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Byron does not strike us as a poet of very fertile invention. He composed, it is true, with considerable facility, but there is no variety either in his subjects or his style. We doubt, for this reason, whether he could have become distinguished as a dramatic poet, in the modern sense of the term. Besides this, his compositions are rather short sketches of notable objects, or occasional meditations upon them, than complete and well com. bined works. Still it is hard to say what the author of Manfred might not have done. One thing seems probable--that had he been born at Athens, at the right time, he might have rivalled Æschylus and Sophocles, in tragedy à la Grecque. Two or three heroic dramatis persona, a simple plot, beautiful or powerful narrative and dialogue, interrupted by passionate ejaculation and choral ode-such a task would have been Byron's element.

Upon the whole, excepting the two first places in our literature-and Pope and Dryden who are writers of quite another stamp we do not know who is to be placed, all things considered, above Byron. We doubt between him and Spenserbut no other name is prominent enough to present itself to us in such a competition. His greatest rival, however, was himself. We throw down his book dissatisfied. Every page reveals powers which might have done so much more for art-for glory-and for virtue!

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INDEX

TO THE

FIFTH VOLUME

OF

THE SOUTHERN REVIEW.

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Ballads, on the old Spanish, 63-most of
the Spanish connected with the Ro-
mances of Chivalry, 67-specimens of
the early Spanish, 85, 89-93, 95-97.
Bentham, Jeremy, his "Theory" discuss-

ed in the House of Assembly of Vir-
ginia, on the bill to revise her laws,
110-his Rationale of Judicial Evi-
dence, &c. reviewed, 381-specimens
of his language and mode of treating
his subject, 382-design of his work,
385-division of his work, 386-an
analysis of his remarks on excluded
testimony, 389.

Bonaparte, Napoleon, Courier's opinion
of, 144, 148-had abundance of flatter-
ers during his exaltation, 257-charac-
ter of, when at school, 261-descrip-
tion of, when entering into life, 263-
about the time of the fall of Robes-
pierre was sent on a private mission
to Genoa, 264-his arrest as a suspected
person, by the Terrorists Commission-
er's successors, ibid-his views once
humble, ibid-projects his expedition
to Egypt, 265-description of his re-
treat from Syria, 266-the retreat from
Syria illustrative of the personal char-
acter of, 267-sends a flag of truce on
board the English fleet after the battle
of Aboukir, 269-Bourrienne's descrip-
tion of the enthusiasm with which he
was received in Frauce after his re-
turn from Egypt, 270-on the causes
which led to the elevation of, to the
throne of France, 273-meets the
Council of Five Hundred, 274-after
his elevation by the French nation,
kept his advancement constantly in

view, 277-Bourrienne's account of
his battle of Marengo, contrasted with
Savary's, 277-285-his bulletins fram-
ed to suit his wishes, 285-Desaix a
favourite officer of, 286—his great la-
boriousness, 287-familiarity with his
secretary, 288-had the utmost aver-
sion to the sanguinary men of the
Revolution, 289-in his personal hab-
its, abstemious, ibid-disliked specu-
lators, 290-not favourable to men of
letters, ibid-weakest point, his sensi-
bility to the attacks of the press, ib.-
returns from Egypt with a determina-
tion of separating from his wife, 291-
anecdote of, at the marriage of Murat
to his sister, 292.

Bourrienne, M. Fauvelet de, Memoirs of,
reviewed, 257-placed at the military
school of Brienne, where he became
the classmate and companion of Bona-
parte, 259-goes to Leipsic to study
the law of nations, ibid-returns to
Paris where he renews his intimacy
with Bonaparte, 260-sent to Stutgard
as Secretary of Legation, ibid-recall-
ed by the Convention and placed on
the list of emigrants for not obeying
the call, ibid-accepts the place of
private Secretary to Bonaparte, ib.-
dismissed from his post, ibid-sent
minister to Hamburg, ibid-joins the
Bourbons after the fall of Napoleon,
ibid-sketches the character of Bona-
parte when at school, 261 -the corres-
pondent of Bonaparte, 264-pictures
the retreat of Bonaparte from Syria,
266-describes the enthusiastic recep-
tion Bonaparte met with in France on
his return from Egypt, 270-accom-
panied Bonaparte to the Council of
Ancients 275-his account of the bat-
tle of Marengo, 277-states that the
bulletins of Bonaparte, were always
accommodated to the impression he

