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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction

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  ABERNETHY’s lectures, 207. 
  Accomplishments, value of, 199. 
  Actors, reminiscences of, 106, 166, 296. 
  African Eloquence, 124. 
  Ali Pacha, palace of, 92. 
  American Travelling, 108. 
  Amulet, the, for 1828, 420. 
  Annuals, Spirit of the, 409. 
  ANECDOTES AND RECOLLECTIONS, 68, 87, 139, 168, 183, 397. 
  Appetites, royal, 458. 
  ARCANA OF SCIENCE, 253, 262, 272, 289, 318, 349, 384, 398, 432, 449. 
  Archery, 41. 
  ARCHITECTURAL ILLUSTRATIONS, 193, 313. 
  Ark of Noah, 48. 
  ARTS AND SCIENCES, 40, 78, 111, 127. 
  Ashby-de-la-Zouch Castle, 49. 
  Assassination, singular, 290. 
  ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES for the Months, 11, 84, 154, 233, 310, 362. 
  Auberge, the, 337. 
  Aurora Borealis, 282. 
  Australian Importunity, 189. 
  Australian Patriotism, 175. 
  Author and his Coat, 12. 
  Authors and Editors, 360.

  Bachelor’s Portrait of a Maid, 397. 
  Ballad Singer, 374. 
  Bathing, Hints on, 35, 126. 
  Battle Hymn, by Korner, 267
  Bernard Barton, 146. 
  Bijou, the, for 1828, 423. 
  Bilderdyk, the poet, 87. 
  BIOGRAPHY, SELECT, 70, 199, 388, 432. 
  Birds, age and incubation of, 64. 
  Black Beard, story of, 101. 
  Blue-bottle, the, 115. 
  Books, ancient, materials of, 61, 123. 
  Books and Bookworms, 380. 
  Books, new, 90. 
  Brain, the, 98. 
  Brambletye House, the editor’s visit to, 265. 
  Breakfast in Newgate, 131, 150. 
  Bridget Trot and Tim.  Green, 194. 
  Bristol Cathedral, 225. 
  Bristol Institution, 111. 
  Buckingham, duke of, 381. 
  Bull-fights in Spain, 170. 
  Burmese Boats, 205. 
  Burmese Execution, 181. 
  Burmese Thieves, 216. 
  Burns, Gilbert, biography of, 70. 
  Bushy Park, 425. 
  Butcher, the, 82. 
  Byron and other Poets compared, 2.

  Calais, account of, 339. 
  Calais, living at, 357. 
  Cambrian Conviviality, 155. 
  Cameleon Sketches, 226, 243. 
  Camelopard, the, 289. 
  Canning, Mr., Death of, 100. 
  Canning, lines to the memory of, 131. 
  Canterbury, St. Thomas’s Hospital, at, 97. 
  Canterbury, St. Martin’s, at, 304. 
  Carlisle, Sir Anthony, 88. 
  Carriage, grace of, 110. 
  Carrier Pigeons, 119. 
  Cartoons of Raphael, 184. 
  Cavalry School in France, 110. 
  Caucasian Tribes, 190. 
  Caxton’s House in Westminster, 377. 
  Celebrated Persons, 83. 
  Charles I. Execution of, 189. 
   Charles I. Trial of, 247. 
  Chinese Almanack, 77. 
  Chiswick, 113. 
  Christmas Customs, 427, 443. 
  Chronicles of the Canongate, 282, 324, 341, 364. 
  Churchyard Scene, 67. 
  Circassian Women, 188. 

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  Cleveland, Marquess of, 245. 
  Climates, contrast of, 203. 
  Cloughna Cuddy, 135. 
  Club-houses, London, 370. 
  Coalheavers, 293. 
  Colton, Mr., Anecdotes of, 50. 
  COMMON-PLACE BOOK, 118, 138, 180, 198. 
  Confidence and Credit, 82. 
  Constantinople described, 278, 361. 
  Cooke, the actor, 105. 
  Coral Islands, 102, 279, 389. 
  Craniology, 160. 
  Cromwell, 95. 
  Cross Fell, Westmoreland, 242. 
  Cross Roads, the, 180. 
  Croydon Palace, 65, 100. 
  Curral, the, in Madeira, 93. 
  Cuvier, Mademoiselle, 323.

