And when I would beget content, I will walk the meadows, by some gliding stream, and there contemplate the lilies that take no care. That is my purpose; and so, "let the blessing of St. Peter's Master be with mine." _Piscator._ And upon all that are lovers of virtue, and be quiet, and go a-angling. _Index_ In the following Index the Roman Numerals refer to the _Volumes_, and the Arabic Numerals to _Pages_. The numerals in heavy, or =black-faced= type, indicate the place where the _biographical_ notice will be found. Abbé Constantine, The V 38 ABÉLARD AND HÉLOÏSE =IX= 1 ABOUT, EDMOND =I= 1 Adam Bede IV 33 ADDISON, JOSEPH =XVI= 1; XX 1 Advancement of Learning, The XIII 321 Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, The II 41 Advice to Young Men XX 78 ÆSCHYLUS =XVI= 16 _seq._ ÆSOP =XX= 10 Africa: see Vol. XIX Agamemnon, The XVI 16 Age of Reason, The XIII 196 Aids to Reflection XIII 84 AINSWORTH, HARRISON =I= 17 Albert N'Yanza, The XIX 1 Alcestis XVI 336 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland II 176 All for Love XVI 322 Alton Locke V 236 Ambrosio, or the Monk VI 51 Amelia IV 122 America, History of: Mexico XII 19; Peru XII 30; United States XII 1; see also WASHINGTON, FRANKLIN, etc. ----, Democracy in XX 324 ----, Wanderings in South XIX 313 Anabasis, The XI 110 Anatomy of Melancholy, The XX 41 ---- of Vertebrates XV 280 ANDERSEN, HANS CHRISTIAN =I= 30 Angler, The Complete XX 334 Animal Chemistry XV 203 Anna Karenina VIII 205 Annals of the Parish IV 204 ---- of Tacitus XI 156 Antigone XVIII 237 Antiquary, The VII 241 Antiquities of the Jews XI 43 APOCRYPHA, THE =XIII= 1 Apologia Pro Vita Sua XIII 185 Apology, or Defence of Socrates XIV 75 APULEIUS =I= 45 ARABIAN NIGHTS =I= 61 Arcadia VIII 54 Areopagitica XX 257 ARIOSTO, LUDOVICO =XVI= 51 ARISTOPHANES =XVI= 64 _seq._ ARISTOTLE =XIII= 291 Arne I 274 ARNOLD, MATTHEW =XX= 18 Arnold, Life of Thomas X 260 Astronomy, Outlines of XV 146 Atala II 224 Atta Troll XVII 50 AUCASSIN AND NICOLETTE =I= 79 AUERBACH, BERTHOLD =I= 93 AUGUSTINE, SAINT =IX= 24; XIII 29 AURELIUS (MARCUS AURELIUS ANTONINUS) =XIII= 307 Aurora Leigh XVI 144 AUSTEN, JANE =I= 109 _seq._ Authority of Scripture, The XIII 129 Autobiography of Alexander Carlyle IX 91 Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini IX 120 ---- of Benjamin Franklin IX 247 ---- of Flavius Josephus X 61 Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, The XX 181 BACON, FRANCIS =XIII= 321 BAGEHOT, WALTER =XII= 88 BAILEY, PHILIP JAMES =XVI= 86 BAKER, SIR SAMUEL =XIX= 1 BALZAC, HONORÉ DE =I= 188 _seq._ Barber of Seville, The XVI 101 Barchester Towers VIII 233 Barnaby Rudge III 53 BAXTER, RICHARD =XIII= 37 Beaconsfield, Earl of: see DISRAELI, BENJAMIN