wished them to make, 285-his duties
as secretary, 287-attachment to the
Empress Josephine, 290-speaks with
disrespect of the brothers of Bonaparte,
293-his opinion of Talleyrand, ibid.
Byron, Lord, Letters and Journals of,
with Notices of his Life, reviewed,
463-his life not a scholastic one, 464
-compared with Scott, in his domes-
tic habits and pursuits, 465-disliked
to be ranked with mere authors, 472---
on his talents as an orator, 473-be
comes acquainted with Moore, 479-
his genealogy, ib.-account of his mo-
ther, 480-his sensitiveness on the sub-
ject of his lameness even in childhood,
482-on his character, 484-on his
poetry, 490-his excessive pride and
vanity, 496-his character compared
with Milton's, ib.-resembled Rous-
seau, 497--once formed a resolution
to suppress all his works, 499-of his
political principles, 500-destitute of
love for his native country, ib.-his
great heroes, Sylla and Bonaparte,
501--on his intercourse with his mo-
ther, 504--on his separation from his
wife, 509-his early love, 517--of his
poetry, 518---his poetry compared with
Milton's, ib.

C.

Celtic Language, the ancient one of the
Gauls, 367-destitute of any monu
ments that can throw any light on the,
ibid-inferences as to the origin of the,
from history, 368-had been tolerably
well preserved up to the time that
Cæsar entered Gaul, 372-underwent
a sudden change after the conquest of
Gaul by the Romans, ib.-had within
itself the principles of decay, 373.
Chancery, of, 420-defined, 421-sam-
ples of expense in the courts of, ib.-
uncertainty of law in, 422-424-on
the abolishing of the court of, 425.
Charlemagne and his Peers, 62-99.
Charles the Great, one of the original

heroes of romance, 69-on the fabu-
lous history of, 71-sees a vision, 73-
enters Spain at the head of his army,
ibid-gains a victory through a prayer,
ibid-returns to France, 74-over-
thrown by Argolander, ibid-relieved
by the arrival of troops from Italy, and
gains a victory, 75-list of the warriors
who attended him, ibid-grants Argo-
lander a truce, and endeavours to con-
vert him, 76-overthrows Argolander
at the battle of Pampeluna, 77-ac-
cepts the defiance to battle of Ferra-
cute,ib.-portrait of,80-account ofthe
death of Orlando, the nephew of, 81-
revenges the death of his nephew, 82-

the death of, revealed, 83-ballads re-
lating to, and his peers, 93-97.
Chivalry, its influence on literature, 66–
on the romances of, 67-early refined
ideas of, 79.
Codification, origin of the word, 424—on
the code of Napoleon, ibid.
Cooper, Mr. his Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish,
reviewed, 207-226.

Courier, Paul Louis, his birth and educa-
tion, 139-follows Labey, his tutor, to
Chalons, 140-his love for books, ib.-
regrets the time lost by entering into
society, 141-joins the army of the
Moselle, ibid-at Mayence receives
the news of his father's death, ibid-
stationed at Toulouse, where he be-
comes gay, 142-ordered to Italy, ib.-
anecdote of, when in Italy, 143-be-
comes acquainted with Bosquillion,
ibid--loses his mother, ibid-appoint-
ed major, and departs for Italy, 144-
his opinion of Bonaparte, ibid-strip-
ped by brigands, 145-his account of
his various narrow escapes, 146--an-
ecdotes illustrative of his disposition
as regards subordination, 148-relates
how his time was spent in Italy, 149-
accepts his dismission from the army,
ibid-anecdote of, while travelling in
Calabria, 151--departs for Italy, 153-
discovers a complete copy of the Greek
novel of Daphnis and Chloe, in the
Laurentian Library, ibid-is persecut
ed on account of an accident which
happened to the Greek MS. of Longus,
154-studies the old French and medi-
tates a translation of Herodotus into
it, 155-returns to France and is im-
prisoned, 156-is released from prison
and gets married, ibid-letter to his
wife, 157-his ideas on government,
158-petitions the two Chambers in
favor of the village of Luynes, 159–
his indifference to honors, 162-es-
tablishes himself in Touraine, 163–
writes, in Paris, his letters to the editor
of the Censor, ibid-opposes the pur-
chase of the Chateau of Chambord,
for the infant Duke of Bordeaux, 164—
is cited before the Cour Royale at
Paris, ibid-writes various politial
pamphlets, ibid-assassinated, 165-
is compared by his biographer to Pas-
cal, &c. 166-on the style of his writ-
ings, 167-extracts from his Simple Dis-
course, 167-170.

