Griswold, Rev. Rufus Wilmot, 1815-1857,
-b. in Vermont,-author of several works
on American literature, among which are
"Poets and Poetry of America," and
"Prose Writers of America." [p. 485.]

Guizot (ge-zō'), François Pierre Guillaume,
1787-1874,-a French statesman and his-
torian. [p. 393.]

HALLECK, Fitz-Greene, 1795-1867. [pp.
8, 382.]

Hannay, James, 1827-1873,-an English
miscellaneous writer, and critic of the
Quarterly and Westminster Reviews, and the
Athenæum. [p. 502.]

Harrington, Mrs. E. D. (Miss Locke), of
Boston, Mass. A successful magazine wri-
ter, and author of some poems. [p. 119.]
HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel, 1807-1864.
[p. 440.]

Hazlitt, William, 1778-1830,--an English
miscellaneous writer, eminent as a literary
critic, author of the "Characters of Shak-
speare's Plays," "Table-Talk," "Life of
Napoleon," and other works. [pp. 101,
167, 243.]

HEMANS, Mrs. Felicia Dorothea, 1793-
1835. [pp. 52, 356.]

Henry, Matthew, 1662-1714, a distin-
guished Bible commentator. [p. 345.]

HENRY, Patrick, 1736-1799.[pp. 26, 221.]
Henshaw, Sarah E. [p. 173.] "The
Telegram."

HOLMES, Oliver Wendell,-b. in Cam-
bridge, Mass., in 1809. [pp. 7, 470.]

Home, John, 1724-1808,-a Scottish dram-
atist, author of six tragedies, one of which
is the popular tragedy of “ Douglas."
[p. 51.]

HOOD, Thomas, 1798-1845. [p, 399.]
Hoppin, William J. [p. 369. "Charlie
Machree.

Horace, Quintus Horatius Flaccus, 65-8
B.C., a Roman poet. [p. 84, and Fifth
Reader, p. 393.]

Hugo, Victor Marie,-b. in 1802,-a cele-
brated French poet and novelist. [p. 71,
and Fifth Reader, p. 376.]

Hunt, James Henry Leigh, 1784-1859,-an
English poet and essayist. [pp. 313, 351,
and Fifth Reader, pp. 320, 343, 349.]

Ingelow, Jean,―b. in 1830,-an English
poetess. Her "High Tide on the Coast of
Lincolnshire," and "Songs of Seven," have
become widely popular. [p. 163.] "The
Fisherman's Prayer."

IRVING, Washington, 1783-1859. [pp.
86, 199, 316, 373.]

Jackson, Mrs. (Helen Fiske), formerly
Mrs. Hunt,-b. at Amherst, Mass., in 1830,
-has attained a high rank as a poet and
essayist. She has generally written under
the signature "H. H." [p. 420.] "Spin-
uing."

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826, -third
President of the United States. [p. 361.]
"Inaugural Address."

Jeffrey, Francis, 1773-1850,-a Scottish
critic, one of the editors, and for twenty-
six years sole manager, of the Edinburgh
Review. [pp. 101, 157, 243, 318.]

Jerrold, Douglas, 1803-1857,-an Eng-
lish author of numerous plays, tales,
and sketches of character that abound in
humor, fancy, and satire. [p. 403.]

JOHNSON, Dr. Samuel, 1709-1784. [pp.
7, 41, 42, 146, 156, 174, 188, 199, 201, 205.
Fifth Reader, pp. 192, 280.]

Jones, Ernest, a barrister-at-law of Lon-
don, a poet, and a Chartist politician. [p.
258.] "The Magic Moon."

Kinney, Coates,-b. near Penn Yan,
N.Y., in 1826. [p. 269.] "Rain on the
Roof."

Kitto, Dr. John, 1804-1854,-an English
theologian, who edited the "Cyclopædia
of Biblical Literature." [p. 386.]

Lamb, Charles, 1775-1834,-an English
poet and essayist, author of the essays
signed "Elia." [pp. 285, 351.]

Larcom, Lucy,-b. in 1826, at Beverly
Farms, Mass.,-a writer of many popular
poems. [p. 119.]