  Damp Beds, 216. 
  Dead Trumpeter, 51. 
  Debtor and Creditor, 226, 243. 
  Devil, buying and selling the, 268. 
  Devonshire, duke of, his villa, 113. 
  Diet, 99. 
  Dirty People, 246. 
  DOMESTIC HINTS, 126, 159, 223, 254. 
  Drama, the, 292. 
  Drinker, Edward, 95. 
  Dublin Post-office, 161. 
  Dumb, hospital for, 159. 
  Dust Cart, the, 405. 
  Dutch Painters, present state of, 134.

  Early Rising, 331. 
  Edinburgh, ride through, 387. 
  Elise, by L.E.L., 228. 
  Elizabeth, queen, letter of, 211. 
  England, on leaving, 102. 
  England, past, present, and to come, 267, 395. 
  English Character, 69. 
  English Dress, 309. 
  Englishman’s Prayer, 227. 
  Epicurean, the, by T. Moore, 5. 
  Etna, Mount, 56. 
  Expeditions of Parry and Franklin, 263, 272.

  Faculty, anecdotes of the, 204. 
  Fancy, 195. 
  Festival of the Moon at Memphis, 60. 
  FINE ARTS, 15, 66, 111, 134, 167, 184, 195, 210, 233, 372, 439. 
  Fire of London, 146. 
  Fireside Engagements, 140. 
  Forget-Me-Not, extracts from, 414. 
  Fortune-telling, 191. 
  Foy, General, 434. 
  France, painting in, 195. 
  French Millennium, 315. 
  French and English compared, 77, 371. 
  Friendship’s Offering for 1828, 418. 
  Fruits, English, 231, 295, 300. 
  Fruit-eaters, caution to, 36. 
  Fugitive, a Scotch tale, 426. 
  Funerals, African, 218. 
  Funerals, Roman, 358.

  Gallantry, 250. 
  Gaming-houses in France, 305. 
  Garrick’s Mulberry Cup, 57. 
  Gas-lighting, history of, 449. 
  GATHERER, the, in each number. 
  Gems of Genius, 181. 
  Geneva, living at, 298. 
  George the Fourth’s Phaeton, 1. 
  George the Fourth, letter of, 2. 
  Ghibellines, the, 43. 
  Giddiness, causes of, 126. 
  Glasgow, great bell of, 195. 
  Gloaming, 90. 
  Grecian Sepulchre, 185. 
  Greek City, 409. 
  Greek Song of Victory, 410. 
  Greeks, the, 57. 
  Guillotine, the, 7. 
  Gunpowder Plot, 333.

  Haddon Hall, 329. 
  Hadley Church described, 81. 
  Helen, Memoir of, 348. 
  Hamlet’s Garden, 281. 
  Hamlet, story of, 299. 
  Hammersmith Suspension Bridge, 169. 
  Hampton Court, 373. 
  Hanger, Colonel George, 228. 

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  Hans Holbein, 233. 
  Harvest-home, the, 99. 
  Heir-Presumptive, the, 8. 
  High Cross, Leicestershire, 162. 
  Hop-harvest, 130. 
  Horse Chestnuts, use of, 291, 348. 
  Horse-launching in America, 121. 
  Houses, to warm and ventilate, 173. 
  Household Servants in 1566, 103. 
  Howard, John, 95. 
  Human Credulity, 79. 
  Hydrophobia, the, 98.

  IDLER’S ALBUM, 179. 
  India, landing in, 64. 
  Indian Maiden’s Song, 427. 
  Insects, 35. 
  Irish Grandees, 355, 374. 
  Irishmen, United, 437. 
  Italian Women, 198. 
  Italy, 228.

  Jeu d’esprit in verse, 152. 
  Jew’s Harp, the, 123. 
  Jewish Customs, 197. 
  John, King, death of, 379. 
  Journey, preparations for, 186. 
  Judges’ Salaries, 3.