D.

Daphnis and Chloe, Greek novel of, frag-
ment of the, discovered, 153.
Declaration of Independence, detail of
proceedings in regard to signing of.
106, 107.

Defence of Poesy, Sidney's, supposed

date of, 299-extracts from, 304-311.
Drunkards, classification of, 237-of
malt, 339-of wine, 240-of opium
and tobacco, ibid-description of the
delirium tremens, in confirmed, 242.
Drunkenness, the Anatomy of, review-
ed, 226-solitary, of rare occurrence
among the ancients, 227--prevails
more in a rude than in a civilized state
of society, 229-on the causes of, 230-
in the South, debt the most prolific
cause of, 233-phenomena of, 235-
pathology of, 240-method of curing
the habit of, 244-statistics of, 246.
E.

Early Spanish Ballads, 62–99
Elements of Political Economy, the, re-
viewed, 25-62.

Ellis, Mr. his Specimens, &c.referred to,
68-account of Turpin's Chronicle,
quoted, 70-Specimens, &c. referred
to, 76, 77.

England, Thomas Jefferson's portraiture
of, 112.

English Law, of the certainty of, 414-
419.

Etymology, on the study of, 337-two

modes of pursuing researches in, 338.
Evelyn, John, Jeremy Taylor's letters to,
quoted, 441-444, 446, 449, 456.
Evidence, Bentham's Judicial, 381-426.
F.

Fictions, of legal, 407-414.
France, on the duration of the ships of,
185-on the experiments making in,
converting landsmen into sailors, 188-
on the condition of the navy of, 191–
the navy of, 206.

Franklin, Dr. his letter, playfully ridicul-
ing the seal and motto of the Society
of the Cincinnati, 116-committed an
important paper to Mr. Jefferson, sub-
sequently given by the latter to Tem-
ple Franklin, 119.

G.

Grammaire Arabe à l'usage de l'erole spe-
ciale des langues Oriontales vivantes,
avec figures, referred to, 337.
Grammar of the Hebrew Language, re-
viewed, 1-24.

Gray, William, his Miscellaneous Works
of Sir Phillip Sidney, &c. referred to,
295.

Great Britain, on the dry rot in vessels

of, 185-on the navy of, 193--number
and rate of vessels in the navy of, 206.
H.

Hamilton, Colonel, some differences of
opinion between him and Jefferson,
stated, 123.

Heber, Bishop, his life of Jeremy Tay-
lor, &c. reviewed, 426--answers the

charge of Orme against Taylor, 436--
his summary of Taylor's appearance
and character, 460.

Hebrew Language, Grammer of the, re-
viewed, I-an object of interest to
civilized nations, ibid-on the con-
struction and conjugation of the verbs
in the, 1-24.

J.

Jefferson, Thomas, sketch of his public
character, 100-the man of the people,
101-memoir of, 102-his birth and
education, 103-becomes a member
of the House of Burgesses, 104--mar-
ries, ibid-proposes a Convention for
Virginia, 105-elected to the Conven-
tion, ibid-appointed a delegate to
the second Congress, ibid-drafts the
Declaration of Independence, 106-
details the proceedings of the signing
of the Declaration of Independence,
107-resigns his seat in Congress and
is elected to the Legislature of Vir-
ginia, 108-introduces a bill for the
general revision of the laws of his na-
tive state, ib.--his opinion of his pub-
lic labours, 109-his opinion respect-
ing codification, 110-appointed Gov-
ernor of Virginia, ibid-appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary for negotiat
ing treaties of commerce, 111-his
description of England, 112 --efforts to
introduce new articles of culture into
his country, 113-narrates the state of
political parties in Paris, and the first
movements of the French Revolution,
114--publishes his Notes on Virginia,
in France, ibid---inimical to the Soci-
ety of the Cincinnati, 115----returns
from France with highly favourable
impressions of that country, 119---ap-
pointed Secretary of State, ib.---visits
Franklin in his last illness, ibid---his
opinion of the new Constitution, 120---
differences of opinion between himself
and Hamilton, in regard to the French
Revolution, 122-resigns his office of
Secretary of State, 125- elected Vice-
President, 127---his letters during his
Vice-Presidency, referred to as exhib-
iting his political opinions, 128---his
policy during his Presidency, 132---re-
tires from the Presidency, 135---renews
his correspondence with the elder
Adams, 136---arduous in promoting the
University of Virginia, 137---his last
years embittered by percuniary diffi-
culties, ibid.