Leslie, Charles R., 1794-1859,-an artist
and art-critic, born of American parents
in London, where most of his life has been
passed, brother of Eliza Leslie, the auther
of numerous magazine stories. [p. 240.]

Lewis, Matthew Gregory, 1775-1818,-an
English author of many thrilling romances
and poems. In his monodrame of "The
Captive" is the poem entitled "The
Maniac." Henry Russell's song, of the
same title, is only a slight alteration of it.
[p. 81.]

Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872,-an Ameri-
can publicist,-b. in Berlin,-came to the
United States in 1827, Professor in the
South Carolina College at Columbia, and
afterwards in Columbia College, New
York. [p. 313.]

LONGFELLOW, Henry Wadsworth, 1807
-1882. [pp. 8, 441, 449. Fifth Reader, pp.
147, 409.]

LOWELL, James Russell,-b. in 1819.
[pp. 8, 519.]

Lowth, Dr. Robert, 1710-1787,-an Eng-
lish bishop of extensive learning. [p. 345.]
MACAULAY, Thomas Babington, 1800-
1859. [pp. 7, 146, 174, 271, 342, 349, 352,
410.]

Mackay, Charles, LL.D.,-b. in 1812,-a
popular British poet, journalist, and mis-
cellaneous writer; author of those stirring
lyrics, "Cheer, Boys, Cheer," "The Good
Time Coming," etc. [pp. 74, 226. Fifth
Reader, pp. 445, 479.]

Mackenzie, Robert Shelton, M.D., LL.D.,—
b. in Ireland in 1809, d. in 1881,—was a
journalist and author in England; came
to America in 1852; was literary editor
of the New York Times, and afterwards of
the Philadelphia Press; wrote the Lives of
Walter Scott and Dickens. [p. 503.]

Mackintosh, Sir James, 1765-1832,-a dis-
tinguished British historian, philosopher,
critic, and politician. [p. 193.]

MacMaster, Guy Humphrey. [p. 302.]
"The Continentals."

Macpherson, Junes, 1738-1796,-a Scot-
tish author, poet, and translator, from the

Gaelic, of the supposed poems of the ancient
Scottish bard Ossian. pp. 83, 87.]

Mason, William, 1725-1797,-a British
poet, the friend and literary executor of
the poet Gray. [p. 188.]

Massey, Gerald,-b. in 1828,-an English
poet, journalist, and lecturer, who went to
London in his fifteenth year as an errand-
boy; author of the "Ballad of Babe Chris-
tabel," "Havelock's March," and some
prose works. His poems have been styled
lyrics of love and lays of freedom." [p.
128.]

MILTON, John, 1608-1674. [pp. 6, 22, 80,
83, 112. Fifth Reader, pp. 150, 394, 479.]

Mitchell, Donald G.,-b. in 1822, in Nor-
wich, Conn.,-better known as "Ik Mar-
vel," author of "Reveries of a Bachelor,"
"Dream Life," and "My Farm of Edge-
wood." [p. 476.] "Letter Correspondence."

Mitford, Mary Russell, 1786-1855,-an
English novelist, "the painter of English
rural life in its happiest and most genial
aspects." [p. 475. Fifth Reader, pp. 439,
479.]

Montgomery, James, 1771-1854,-a Brit-
ish poet. Before the age of fourteen he
had written a mock-heroic poem of a
thousand lines. His poem "The World
Before the Flood" attained great popu-
larity. [p. 304.]

Noel, Thomas, an English author, best
known by his "A Thames Voyage," and
"The Pauper's Drive,"-London, 1842.
[p. 152.]

Olin, Dr. Stephen, 1797-1851,-b. in Ver-
mont,-Professor in two Southern colleges,
and afterwards President of the Wesleyan
University at Middletown, Conn. [p. 88.]
Palmer, Ray, D.D.,-b. in 1808, in Rhode
Island, a Congregational clergyman, and
holds a high rank as a hymn-writer. [p.
208.]

Patten, George W.,-b. in 1808, in New-
port, R.I.,-Lieutenant-Colonel in the Uni-
ted States Army, and an author "entitled
to high rank among American poets." [p.
68.]

