(1894.) I. Changes wrought by TimeóThrone and Altar Twin VulturesóThe King and the PriestóWhat is Greatness?óEffect of Voltaire's Name on Clergyman and PriestóBorn and BaptizedóState of France in 1694óThe Church at the HeadóEfficacy of Prayers and Dead SaintsóBells and Holy WateróPrevalence of Belief in Witches, Devils, and FiendsóSeeds of the Revolution Scattered by Noble and PriestóCondition in EnglandóThe Inquisition in full Control in SpainóPortugal and Germany burning WomenóItaly Prostrate beneath the Priests, the Puritans in America persecuting Quakers, and stealing ChildrenóII. The Days of YouthóHis EducationóChooses Literature as a Profession and becomes a DiplomatóIn Love and DisinheritedóUnsuccessful Poem CompetitionóJansenists and MolinistsóThe Bull UnigenitusóExiled to TulleóSent to the BastileóExiled to EnglandóAcquaintances made thereóIII. The Morn of ManhoodóHis Attention turned to the History of the ChurchóThe "Triumphant Beast" AttackedóEurope Filled with the Product of his BrainóWhat he MockedóThe Weapon of RidiculeóHis TheologyóHis "Retractions"óWhat Goethe said of VoltaireóIV. The Scheme of NatureóHis belief in the Optimism of Pope Destroyed by the Lisbon EarthquakeóV. His HumanityóCase of Jean CalasóThe Sirven FamilyóThe Espenasse CaseóCase of Chevalier de la Barre and D'EtallondeóVoltaire Abandons FranceóA Friend of EducationóAn AbolitionistóNot a SaintóVI. The ReturnóHis ReceptionóHis DeathóBurial at Romilli-on-the-SeineóVII. The Death-bed ArgumentóSerene Demise of the InfamousóGod has no Time to defend the Good and protect the PureóEloquence of the Clergy on the Death-bed SubjectóThe Second ReturnóThroned upon the BastileóThe Grave Desecrated by PriestsóVoltaire. A Testimonial to Walt WhitmanóLet us put Wreaths on the Brows of the LivingóLiterary Ideals of the American People in 1855ó"Leaves of Grass"óIts reception by the Provincial PrudesóThe Religion of the BodyóAppeal to Manhood and WomanhoodóBooks written for the MarketóThe Index ExpurgatoriusóWhitman a believer in DemocracyóIndividualityóHumanityóAn Old-time Sea-fightóWhat is Poetry?óRhyme a Hindrance to ExpressionóRhythm the Comrade of the PoeticóWhitman's Attitude toward ReligionóPhilosophyóThe Two Poemsó"A Word Out of the Sea"ó"When Lilacs Last in the Door"ó"A Chant for Death"ó The History of Intellectual Progress is written in the Lives of InfidelsóThe King and the PriestóThe Origin of God and Heaven, of the Devil and HellóThe Idea of Hell born of Ignorance, Brutality, Cowardice, and RevengeóThe Limitations of our AncestorsóThe Devil and GodóEgotism of BarbariansóThe Doctrine of Hell not an Exclusive Possession of ChristianityóThe Appeal to the CemeteryóReligion and Wealth, Christ and PovertyóThe "Great" not on the Side of Christ and his DisciplesóEpitaphs as Battle-criesóSome Great Men in favor of almost every SectóMistakes and Superstitions of Eminent MenóSacred