Aristotle; biographical note on, I, 149; articles by--what things are pleasant, 149; the lite most desirable, 155; ideal husbands and wives, 158; happiness as an end of human action, 165. Arnold, Matthew; biographical note on, VI, 208; on the motive for culture, 208. Ascham, Roger; biographical note on, III, 40; article by--on gentle methods in teaching, 40. Aucassin and Nicolette; note on the authorship of the work bearing that name, VII, 30; a passage from the book, 30. Audubon, John James; biographical note on, IX, 144; where the mocking-bird dwells, 144. Augustine, Aurelius St.; biographical note on, VII, 3; on imperial power for good and bad men 3. Bacon, Francis; biographical note on, III, 53; essays by--of travel, 53; of riches, 56; of youth and age, 60; of revenge, 63; of marriage and single life, 65; of envy, 67; of goodness and goodness of nature, 74; of studies, 77; of regiment of health, 79. Balzac, Honore de; biographical note on, VII, 210; articles by--the death of Pere Goriot, 210; Birotteau's early married life, 215. Bancroft, George; biographical note on, IX, 217; the fate of Evangeline's countrymen, 217. Beaconsfield, Lord; biographical note on, VI, 31; on Jerusalem by moonlight, 31. Bellay, Joachim du; biographical note on, VII, 87; why old French was not as rich as Greek and Latin, 87. Blackstone, Sir William; biographical note on, IV, 169; on professional soldiers in free countries, 169. Boccaccio, Giovanni; biographical note on, VIII, 167; the patient Griselda, 167. Boethius, Anicius; biographical note on, VII, 6; on the highest happiness, 6. Bolingbroke, Lord; biographical note on, IV, 32; articles by--of the shortness of human life, 32; rules for the study of history, 36. Boswell, James; biographical note on V, 3; articles by--Boswell's introduction to Dr. Johnson, 3; Johnson's audience with George III, 8; the meeting of Johnson and John Wilkes, 15; Johnson's wedding-day, 21. Bradford, William; biographical note on, IX, 11; his account of the landing of the Pilgrims, 11. Bronte, Charlotte; biographical note on, VI, 119; of the author of "Vanity Fair," 119. Brown, John; biographical note on, VI, 56; of Rab and the game chicken, 56. Browne, Sir Thomas; biographical note on, III, 114; articles by--of charity in judgments, 114; nothing strictly immortal, 116. Bryant, William Cullen; biographical note on, IX, 194; an October day in Florence, 194. Buckle, Henry Thomas; biographical note on, VI, 198; articles by--the isolation of Spain, 198; George III and the elder Pitt, 204. Bunyan, John; biographical note on, III, 165; articles by--a dream of the Celestial City, 165; the death of Valiant-for-truth and of Stand-fast, 169; ancient Vanity Fair, 172.