Works of Henry Lord Brougham ...

'Littérature sur l'Etude,' 387.
criticised, 388.

Locke-319, foot note.

'London' by Johnson, 315, 366.
Louis XIV., death of, 14.
Luther, coarseness of, 111.
Lyttleton's Henry II., 395.

M'Intosh, Sir James, his remark on
Gibbon, 413.

Magee, Archbishop's, prejudices, 220.
'Mahomet' reviewed, 27.
Maintenon M. bigotry, 13.
Mallet and Gibbon, 387.

Mary, Queen of Scots-her guilt, 185.
her wrongs, 255.
Maupertuis, 50.

injustice to Koenig, 73.
jealousy of Voltaire, 76.
'Mémoires Littéraires,' 395.
'Mérope' reviewed, 20.
Middleton's Free Inquiry,' 384.
Milman, Mr., 398, foot note.
Milton, Johnson's Life of, 364.
'Moderates,' origin of, 237, 238.

Robertson their first leader, 238.
Montesquieu, General, escapes from
his army, 409.

Shakespeare, Johnson's edition of,
332, 358.

Sheffield's, Lord, connection with
Gibbon, 392, 394, 397, 407, 409.
Sirven, case of, 98.

Slavery question, 356.

Smith, Adam, insulted by Johnson,
354.

Smollett, as an historian, 246.
Social intercourse, precepts for, 281.
Society, peculiarities of, 337.
South Sea Company, 379.
Speculation in shares, 380.
Sterne, 365.

Stuart, Gilbert, history of, 274.

intercourse with Theresa le Vas- Suard, M., opinion of Gibbon's con-

seur, 132.

various vicissitudes, 133.
literary and musical productions,
133.

Essay on the Mischiefs of Science,'

133.

settles in Geneva, 135.
correspondence with D'Alembert
and Diderot, 135.
intimacy with the D'Epinay
mily, 136.

resides at the Hermitage, 136.
'Nouvelle Heloise,' 137.
falls in love with 'Madame
detot, 143.

versational powers, 400.

Swift, Johnson's Life of, 364.

Taylor, Jeremy, on toleration, 10.
Taxation no Tyranny,' 349.
Thrale, Mrs., 335.
Thurlow, Lord, 401.

Tooke, Horne, remarks on Johnson's
Dictionary, 358.

fa-Tour in Scotland,' (Johnson's), 359.
Tragedies of Voltaire, 17.

Tytler attacks Gibbon, 274.

d'Hou-Vanity of Human Wishes' reviewed,
315, 371.

quarrels with Madame d'Epinay,

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Savage, irregular habits of, 321.
Scoffing, a crime, 3.

Catiline,' 21.

Alzire,' 27.

'Mahomet,' 27.

minor tragedies, 29.

Voltaire, comedies, 30.
Henriade,' 31.

'Pucelle d'Orleans,' 36.

its indecency and ribaldry, 37.
moral essays, 38.

'Discours sur l'Homme,' 38.
'Loi Naturelle,' 41.
'Désastre de Lisbonne,' 41.
lighter productions, 42.
"Guerres civiles de Genève,' 42.
becomes acquainted with J. B.
Rousseau, 43.

quarrel with De Rohan, 43.
resides in England, 43.

studies the Newtonian Philosophy,

45.

'Lettres sur les Anglais,' 45.

intimacy with the family of Du
Chatelet, 45.

retires to Cirey, 47.
remarkable versatility, 49.

'Elements of the Newtonian Philo-
sophy,' 50.
'Essay on Fire,' 57.
correspondence with Prince Frede-
rick, 58.

visits Berlin on a secret mission, 59.
rewarded by the French court, 60.
numerous libels on, 60.
removes to Paris, 66.
removes to Berlin, 68.
satirizes Maupertuis, 74.
ill used by Frederick, 75.
miserable weakness, 73.
leaves Berlin, 76.
arrested at Francfort, 77.
retires to Alsace, 79.

purchases Ferney, 79.

reconciliation with Frederick, 79.
correspondence with Diderot and
D'Alembert, 81.

'Essai sur les Mœurs des Nations,
82.

review of, 83.

opinion of Robertson on, 87.
salutary effect of, 88.
smaller histories, 89.
Charles XII.,' 89.

Peter the Great,' 89.

'Siècle de Louis XIV.,' 90.

| Voltaire, romances, 91,
Zadig,' 91.
'Ingénu,' 91.
'Candide,' 91.

occupations at Ferney, 93.
instances of hospitality and kind-
ness, 94.

defends the Calas family, 96.
defends Sirven, 98.

defends La Barres, 99.

letter to Catherine on the partition
of Poland, 99.

dispute with J. J. Rousseau, 100.
revisits Paris, 101.

enthusiastic reception, 102.
interview with Franklin, 103.

death, 103.

death-bed scene, 104.

acquaintance with the English
language, 105.

coloquial powers, 106.
anecdotes, 107, 120.

summary of his character, 109.
letters to the Duchess Louisa of
Saxe Gotha, 114.

Waldegrave, Dr. Gibbon's tutor,
383.

Walpole Horace, and Robertson,
248.
'Walpole's Historical Doubts,' 395.
Warburton on toleration, 10.
Waren's, Madame de, kindness to
Rousseau, 125, 127, 130.
Watson, Bishop, attacks Gibbon,
399.

Wellesley, Lord, 265.

Whittaker's 'Vindication,' 274.
Wilberforce on toleration, 10.
Williams, Miss, a friend of Dr. John-
son, 329.

Wilkes' attack on Gibbon, 401.
Windham's conversational powers,
372.
Wooddeson, Dr. Gibbon's tutor,
381.

'Xerxes,' by Dr. Johnson, 369.

'Zaire' reviewed, 18.

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