[1] I have been obliged somewhat to modify these expressions here; the originals are too profane for reproduction. [2] The manner in which these and other points are deduced from the text cannot be explained here; suffice it to say that it exhibits great ingenuity and subtlety in the preacher. [3] Notice the gentle and loving spirit of the Jesuit here; he avoids giving offence without retiring from his position. [4] I believe he quotes Juvenal twice, Ovid once, and the Æneid twice. [5] Valderama, however, is not to be commended; he is vulgar, pompous, and irreverent. INDEX. Absurd sermons, 18-21. 70-73 Alberti, Leander, 19 Anecdotes of F. de Neuilly, 11 told by Balzac, 12 of Cambridge preacher, 43, 44 of Franciscan preacher, 44 of Chaussemer, 45 of the Père Seraphim, 45 of Felix trembling, 47, 48 of a long sermon, 55 of Jerome de Narni, 57 of St. John Capistran, 57 of a public confession, 57 of a usurer, 58 of the Devil preaching, 81 of Hannibal, 143 Bequest to Apollo, 13 Birds, 29-31 Bon-mots, 15, 16 Catholic preachers, 23-25 Classical allusions, 13, 14. 192 Commentators, 39, 235, 236 Conclusions, 56 D’Oyly and Mant, 40. 235 Effects produced by sermons, 56-58 Exordium, 13. 45-47 Flowers, 31-33 Friar-preachers, 17 Gratian de Drusac, 79 Henry IV., 16 Horæ Homileticæ, 54 James I., 43 Lapide, Cornelius à, 156 Lapide, Joannes de, 83 Lengthy sermon, 55 Louis XIV., 45 Love of nature, 28-33 Mademoiselle d’Entragues, 16 Marginal notes, 12 Mariolatry, 27. 84 Mystical interpretations, 37-43. 85. 124. 141. 187 Natural history, 84. 88. 94-97. 139 Nature, love of, 28-33 Oblates, 161 Open-air sermons, 11. 17 Parker, Matthew, 9