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From Brennus to the Bourbon, never, never
Shall foreign standard to thy walls advance
But Tiber shall become a mournful river.

Oh! when the strangers pass the Alps and Po,

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, TX Crush them, ye rocks! floods, whelm them, and for ever! Why sleep the idle avalanches so,

To topple on the lonely pilgrim's head?

Why doth Eridanus but overflow

The peasant's harvest from his turbid bed?

Were not each barbarous horde a nobler prey?
Over Cambyses' host the desert spread

Her sandy ocean, and the sea waves' sway
Roll'd over Pharaoh and his thousands,-why,
Mountains and waters, do ye not as they?
And you, ye men! Romans, who dare not die,
Sons of the conquerors who overthrew
Those who overthrew proud Xerxes, where
The dead whose tomb Oblivion never knew,
Are the Alps weaker than Thermopyla?
Their passes more alluring to the view
Of an invader? is it they, or ye,

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That to each host the mountain-gate unbar,
And leave the march in peace, the passage free?
Why, Nature's self detains the victor's car
And makes your land impregnable, if earth
Could be so; but alone she will not war,
Yet aids the warrior worthy of his birth

In a soil where the mothers bring forth men:
Not so with those whose souls are little worth;
For them no fortress can avail,-the den...
Of the poor reptile which preserves its sting
Is more secure than walls of adamant, when
The hearts of those within are quivering.

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Are ye not brave? Yes, yet the Ausonian soil
Hath hearts, and hands, and arms, and hosts to bring
Against Oppression; but how vain the toil,

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While still Division sows the seeds of woe
And weakness, till the stranger reaps the spoil.
Oh! my own beauteous land! so long laid low,
So long the grave of thy own children's hopes,
When there is but required a single blow
To break the chain, yet yet the Avenger stops,
And Doubt and Discord step 'twixt thine and thee,
And join their strength to that which with thee copes;

What is there wanting then to set thee free,

And show thy beauty in its fullest light?

To make the Alps impassable; and we,

Her sons, may do this with one deed

END OF VOL. I.

-Unite!"

S. & R. BENTLEY, DORSET STREET,
Salisbury Square, London.

INDEX

TO THE

FIRST VOLUME OF THE NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE,

AND LITERARY JOURNAL.

A.

ALAMANNI (Luigi), verscs from the Italian
of, 673.

America, on the complaints in, against the
British press, 145-Mr. Walsh, the great
appellant in the case, ib.-review of his
book, 146, 147-arraigns English wri-
ters for their ignorance of the peculiari-
ties in the Government of the United
States, 148-American travellers, 149
-Americans' national vanity prospec-
tive, 150, 151-Englishmen the found-
ers of all America has to boast of, 151—
comparative purity of English language
in the two countries, 152-point de-
cided, 153-(the writer's wish to be
just towards America, 155)-American
talent has nothing to apprehend from
English jealousy, ib.

Anecdotes of the Bastille, 109.
of the Guelphs, 410.

142.

of Macpherson the freebooter,

Associations and presentiments, 624.
Australasian Poetry, first fruits of, 682-
Botany-bay flowers, 683- Australian
fringed violet, 684-the Kangaroo, ib.—
the Botany-bay system, 685, 686,
Automata, history of, 441-flight of Dæ-
dalus, 442-Archytas' flying dove, 443
-Friar Bacon's head, ib.-iron spider,
ib.-hydraulic clock, ib.- -automaton
amusement of Louis XIV. 444-duck,
445-an androides, ib.-chess player of
M. de Kempelin, 447, 448-description
of it, 524, 525-conjectures on its con-
trivance, ib. 526, 527- machine for
talking, 528-M. de Kempelin's inven-
tion and plan for effecting it, 529, 530
-M. Maillardet's inventions, ib. 531.

B

Bachelors' Thermometer, 347.
Bach (Sebastian), and his musical compo-
sitions, 467-character of his works,
469-comparison between Bach and
Handel, 470-the birth and death of
Bach, 471-Forkel's essay on his com-
positions, 472, 473-his method of fin-
gering the clavichord, 474-anecdote of
his playing at first sight, 475.
Baillie's (J.) verses to a Child, 19.
Ballade, à mon Espoulx, 655.

VOL. I.

Bar, a Call to the, 533-mental impres-
Bastille, anecdotes of, 109.
sions on the occasion, 534, 535.
Bowring (Mr.), his translation of Knight
Botany-bay Flowers, 683.
Toggenburg, 121.

C

Call to the Bar, 533.
Campbell (T.), Lectures on Poetry, 1, 129,
377, 489.