  Kanemboo Woman, 217. 
  Kangaroo Waggery, 109. 
  Karpians, character of, 197. 
  Kean, Mr., his first appearance, 239. 
  Kew Palace, account of, 209. 
  King’s Feet-bearer, 139. 
  Korner, the German poet, 199.

  Lady-bird, lines to, 142. 
  Languages, Latin and Greek, 139. 
  Law and Lawyers, 115, 456. 
  Leaves and Flowers, 78.

  LECTURER, The, 98, 126, 175, 207. 
  Lee, Capt., Letter of, 366. 
  Letter from Newgate, 366. 
  Leeds Central Market, 236. 
  Leland, the Antiquary, 388. 
  Leopard-hunting, 90. 
  Letter-writer, the, 53. 
  Liberty, picture of, 304. 
  Lilliard Edge, 380. 
  Lilly Bells are wet with dew, 84. 
  Liston, French and English, 435. 
  Literary Pocket-Book for 1828, 424. 
  Literary Souvenir, extracts from, 410. 
  Liverpool Town-hall, 129. 
  Living Authors, No. 1., 146. 
  London Improvements, 236. 
  Love-letter, poetical, 330. 
  Love, origin of, 448, 456. 
  Love’s Victim, 15.

  Malaria and Fevers, 252, 392. 
  Malt Liquors, 254. 
  Man-eating Society, 277. 
  MANNERS AND CUSTOMS OF ALL NATIONS, 57, 70, 181, 197, 217, 297, 357, 368, 430. 
  Maria-Louisa, 31. 
  Marikina, or Silken Monkey, 143. 
  Markets, London, 236. 
  Marvellous, Anecdotes of the, 302, 372, 435. 
  Matches in Teens, 221. 
  Melancholy, 144. 
  Melrose Abbey, 445. 
  Mental Derangement, 175, 240. 
  Midnight Adventure, 190. 
  Mississippi, sailing up, 374. 
  Monge’s Mausoleum at Paris, 177. 
  Monsoon in India, 109. 
  Montpellier, 139. 
  MONTHS, THE, 9, 34, 89, 99, 130, 153, 169, 232, 320, 400. 
  Moon, address to, 138. 
  Mosaic, art of, 439. 
  Mountain Story, 269. 
  Mutiny, the, a tale, 212.

  Nancy Lewis, 268
  Napoleon, Scott’s Life of, 4, 17, 47. 
  Napoleon, attempt at suicide, 47. 
  Napoleon’s birth, 19. 
  Napoleon’s death, 32. 
  Napoleon’s divorce, 29, 407. 
  Napoleon’s early life, 19. 
  Napoleon’s first exploit, 22. 
  Napoleon’s first marriage, 23, 30. 

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  Napoleon’s funeral, 32. 
  Napoleon, personal character of, 59. 
  Napoleon’s proposed invasion of England, 24, 25. 
  Napoleon’s voyage to St. Helena, 31. 
    Foy’s account of, 237. 
  Navarino, Port of, 345. 
  Nautical Phrases, 364. 
  Negro Wit, 224, 255, 328, 343, 344, 456. 
  New South Wales, 156. 
  Newspapers, London, 322. 
  Niagara, Falls of, 6, 391. 
  Night-attack, 37. 
  Nightingale, the, 37. 
  Noche Serena, 14. 
  Norwich New Prison, 145. 
  NOVELIST, THE, 12, 43, 72, 85, 103, 135, 163, 201, 212, 269. 
  Novel writers and novel readers, 118, 202, 277, 437. 
  Nuptial Charm, 210.

  Oaths, on, 381. 
  Old Manor House, novel of, 142. 
  ORIGINS AND INVENTIONS, 14, 51, 163.

  Painting in England, 66. 
  Palace, the New, in St. James’ Park, 257. 
  Parting for the Pole, 367. 
  Peacock, the, 36. 
  Peasant’s Lament, 367. 
  Peter’s Pence, origin of, 317. 
  Phantom Hand, the, 382. 
  Philosophical Kitchen, 303. 
  Phillips, Sir Richard, his boyhood, 114. 
  Pitt, character of, 125. 
  Plantaganet, Richard, 438. 
  Plants, habits of, 79. 
  Police Reports, 92. 
  Political Economy, advantages of, 251. 
  Porson and Sheridan, 454. 
  Portuguese Ball, 94. 
  Powder-flask, antient, 120.

