The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 27 pages of information about The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 27 pages of information about The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction.
Cromwell,
  Lely’s Portrait of, 109
  his Fun, 112. 
Cross-bow, History of the, 162. 
Crowland Abbey, 228. 
Crucifixion,
  the, 398
  Hilton’s Picture of, 90. 
Cumberland Titles, 239. 
Curfew Bell, custom of, 253—­273—­307.

Dancers, Aged, 416. 
David and Goliath, 411. 
De Lolme, Politics of, 421. 
Deer, errors respecting, 179. 
Delft or Dutch Ware, 283. 
Deluge, the, 382—­410. 
Demosthenes, Studies of, 291. 
Devil’s Sonata, the, 42. 
Diamonds in Brazil, 234. 
Dibdin, Rev. Dr., 423. 
Dirge of Death, 168. 
Dispute, an odd one, 373. 
Dogs, Superstitions relative to, 171. 
Doll’s Eyes, Trade in, 336. 
Drama, decline of, 55. 
Druid’s Chair, sitting in, 261. 
Druids and Mistletoe, 336. 
Drunkenness in old London, 176. 
Ducks, instinct of, 426. 
Duc de Bordeaux, the young, 271. 
Dunheved Castle, described, 401. 
Dutch Rushes, 426. 
Dwarfs, Russian, 84. 
Dying Maiden’s Pardon to her faithless lover, 291.

Early Rising, 96. 
East India Company, origin of, 221. 
Echo Puns, 240. 
Eclipse at Boossa, 281. 
Economic Hints, 15. 
Eels, economy of, 246. 
Effrontery, 292. 
Eggs, duty on, 336. 
Egypt,
  court of, a sketch, 413
  researches in, 96. 
Elegy, from the German, 291. 
Elliston and the Ass’ Head, 91. 
Emu,
  economy of, 267
  house, 273. 
Encroachers on Commons, 20. 
Entomology, curious fact in, 298. 
Epitaphs, in Wiltshire, 48. 
Epsom Races, origin of, 329—­361. 
Ettrick Shepherd, dinner to, 73. 
Eugene Aram, scene from, 23—­56—­95—­102. 
Evening,
  lines to, 147
  lines on, 352. 
Every man in his humour, 36. 
Expedition, African, 7.

Facetiae of Hierocles, 24. 
Fairies, lines on, 8. 
Fame, lines on, 352. 
Farmer, Dr. of Cambridge, 421. 
Fashion, ennui of, 326. 
Feathers, economy of collecting, 83. 
Felony, classic, 384. 
Fiddling, poetry, 400. 
Fights of wild beasts, 346. 
Fines and Recoveries, 252. 
Fire of London, 109. 
Fire Temples in Persia, 297. 
First born, a song, 156. 
Fish, superstitions respecting, 212. 
Fishing in Canada, 210. 
Fishmongers’
  Arms, 17
  Hall, ancient, 17. 
Fitzherbert, Mrs., 143. 
Floating Scheme, 76. 
Fortune-telling in high life, 144. 
Forty-ninth Birthday, 133. 
Fowler, Sir Thomas, his Lodge at Islington, 392. 
Fox’s Book of Martyrs characterized, 10. 
Fox-hunting, expenses of, 223. 
Fragments on Human Life, 115. 
Franking Letters, 160. 
Frederick I. of Prussia, 47. 
French
  Cruelty, 292
  Drama, scene from, 118
  Literature, recent, 349
  Revolution, scenes from, 62—­69. 
Friendship, lines on, 224. 
Fright, effects of, 7. 
Fuel, economical, 15.

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