English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 4: The Later Georges to VictoriaMitchell, Donald Grant
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English Lands, Letters and Kings, vol. 4: The Later Georges to Victoria
Mitchell, Donald Grant
English literature -- History and criticism; Great Britain -- Intellectual life
“Lays of Ancient Rome,” 263.
Lockhart, J. G., his work on the _Quarterly Review_, 47;
quotation from Lang’s “Life” of, 71;
Scott’s dying words to, 81; 280.
“Lycidas,” 232.
Lytton, Lord, 180. _See also_ Bulwer-Lytton.
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, his ancestry, 260;
at the university, 262;
his first writings, 263;
supports the Reform Bill, 265;
finishes his “Lays of Ancient Rome,” 267;
in Parliament, 270;
his great History, 272;
elevated to the peerage, 275;
his death, 276.
Macaulay, Zachary, 261.
Mackenzie, Henry, 84.
Mackintosh, Sir James, his political career, 104;
failure of his literary plans, 105 _et seq._
“Man of Feeling, The,” Mackenzie’s, 84.
“Manfred,” 215.
Markham, Dr., 118.
“Marmion,” 61.
Marryat, Frederick, goes to sea, 281;
his books, 282.
Mavrocordatos, 243.
Melbourne, Lord, 256; 265.
“Midshipman Easy,” 281.
Milbanke, Miss, 203, 204; 250.
Milbanke, Sir Ralph, 206.
Moore, Thomas, 56; 101;
his acquaintance with Leigh Hunt, 153;
his success in society, 154;
his impressions of America, 155;
his domestic relations, 158;
his great reputation, 160;
his melodious songs, 164; 177.
More, Mrs. Hannah, 29, 261.
“Murder as a Fine Art,” appears in _Blackwood’s_, 37.
Murray, John, 78;
starts _The Quarterly_, 114; 160; 205.
_New Monthly Magazine, The_, 58.
Newman, Cardinal, 254.
Newspapers, marvellous increase in circulation of, from 1836 to
1838, 254.
Newstead Abbey, 189.
“_Noctes Ambrosianæ_,” 31; 42.
“North, Christopher,” 40 _et seq._, 269.
O’Connell, Daniel, 184.
“Old Mortality,” 73.
Paine, Thomas, 143.
Peel, Sir Robert, 166; 255; 259; 265; 271.
“Pelham,” 178.
_Penny Cyclopædia, The_, 253.
_Penny Magazine, The_, 253.
“Peter Bell,” Lamb’s and Robinson’s opinions of, 27.
“Peter Simple,” 282.
“Pleasures of Hope, The,” 54.
“Political Justice,” 219.
Pusey, Dr., 254.
_Quarterly, The_, founding of, 114.
_Quarterly Review, The_, 16.
“Queen Mab,” 221.
Reform Bill, The, 100; 253.
“Revolt of Islam, The,” 225.
“Rienzi,” 179.
Robinson, Henry Crabb, his friendship with Southey, 23, 24;
his “Diary and Reminiscences,” 26; 264.
“Roderick the Goth,” Southey’s, 14.
Rogers, Samuel, 177.
Ruskin, John, 287.
Rydal, 3.
Scott, Anne, death of, 70.
Scott, Charles, death of, 70.
Scott, Sir Walter, 47;
his boyhood, 59;
his first poems appear, 60;
compared with Campbell, 61;
his marriage, 65;
genealogy of, 72, note;
the charm of his stories, 73 _et seq._;
his love of pageantry, 77;
his management of the Edinboro’ reception to the King, 79;
his visit to the Mediterranean, 80;
his death, 81; 82;
his opinion of Gifford, 116;
his admiration for Moore, 161; 168.
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