-verses to the Rainbow, 16-
the Lover to his Mistress on her birthday,
17-the Maid's remonstrance, 144-
Absence, ib.-the Friars of Dijon, 339.
Canning (Rt. Hon. George), his Epitaph
on his Son, 230.

Caracciolo, his execution, 62.
Cervantes (Miguel de),113-five cities dis-

puted the honour of his birth, 116—M.
Sismondi's criticism on, ib.-his Nu-
mancia and Trato de Argel, 119-his
account of the Spanish stage in his
time, 119, 120, 121-plot of the Nu-
mantia, 163, 164, 165-extracts from,
166, 167, 168, 170 to 176—the Usage
of Algiers, 177-analyzed,178-extracts
from, 179, 180-the Illustrious Scul-
lion, 318-song in, 321-extracts from,
322-the Ass's tail, 324-continuation
and conclusion of, 326, 327, 328.
Championnet (General), manoeuvres the
French army in Italy, 47, 48, 49.
Character of Sccrates, 555-race of doubt-
ers in history, ib.-estimate of the cha-
racter of Socrates, 557-his labours and
doctrines, 558, 559, 560-his military
services, 561-his virtues, 562, 563-
the wisest of men, 564-accusations
against him, 565, 566-defence of his
personal character, 567.

Chevræana, sonnet imitated from, 681.
Child of eight years old, lines upon the
death of, 578.

Choice of Professions, on the, 675-de-

cided genius necessary to excellence, ib.
-professions of no value without ge-
nius, 676-Letter of Mrs. Smith on the
subject, 677, 678, 679, 680.
Christmas, origin of the celebration of,
105 anniversaries of the Christian
world transplanted from the Heathen,
106 singular tradition respecting, in
the East, 108.

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Clitherow (Richard) his tragedies, 123-
extracts from, 124, 125, 126, 127.
Collecting, on, 360-various modes, 361,
362-contents of a collector's cabinet,
364, 365.

Columns, on the prevailing taste for them

as monuments, 335.
Complaint of Le Cavalier Seul, 485-his
miseries, 486, 487.

Confession of Ignorance, on the, 181-old

people conceal their ignorance, 186.
Criticism, on German, 393.

"D

Fontenelle, anecdote of, 607.
Foote (Commodore), the Neapolitans sign
a capitulation with him, 53.
Forget me not, verses to the plant so
called, 692.

Foscclo (Ugo), life and writings of, 76-
his absence of egotism and literary va-
nity, 77-his originality, ib.-character
of his writings, ib.-his Jacopo Ortis,
78-Tieste, 79-adopts a military pro-
fession, 80-remarks on his Ortis, 81,
82, 83-Ricciarda, 84, 85.

Francisco de Quevedo, on the writings of,
609.

Danae, from a fragment of Simonides, 484. Fruits (first) of Australasian poetry, 682.
Dancing, on, 288.

Dante, Prophecy of, reviewed, 725.
Debasement of the national spirit in Italy,
origin of the, 657.

Don Leucadio Doblado's Letters from
Spain, 419-mistakes in English idiom,
420-opinion of Townsend, 421-de-
scription of Cadiz, 421, 422, 423—Spa-
nish phraseology, 424-superstition,425
-tertulias, ib.-amusement of arana,
426-passage to St. Lucar, ib.-descrip-
tion of the dwellings, 428-customs on
entering a house, and origin, 429-the
noblesse, or hidalgos, 537-their ridi-
culous pride in pedigrees, 538, 539-
remarks on the consequences, in a poli-
tical sense, 539, 540-hidalgos conti-
nued, 541, 542, 543, 544-account of
mode of life of the better classes, 544,
545, 546-Spanish compliment traced
in Xenophon, 547-siestas, 548-walk-
ing dress of the Andalusian Ladies,
549.

Don Quixotte, on the less celebrated pro-
ductions of the author of, 113-decay
of the use of the Spanish tongue, 114–
Numancia and Trato de Argel, 119–
account of the Spanish Stage, ib.

E

English Genealogy: Sunday, 403—regu-
lations respecting, 406-Parisian idea of,
407-the rational man's,ib.-the bigot's,
408-the man of fashion's, ib.-the
rich citizen's, &c. ib.
Epicurism, 598-good eating natural, 599

ancients attached to it, 600, 601–
Merwan fond of raw sheep's kidneys, ib.
-gourmands should be single men, ib.
-miseries of, 602-Boileau's descrip-
tion of a bad dinner, 603-Henry Man-
ners, his fondness of good things, 605-
anecdote of Fontenelle, 607.
Expedition, Parry's, review of, 712.

F

Fall of the Leaf, the, 351.
Field Flowers, 648, 649.

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Garden, walks in a, 517, 687.
Genealogy, English: Sunday, 403.
German Authors: Körner, 65-Schiller,
206.