Phillips, Charles, 1787-1859,-a celebra-
ted Irish barrister, author of "Curran and
his Contemporaries," and of several other
works. [pp. 67, 68.]

Phillips, Wendell,-b. in Boston, Mass.,
in 1811,-a noted anti-slavery orator, lec-
turer, and reformer. [p. 94.]

PIERPONT, Rev. John, 1785-1866. [pp.
7,328. Fifth Reader, pp. 234, 236, 479.]
"Pindar, Peter." See Wolcott, Dr. John.
Pitt, William, the first Earl of Chatham,
1708-1778,-"the most powerful orator that
ever illustrated and ruled the senate of the
British empire."-London Quarterly Review.
[p. 26. Fifth Reader, pp. 430, 479.]

Plutarch. [See note, p. 106.]

POE, Edgar Allan, 1811-1849. [pp. 8, 54,
55, 79, 494, 520.]

POPE, Alexander, 1688-1744. [pp. 7, 19,
20, 32, 34, 41-43, 92, 116, 155. Fifth Reader,
pp. 129, 175, 223, 272, 293, 479.]

Prentice, George D., 1802-1870,-a native

of Connecticut,-a wit and poet, long
known as the editor of the Louisville Jour-
nal, which he made famous. [p. 57.]

PRESCOTT, William Hickling, 1796-1859.
[pp. 7, 390.]

Preston, Mrs. Margaret J., of Lexington,
Va., a frequent contributor to magazines,
has published several volumes of poetry.
[p. 326.] "The Flemish Bells."

Procter, Adelaide Anne, 1825-1864,—an
English poetess, daughter of Bryan Waller
Procter. [p. 111.]

Procter, Bryan Waller, 1790-1874,-better
known as "Barry Cornwall," under which
name all his works-several volumes of
poems-were given to the public. [p. 229.].
Brevity of Life."

Randolph, John, "of Roanoke,” 1773-
1833,-representative in Congress, and sen-
ator, from Virginia;-noted for his invec-
tive, sarcasm, and sharp and relentless wit.
[p. 92.]

Richter, Jean Paul Friedrich, 1763-1825.
[pp. 245-248.]

ROGERS, Samuel, 1763-1855. [pp. 7, 240.]
Ruskin, John, an art critic,-b. in Lon-
don in 1819. His most noted works are
"Modern Painters," "The Seven Lamps of
Architecture," "The Stones of Venice,"
and "Sesame and Lilies." [p. 237.]

Schaff, Dr. Philip,-b. in Switzerland
in 1819, has resided in the United States
since 1844. He is a distinguished German
scholar, and author of several theological
works. [p. 389.]

Schiller, Johann Christoph Friedrich, 1759
-1805,-a celebrated German dramatist,
poet, historian, and essayist. [p. 314.]

SCOTT, Sir Walter, 1771-1832. [pp. 7, 8,
22, 73, 81, 86, 136, 178, 205, 259, 406.]
SHAKSPEARE, William, 1564-1616.
[pp. 6, 22, 24-30, 45, 48, 56-59, 61-63, 72, 73,
99, 102.]

SHELLEY, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822.
[pp. 8, 347.]

Sigourney, Mrs. Lydia H., 1791-1865,-a
native of Norwich, Conn.,-a voluminous
writer of prose and poetry. Her published
works are said to number fifty-six volumes.
[p. 357.]

Smith, Alexander, 1830-1867,-a Scottish
poet. His poem that brought him into
public notice was "A Life Drama." [p.
327.] "Sunset."

SMITH, Rev. Sydney, 1771-1845. [p. 271.]
Southey, Caroline Anne Bowles, 1787-1854,
-second wife of Robert Southey, was a
poetess and popular magazine writer.
[pp. 65, 66.]

SOUTHEY, Robert, LL.D., 1774-1843.
[pp. 8, 71, 121, 212, 297.]

Spring, Rev. Gardiner, 1785-1873,-b. at
Newburyport, Mass.,-a popular preacher,
and during sixty-three years pastor of the
"Old Brick Church" in New York City.
[p. 346.]

Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn, 1815-1881,-
an eminent scholar and liberal divine of
the Church of England. He was Dean of
Westminster from 1864 until his death.

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, an Amer-
ican statesman,-b. in Georgia in 1812,-
in public life, with scarcely an intermis-
sion, since his twenty-fifth year. [p. 493.]
"Prejudice."

Stirling, Sir William, 1818-1878,-a Scot-
tish author, wrote "The Cloister Life of the
Emperor Charles the Fifth," a work of re-
markable interest, to which Prescott owns
his indebtedness. [p. 393.]

Swift, Jonathan, D.D., 1667-1745,-a Brit-
ish author, born in Dublin, one of the most
remarkable men of the age.
"Gulliver's

Travels," a satirical romance, and the
"Tale of a Tub," are the chief corner-
stones of his fame. [p. 157.]

Taine, Hippolyte Adolphe, a voluminous
French author,-b. in 1828. His "History
of English Literature," translated into
English, is a standard work. [pp. 179, 259,
342, 347, 349.]

TAYLOR, Bayard, 1825-1878. [pp. 406,
527.]

TENNYSON, Alfred, 1810. [pp. 8, 52,
75, 77, 485.]

THACKERAY, William Makepeace, 1811
-1863. [pp. 144, 501.]

THOMSON, James, 1700-1748. [pp. 7,
84, 166.]

Thorpe, Mrs., of Litchfield, Mich., whose
maiden name was Rose Hartwick, wrote
the selection that we have given, in her
seventeenth year, after reading the inci-
dent on which it is founded in a story of
the time of Cromwell. [p. 184.] "Curfew
must not Ring To-Night."

Thrale, Mrs., afterwards Mrs. Piozzi, 1739
-1821,-b. in Wales, is best known by her
interesting moral poem, "The Three Warn-
ings.'
[p. 175.]

Timrod, Henry, 1829-1867,-a native of

Charleston, S.C., a man of lovely character,
and a genuine poet. [p. 477.] "Spring."
Tuckerman, Henry T., 1813-1871,-was
a native of Boston, Mass. His writings,
genial and liberal in spirit, include poems,
travels, essays, biography, and criticism.
He was a contributor to all the leading
magazines. [pp. 365, 527.]

Vedder, David, 1790-1854,-a Scottish
poet and prose writer. [p. 275.] "Sabbath
Hymn on the Mountains."

Vere, Sir Aubrey de, 1788-1846,-an Irish
poet and dramatist. His son, Aubrey
Thomas de Vere, is a voluminous writer.
[p. 539.]

Virgil (or Publius Virgilius Maro), 70–19
B.C., the greatest of the Roman poets.
His principal works are the "Eclogues,"
the Georgics," and the "Ene'id,"-the
latter comprising the wanderings and ad-
ventures of the Trojan prince Æne'as after
the siege of Troy. [pp. 92, 97.]

WEBSTER, Daniel, 1782–1852. [pp. 54,
88, 95, 305, 469.]

Whipple, Edwin Percy,-b. in 1819, in
Gloucester, Mass.,-an able critic and essay-
ist, author of "Character and Character-
istic Men," and "The Literature of the Age
of Elizabeth." [p. 456.]

WHITTIER, John Greenleaf,—b. in 1808.
[pp. 72, 230, 343, 460.]

Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867,—b.
in Portland, Maine, a journalist, poet,
and essayist; a very popular poet in his
day, but one "who was less concerned
with his thoughts than with his language."
[p. 65.]

Wilson, Prof. John, 1785-1854,-a Scot-
tish poet and prose-writer, popularly
known as "Christopher North." For many
years he was Professor of Moral Philosophy
in the University of Edinburgh. [pp. 167,
176, 253, 356.]

WIRT, William, 1772-1834. [pp. 51, 226,
289.]

Wolcott, Dr. John, 1738-1810,-an Eng-
lish satirist, who is best known as "Peter
Pindar." [p. 175.]

WORDSWORTH, William, 1770-1850.
[pp. 7, 8, 249.]