writes to a friend on some points of speech, 103; writes _Fitz Adam’s Story_, 104; sends a fairy tale and poem to _Our Young Folks_, 105; writes _The Seward-Johnson Reaction_, 107; writes on Percival, 109; his views on impeachment, 109, note; finds a likeness to his own experience in Lessing, 110; his use of lecturers in his essay-work, 111; his personality in his writing, 112; reviews Longfellow’s translation of Dante, 113; his views on translations, 114; his appearance at Elmwood, 115; writes _A June Idyll_, 116; collects a volume of his poetry, 118; struggles over its title, 119; gives expression to himself in two essays, 121; is burdened with the _North American_, 122; receives congratulations on _Under the Willows_, 125; is interested in young writers, 127; writes a letter of encouragement, 129; writes on literary honesty, 131; interests himself in the letters and journals of a Virginian, 135; his sympathy with Southerners, 136; sends his daughter abroad with Mr. and Mrs. Fields, 137; is near being sent as minister to Spain, 138; writes _The Cathedral_, 139; defends his use of a word, 140; his happiness in writing his poem, 142; his hatred of debt, 143; refuses to do hack work, 144; lectures at Cornell, 145; makes the acquaintance of T. Hughes, 145; thanks R. G. White for a dedication, 146; sells part of his estate, 147; finds relief in this, 148; thanks Mr. Fields for “Yesterdays with Authors,” 149; sails for Europe with Mrs. Lowell, 150; lands in Queenstown, 151; visits Killarney, 152; and Chester, 153; is in lodgings in London, 154; makes a tour in the north, 156; and in the west, 157; joins the Nortons in Paris, 158; picks up books, 160; works at Old French, 162: has John Holmes for a companion, 163; proposes to visit London to bid the Nortons good-by, 165; is decorated with D. C. L. at Oxford, 169; _en route_ to Italy, 170; is charmed with Venice, 171; considers a return to his professorship, 172; writes _Agassiz_, 174; defends his poem, 176; goes to Rome where he is with Story, 179; at Naples, 180; returns to Paris, 181; and to London, 183; is decorated at Cambridge, 184; returns to America, 184; spends the summer at home, 186; works at Old French, 187; writes an article on Spencer, 188; writes Concord and Old Elm odes, 189; shows his patriotism in Fourth of July ode, 190; writes bitter verses for the _Nation_, 191; calls out thereby cheap wrath, 192; defends himself in a letter to Joel Benton, 193; publishes second series of _Among my Books_, 196; refers to Mr. Wilkinson’s criticism, 197; writes on Swift, 198; his interest in national politics, 200; presides at a political meeting, 201; is a delegate to Republican convention, 202; is talked of for a foreign mission, 203; gives expression to his political views, 204; is asked to run for Congress, and put on the