German Criticism, 393- - excellences of
classic writers, 393, 394-theory of the
German school, 395-origin of the
principle of German criticism, ib.—J. J.
Rousseau, 395, 396-English writers
infected by German notions, 397-the
new system, as lately announced, ib.
399-Frederic von Hordenberg's writ-
ings, and some of Schlegel's mystical
pedantry, ib.-comparison with Field-
ing and Goldsmith, 400-genuine poe-
try not founded in mystery, ib.-cen-
sures of the imaginative school, 402.
Germany, past and present, 294-lately
appeared as of the middle ages, ib.-
evils affecting it, 295-military despo-
tisms, ib.-Frederic of Prussia, 296-
state of vassalage, ib.-ridiculous pre-
tensions of birth, 297-species of go-
vernments existing, 298, 299, 300
energetic efforts of the people, 301-
the German press and students, ib.-dis-
appointed feelings of the people, 302—
oppressive conduct of the govern-
ments, 303-the hatred of the Prussian
government to learned men, 304.
Glow worms, 686.

Godwin and Malthus, their theories, 195.
Grattan (Rt. Hon. Henry), memoir of,
587-parentage and place of education,
ib. becomes acquainted with Lord
Charlemont, 588, 589-takes his seat in
the Irish House of Commons, 590-
moved a resolution for free trade, 591-
extract from his speech, 592-obtained
a free trade for Ireland, 593-Flood op-
poses him, 595-becomes unpopular,
ib.-retired from the Irish Parliament,
1793, 597-left Ireland, returned, and
was re-elected, ib.-his death, 598.
Gray's Letter to M. Say, 90.
Greece, stanzas on, 523.

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Journal (J. Kentucky's), 430-visit to the
Bank, 431-to Covent-Garden Theatre,
433-remarks on the drama, 434-
on winter in London, 568-extract
from the album at Chamouni, 569-
aristocratic feeling of the English, 571,
572-judgment on Sir Francis Burdett,
573-remarks on the wigs of the law-
yers, 574-disproportionate sentences
on offenders, 575-charitable institu-
tions, 576-Deaf and Dumb Asylum,
576, 577-art of teaching the deaf and
dumb of long standing, 577, 578-Eng-
lishmen, 693-St. Paul's, 693, 694.
English schools, 695-systems of edu-
cation, 696-punishments, 697, 698-
Negroes for sale in England, 699 -
Easter Monday, 699, 700.

K

Kangaroo, poem respecting, 684.
Kenilworth, review of, 243.
Kentucky's (Jonathan) Journal, 430, 568,
693.

Kissing, 619-an act of religion in Rome,
i-a ceremony of obligation, 621-
the prevalency of, deplored by Mon-
taigne, 623-the Empress of Russia's
regulations respecting, il.
Knight Toggenburg, translated from Schil-
ler, by Mr. Bowring, 121.

Körner (Theodore), life of, 65 studies
mining, 66-publishes his tea-table con-
tributions, 67-produces the Bride and
Green Domino, 68-Zriny played at
Vienna, its success, 69-joins the army,
70-wounded, 72-killed in action, and
interred, 75-The Harp, a tale by, 662.

L

Learned Ladies, 223-advantages they de-
rive from studying political economy,
ib.-bad taste in teaching Ladies Italian,
224-Ariosto castigated for the fair sex,
226 false mode of studying foreign
languages, 227-learned quotations for
them, 228, 229.

Lectures on Poetry (Campbell's) lecture
the first, part I. I-part II. 129-lec-
ture the second, part 1. 377-part II.
489.

Letters (original), J. Evelyn, 251. Prior,
Le Cavalier Seul, the complaint of, 485.
253, 254. Lady Russel, 388, 389.

Swift, 389, 390.
Letters from Spain, by Leucadio Doblado,
419, 536.

Lines for the bust of Milton, 250.
Luigi Alamanni, verses of, 673.

M

Macpherson the freebooter, anecdote of,

142.

Malthus, observations on the difference
of opinion between him and M. Say,
26, 27, 28-theory of Malthus and God-
win, 195.

Maturin's poem of the Universe reviewed,
708.

May Morning, 579-Darwin's lines on,
580-festivities of, 580, 581-defence
of keeping it, 582-lines from Sannaz-
zaro, 583-description of Spring, 584-
those who censure innocent mirth an-
swered, 585-the notion of a cockney
man of business respecting, 585, 586.
Melody, "There is a home for me," 550.
Memoirs of Earl Waldegrave, review of,
500.