Josephine, Empress, sketch of the char-
acter of, 290---anecdote of, illustrative
of her extravagance, 292.

L.
Language, on the origin of the Coptic,

359-on the Syriac and the Arabic,
360-of the, of the Abyssinians, 362-
of the Phoeniciar, 369-state of the
Celtic, when Cæsar undertook the
conquest of Gaul, 371-the revolution
of the Celtic, after the conquest of
Gaul by the Romans was sudden and
total, 372-on the progress of the
Latin, in Gaul, 373-on the Francon-
ian, 375- on the origin of the English,
377.

Languages, on the philosophy and ety-
mology of, 337-on the common ap-
pellation of Oriental, 341-the Ori-
ental, enumerated, written from right
to left, 342-antiquarians not always
acquainted with the genius and idioms
of the Oriental, 346-the original Ori-
ental, without vowels, 348-on the
subdivision of the alphabetical letters
in the Oriental, 351-nature and form
of the radicals and servile letters in
the Oriental, 356-on changes of let-
ters in the roots of the Oriental, 358-
the Hebrew and Arabic, have been
preserved more pure than other Ori-
ental, 361-on the roots of the Orient-
al, 362-on the conjugations of the
verb in the Oriental, Latin and Greek,
363-of the pronoun in the Oriental,
Latin and Greek, 366-the Latin and
Greek modelled after the Oriental,
367 of the Celtic, and its related, ib.-
of the Gallic and German, 369.
Law, of the certainty of the English,

414-the English, guarded by prece-
dents, ib.-- glorious uncertainty of the,
419---speculations on reform in, 423.
Legal Fictions, of, 407-414.
Letters, the number of in the alphabets
of various languages, 342-- on the in-
vention of, 343---used by the Eastern
nations for cyphers or quantities, 347---
vowels not placed among the, in the
Oriental languages, 348 --alphabetical,
the Oriental grammarians subdivide,
351 of the Oriental radicals and ser-
vile, 356-changes of, in the Oriental
roots, 358---on the prefixed, in the
Oriental languages, 364.
M.

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Mansfield, Lord, and Mr. Wilkes, anec-
dote of, 410, (note.)
McNish, Robert, his Anatomy of Drunk-
enness, reviewed, 226-249.
Memoir, Correspondence, &c. of Thomas
Jefferson, reviewed, 100-138.
Memoires de M. Bourrienne, &c. review-
ed, 258-295.

Mexico, on the navy of, 200---statement

of the number and rate of vessels in
the navy of, 206.

Milton, his standard of character for a
poet, 496--of his poetry, 518.

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Navies, on those of Mexico and the
South-American States, 201-state-
ment of the strength of the, of Brazil.
Buenos Ayres, Chili and Peru, 205-
table exhibiting the number of vessels
of war in the, of various countries, 206.
Navy, Report of the Secretary of the,
referred to, 170-on correcting abuses
in the, 171-fiscal concerns of the
Department of the, requires a check,
172-extracts from the auditor's re-
port, respecting moneys appropriated
in the Department of the, 173-the al-
legations of the auditor borne out by
the Board of the, 176—a fictitious sys-
tem of accounts, hitherto practised in
the Department of the, 177-on speci-
fic appropriations for the support of
the, 179-on the present state of the,
180--on the policy of reducing its yards
to two great establishments, ibid-on
the improvement of the condition of
officers and men, attached to the, 183-
errors in cutting timber for the Ameri-
can, compared with that of other
countries, 185-the extent of the, must,
in the main, depend on the extent of
our commercial resources, 186--on
voluntary enlistments to the, 187-
project to induce enlistment into the
French, 189-on the present state and
future prospects of the French, 191–
on the naval establishments of Great-
Britain, 193-comparative dimensions
of French, English and American ships,
194, (note) on the plan of manning
the French, with conscripts, 195-on
the introduction of steam into the,
196-the British, compared with other
European nations, 200-on the Mexi-
can, ibid.

0.

Euvres completes de Paul Louis Courier,
reviewed, 139-170.

Oratory, Ancient and Modern, 319-on
the, of different epochs, 321-on the
cause of the difference between the
condition of the art in ancient and
modern times, 323-division of pur-
suits adverse to the culture of the art,
325---on the uninterrupted occasions
for the display of, in the ancient thea-
tres, 326-on the Athenian and Rom-

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