Eloquence, Pessimism, 286;
    Comedy, Plagiarism, 287;
    lessons repeated, 288;
    Sources of Inspiration, 289, 290;
    Future Life, 290-292;
    dissolving creed, 292;
    Concord Bridge, 292, 293;
    decline of faculties, Old South lecture, 294;
    papers, 294, 295;
    quiet pen, 295;
    posthumous works, 295 et seq.;
    the pedagogue, 297;
    University of Virginia, 299;
    indebtedness to Plutarch, 299-302;
    slavery questions, 303-308;
    Woman Question, 308;
    patriotism, 308, 309;
    nothing but a poet, 311;
    antique words, 313;
    self-revelation, 313, 314;
    a great poet? 314-316;
    humility, 317-319;
    poetic favorites, 320, 321;
    comparison with contemporaries, 321;
    citizen of the universe, 322;
    fascination of symbolism, 323;
    realism, science, imaginative coloring, 324;
    dangers of realistic poetry, 325;
    range of subjects, 326;
    bad rhymes, 327;
    a trick of verse, 328;
    one faultless poem, 332;
    spell-bound readers, 333;
    workshop, 334;
    octosyllabic verse, atmosphere, 335, 336;
    comparison with Wordsworth, 337;
    and others, 338;
    dissolving sentences, 339;
    incompleteness, 339, 340;
    personality, 341, 342;
    last visits received, 343-345;
    the red rose, 345;
    forgetfulness, 346;
    literary work of last years, 346, 347;
    letters unanswered, 347;
    hearing and sight, subjects that interested him, 348;
    later hours, death, 349;
    last rites, 350-356;
    portrayal, 357-419;
    atmosphere, 357;
    books, distilled alcohol, 358;
    physique, 359;
    demeanor, 360;
    hair and eyes, insensibility to music, 361;
    daily habits, 362;
    bodily infirmities, 362, 363;
    voice, 363;
    quiet laughter, want of manual dexterity, 364;
    spade anecdote, memory,
    ignorance of exact science, 305;
    intuition and natural sagacity united, fastidiousness, 366;
    impatience with small-minded worshippers, Frothingham’s Biography, 367;
    intimates, familiarity not invited, 368;
    among fellow-townsmen, errand to earth, inherited traditions, 369;
    sealed orders, 370, 371;
    conscientious work, sacrifices for truth, essays instead of sermons,
      372;
    congregation at large, charm, optimism, 373;
    financially straitened, 374;
    lecture room limitations, 374, 375;
    a Shakespeare parallel, 375, 376;
    platform fascination, 376;
    constructive power, 376, 377;
    English experiences, lecture-peddling, 377;
    a stove relinquished, utterance, an hour’s weight, 378;
    trumpet-sound, sweet seriousness, diamond drops, effect on Governor
      Andrew, 379;
    learning at second hand, 380;
    the study of Goethe, 380;