verbal accuracy, 427; his mind reflected in his composition, 428; his power of passionate ab- sorption, 429; waking dreams in youth, ib.; seasons of poetic vision, 430; his critical faculty, 431; ra- pid composition of the 'Revolt of Islam,' ib.; want of finish ex- plained, 432; verbal obscurities, ib.; repetition of favourite epi- thets, ib.; coinage of the word marmoreal, 433; images repeated, 436; unusual terms, 437; fond- ness for serpent metaphors, 438; constant references to weaving, ib. ; habit of unconscious plagiarism, 440; use of Elizabethan words, 441; his account of his poetical studies, 444; his strong individu- ality, ib.; plagiarisms from Shak- speare, 445; defects of punctuation, 448. See Rossetti, W. M.
his translation of Plato's 'Symposium,' cxxxiv. 305, 308 6 Sheppard v. Bennett,' case of, be- fore the Privy Council, cxxxvi. 270-293
Shere Ali (Ameer of Afghanistan), his birth, cxxv. 17; personal quali- ties, 18; named by Dost Mahomed
as his successor, 19; disaffection of his brothers, ib.; defeat of Azim Khan, 20; contest with Ufzul Khan, ib. 21; his coup d'état, ib.; enters Cabul in triumph, ib.; ex- communicated at Bokhara, 22; de- feats Ameen Khan at Kujhbaz in 1865, 23; entry into Candahar, 24; subsequent reverses, ib. 25; opposed to Azim Khen and Ma- homed Rufeek, 26; his seclusion at Candahar, 27; recovers from his lethargy after the fall of Cabul, ih.; defeated before Ghuznee, 29; his flight, ib.; retreat to Candahar, 30; his claims supported by Sir John Lawrence, 33
Shere Ali (Ameer of Afghanistan), his contests with Azim, cxxxviii. 253; he recovers his capital, 267; supported by the British, ib. 271. See Afghanistan Sheridan (Richard Brinsley, 1751- 1816), on Catholic Emancipation, cxii. 56
his boast of dilatoriness,
anecdotes of, at Holland House, cxxxiii. 292 Sheridan (American Federal Gene- ral), made commander of Grant's cavalry, cxxi. 271
his distinguished conduct at Chattanooga, cxxix. 265; promoted by Grant, ib.
Sherman (American Federal Gene- ral), excellence of his military cor- respondence, cxxi. 253; his criti- cism of McClellan's strategy, 254; his first failure at Vicksburg, ib.: superseded,255; commands Grant's former army, 257; his junction with Grant at the Clouds,' ib.; relieves Burnside at Knoxvilie, 258; his military genius, ib.; his expedition to the Alabama fron- tier, 263; promoted to command of South-western States, 265; his point of invasion, 266; capture of
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