Memoir of the Rt. Hon. HenryGrattan,587.
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, on the less
celebrated productions of, 113.
Modern Improvements, 97-the Middle
Temple Hall, 98-character of an old
special pleader, 99- Nature the best
teacher, 100-the Bible Society and its
pretensions, 101-Society for the Sup-
pression of Mendicity censured, 103.
Mont Blanc, ascent of, 451-arrival at
Chamouni, 453-passage of the glaciers
and crevasses, 455, 456, 457-arrival at
the Grand Mulet, 458-halt there, 460,
461-leave the Grand Mulet, 505-ar-
rive at the Grand Plateau, 506-the

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Origin of the debasement of the national
spiritin Italy, 657-early policy of Italy,
658-wanting in later times, ib.-dis-
memberment, 659-want of unanimity,
660-epocha of the lions, ib.-of the
rabbits, ib.-of the wolves and dogs,
ib.-of the foxes, 661-of the apes, ib.
Original Letters, J. Evelyn to Archbishop
Tenison, 251-Prior to the Earl of Ha-
lifax, 253, 254-Rachel Lady Russel to
Bishop Burnet, 388-Swift to A. Phil-
lips, 389, 390.

P

Palmyra, journey to, 19.

Parini, the friend of Ugo Foscolo, 76.
Parliamentary eloquence, 186-eloquence
of the Bar, 189-of the House of Com-
mons, 190, 191-Mr. Burke's stratagem
with a dagger, 192-difference between
us and the ancients in the eloquence of
the senate, 194.

Parry's Expedition, review of, 712-Da-

vis's Strait, 713-delays encountered,
715-his crew become entitled to the
parliamentary reward, 716-winter,
717-amusements on board, 718-se-
verity of the climate, 719-grow salads,
720-state of sick, 721-leave their an-
chorage, 722-Captain Parry's ideas re-
specting a N. W. Passage, 724.
Phantasmata, with a new theory of appa-
ritions, 309-Burton, 311-Dr. Fer-
riar's observations, 313-instances in
point, 314, 315, 316.

Poetry, Campbell's Lectures on, 1-intro-
duction to the subject, ib.-view of
Lord Bacon's definition of poetry, 1, 2,
3, 4-object of poetry to delight the
imagination, 4, 5-differences between
poetry and history, &c. 5, 6-poetical
fiction, 7-illusion of language in poe-
try not deception, il-fiction employed

foto take wider views of things, the
idea of happiness the sovereign feeling
of poetry, 10-poetic harmony, 11-
habit a cause of attachment to metre,
12 effect of prose tragedy, 14 prose
comedy, ib. the great mass of prose
fictions not to be called works of ima-
gination, 15-novel-writing does not
approach to the character of poetry, ib.

fiction not a convertible term in põe-
'try, 129-bad verse and prose writing
contrasted, 130-its style and language
beyond contingent reality,131-effect of
measure to heighten expression, 132—
compound epithets that could not enter
into prose not always to be condemned,
133-a right of poetry to supra-prosaic
graces, ib.-Nature in poetry to be pic-
turesquely intelligible, ib.-style and
phraseology, 134-cultivation of diction
necessary, 135-the connexion of poe-
try with human improvements, ib
some degree of civilization necessary to
call forth the art of poetry, 136-only
grounds for thinking that civilization
tends to limit the influence of poetry
on the human mind, 138-collective
variety of poetry increases with human
improvement, 139-effect of the false
mythologies on poetry, ih.-indestruc-
tible love of the mind for ideal happi-
ness, il-influence of poetry on the
mind of man, 140-the nature of poe-
try itself, a strong hold for supporting
the interests of virtue, 141.-Second
Lecture: Hebrew Poetry, 377-curious
from its antiquity, ib.-existed probably
centuries before literature was known
in Greece, ib.-earliest place in the his-
tory of poetry due to the Hebrews, 379
-the poetical utterance of truth left
to natural individual genius, ibthe
religion of the Hebrews favourable to
poetry,380-Nature painted by the He-
brew muse with great force and energy,
381-its metaphors grand and familiar,
382-traces of metrical division in He-
brew poems, 383-examples of metri-
cal division, 385-Moses not the in-
ventor of Hebrew poetry, 385--David
the most interesting to the heart of the
Hebrew poets, 387-poetry of Solomon,
489, 491, 492, 493-view of facts in
Hebrew history connected with the
prophets, 493, 494, 495, 496-Isaiah
the Hebrew poet of the highest rank,
497,-his beauties, 498-Nahum, Joel,
Habakkuk, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, 499-Da-
niel, Haggai, Malachi, 500.UMMI
Poetry of the Troubadours, 274.**
Poetry of Mrs. J. Hunter, 350-poems by,
ib. the fall of the leaf, 3512)
Poems of Madame de Surville, 660-au-

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