and X. _passim_; sympathy with labour, 26, 39, 48, 60, 61, 64; his view of industrial franchise, 98-107; capacities of working classes, 105, 111, 112-129; fruits of, 116-117, 138; tenacity, 35, 36; will, 11, 14, 25, 40, 43, 47, 316; wit, 33, 43, 44; considered fully, Ch. IX. _Defects_, 15, 31, 35, 42, 43, 209, 240, 304, 309-313, 319, 321; characterised, 321, 322; style, 203, and Ch. IX. _passim_ _Anecdotes_ of, Ch. I. _passim_, 16, _n._, 135, 241, 254, 256, 268-272, 279, 281, 286, 287, 288, 290-291, 300, 319, 321, 323, 325, 326, _n._ Disraeli, Benjamin (Lord Beaconsfield’s grandfather), 16, 270, and _n._ 1 ----, Mrs. (Lady Beaconsfield), 10; Disraeli’s tributes to, 27; stories of, 28, 29, 30, 35, 268, 286, 288 Disraeli, Isaac, 23; letter of (alluded to), 24, _n._ 1; influence on his son, 46, 172; phrases, 203, _n._ 2; his surroundings, 268-271; advice to his son, 275; phrases, 293, 300 ----, Sarah, 10, 17, _n._, 22; her influence, 324 D’Orsay, Count, 268; Disraeli on, 276; “Count Mirabel,” 277, 291 Douce, F. (antiquarian), 269 Downman, H., 269 ----, J., 269 Doyle, 124 Dundas, Sir D., 44 Durham, Lord, 14, _n._ 1 Egypt, 208, 221; Suez Canal, 222 Eldon, Lord, 5, 50, 82, 259 Eliot, George, 302 Empire, 49, 53, 54, 92, 161, 193, 205-207, 209-210, 212-245 Ewald, Mr., 9, 207 ----, Professor, 146 Faber, 124; “St. Lys,” 126 Falconieri, Tita, 24, _n._ 2, 270 Foreign Policy [and _see_ various countries, including Poland]; Disraeli’s principles of, 210-216, 217, 231, 234, 235; temper of his imperialism, 193, 205, 207, 209, 212-245; pacificatory, 210, 214, 216, 221, 235; principles of diplomacy, 209, 222 Fox, Charles, 40, 213, _n._ 1 France, 45, 66, 173, _n._ 1; Disraeli’s desire for _entente_ with, and general policy towards, 236-239; and Italy, 239; and Eastern question, _ib._ Frederick the Great (quoted), 223, _n._ 1 “Free Trade,” 36, 86, _n._ 1, 96, 97, 112, 114, 131-141; Disraeli’s probable attitude towards Mr. Chamberlain’s present fiscal schemes, illustrated by Disraeli’s own pronouncements, 135-140; colonies a set-off to urban effects, _cf._ 202, 213, _n._ 1; Ireland, 260 French Revolution, theories of, 2, 46, 58-69 Frere, Sir Bartle, 212-215 Frith, Mr., R. A., 28 Froude, 9 Garnett, Dr. R., 47 George III., 74, 187, 197 ---- IV., 181; society under, 272 Germany, 45; theology, 166; Disraeli’s attitude towards, 240; discerns purport of the war, 1870, _ib._