And in Holland's "Livy," p. 1211, ed. 1600,-* In the first place ordained it was, that the Macedonians and Illyrians remain free and enjoy their liberties, that all nations of the earth might see, that the drift of the Roman armies and forces was not to bring free states into servitude, but contrariwise to reduce those that were in bondage to liberty p. 569, 1. 20. Comp. " Adv. of Learning," II. 10, § 11:— For as it hath been well observed, that the arts which flourish in times while virtue is in growth, are military; and while virtue is in state, are liberal; and while virtue is in declination, are voluptuary; so I doubt that this age of the world is somewhat upon the descent of the wheel. ESSAY OF Innovations, Judicature, Kingdoms and Estates (the True Greatness of), Knowledge (the Praise of), Man's Self (Wisdom for a), Negotiating, Nobility, Parents and Children, Plantations, Praise,. INDEX TO ANNOTATIONS. Advocates, temptations of, 554. Age, old, Aristotle's description of, 425; and youth, mental qualities Althorp, Lord, anecdote of, 529. Ambition, true end of, 108; not essentially evil, 386. Anger, different modes of appeasing, 562; distinguished from hatred, Ants, mistake concerning, 240. Approbation, love of, 532; distinct from love of admiration, 533. Associations, definite object in, 294, 402, 515. Atheism, causes of, 163; credulity of, 157; of Pagan nations, 159. Bacon, moral character of, 408. Bending the wand, 394. Benevolence, example of our Lord the rule for, 130; ill-directed, evils Birth, noble, aphorism of Warburton respecting, 136; how estimated, Booker-his vocabulary of obsolete words in our Authorized Ver- Books for children, 33, 119, 498; some, to be tasted, 509. Bow, a backed, 271. Brute-life, Turkish regard for, 131. Cabinet-council, presidency of, 217. Caution, defect of, in the cunning, 236. Cavillers, difficulty of dealing with, xx., 461. Celerity in decision and execution, importance of, illustrated, 219, 222, 256, 269, 272. Celibacy of clergy, 87, 120. Censure, equivalent to praise, 534. Ceremonies, necessity of, 521; religious, multiplication of, 185. Character, similarity of, in men of opposite parties, 517. Children, books for, 33, 119, 498; employment of, as almoners, 400; Cingalese farmer, anecdote of, 496. Clouds, fable of the, 121. Colonies, ancient Greek, 365; penal, 356; provision for spiritual wants of, 365. Concession to intimidation, 154. Condescension, spurious, 119. Confidence, partial, evil of, 467. Controversy, two kinds of, to be avoided, 46. Conviction, openness to, 408. Courage, false, 562. Credit, undeserved, instances of, 543. Cruelty, not inconsistent with natural benevolence, 132. Cuckoo, the, fable of, 468. Cunning not wisdom, 236; Churchill's description of, 238. Curiosity, a pupil's importance of exciting, 489. Custom, power of, 401. Deference, mistakes concerning, 58, 394, 487, 531. Deformities, original, 436 Differences, in doctrine and morals, whether designed, 33, 159; reli- gious, not confined to speculative points, 34. Difficulties in study, rule for, 491. Dignity, moral, sense of, essential, 528. Disciples, three applications of the term, 44. Discipline and trial, 61. Discussion, oral and written, compared, 453; cautions to be observed Doubt, impatience of, 270; not inconsistent with a habit of faith, 337; Education, like the grafting of a tree, 405, 406; Irish, Board of, 503. Embarrassment, pecuniary, of the rich, 302. Errors, vulgar, secondary, 57. Etymology, abuse of, 228, 501. Evils, escaped, underrating of, 146. Examples, bad, 296. Expect, ambiguity of the word, 303. Expenditure, showy, 303. Experience, not to be measured by age, 257, 426; and common sense, 276, 426. Eye, the evil, 95. Faculties, decay of, 430. Fallacy of composition in the spendthrift's case, 304. |