  Quackery, 247. 
  Questions and Answers, 94.

  Radiant Boy, the, 179. 
  Rafts and Rhine Scenery, 415. 
  Ramsden, the Optician, 80. 
  Raphael, 210. 
  Reaping in Devonshire, 169. 
  Regent’s Park, New Church in, 33. 
  Regent’s Hanover Terrace, 313. 
  Review, the, 201. 
  Retrospect, 308. 
  RETROSPECTIVE GLEANINGS, 103, 148, 182, 211, 247, 310, 333. 
  Robinson Crusoes, 238. 
  Running a Muck, 122. 
  Robespierre and Marat, 17. 
  Robin, stanzas to, 267. 
  Roman’s, economy of, 310. 
  Rome, Protestant burial-ground at, 371. 
  Romeo Coates, 338. 
  Rosalie Berton, 72, 85.

  “Saddled and Bridled,” 276. 
  Sailor’s Song, 41n. 
  Salmon Kippering, 243. 
  Sarum, Old, 441. 
  Scots, Mary, Queen of, 184, 206. 
  Scott, Sir W., his Life of Napoleon, 4. 
  Scott, Sir W. Chronicles of Canongate, 282. 
  Sea-sickness, 111. 
  Sea-sickness tale of, 183. 
  Season, “good night to,” 121. 
  Seasonable Relics, 348. 
  Sepoys, character of, 120. 
  Sergeants Wife, drama of, 182. 
  Seven Towers, Castle of the, 362. 
  Sheep, names of, 119. 
  Sheppey, Isle of, 314. 
  Sheridan, 68. 
  Signs of the Times, 327. 
  Skeffington, Sir Lumley, 245. 
  SKETCH-BOOK, THE, 51, 115, 131, 150, 166, 221, 274, 337, 383, 402. 
  Snewberg, 158. 
  Song for Music, 143, 162, 221. 
  Sour Cakes in Lanarkshire, 316. 
  Spatolino, the robber, 321. 
  Spectre’s Voyage, the, 352. 
  Sphynx, 51. 
  SPIRIT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS, 15, 37,

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53, 74, 90, 105, 120, 140, 154, 170,
    186, 202, 218, 228, 245, 293, 321, 405, 434, 452. 
  Stanzas, 69, 413. 
  Stanzas to poverty, 166. 
  St. James’s Park, improvement of, 261. 
  Stockholm, Palace at, 241. 
  Stay-at-home, the, 454. 
  Steam Carriage, Gurney’s New, 393. 
  Stephens, Miss, her first appearance, 239. 
  Storm in the Indian Seas, 213. 
  Stratford-upon-Avon, 455. 
  Suett, the actor, 107. 
  Superstition, 95, 274. 
  Syrian Looking-glasses, 175.

  Taverns and Club-houses, 87. 
  Tea, 291, 378. 
  Temple Church, 193. 
  Theatre, English, described by a Persian, 63. 
  Tiger-taming, 122. 
  Time, to Kill, 323. 
  Tobacco-pipe controversy, 276. 
  TOPOGRAPHER, THE, 162. 
  Tottenham Cross, 448. 
  Translations, original, 349. 
  Transport, arrival of, 143. 
  Travelling, 96, 216, 294. 
  Turcamese Schoolmaster, 172. 
  Turks, the, 430.

  Ugo Foscolo, anecdotes of, 229. 
  Unknown Region, the, 402.

  Van Halen, adventures of, 190. 
  Veil, ceremony of taking the, 138. 
  Voice of Nature, 339. 
  Volcanoes, phenomena of, 67.

  Waits at Christmas, 447. 
  Waterfall, African, 109. 
  Waterhouse, Rev. Mr., 256. 
  Waverley Novels, portraits from, 341. 
  Weather, signs of, 96. 
  Wee Man, the, 356. 
  Welsh, the modern, 197, 208. 
  Westmoreland, tar-barrels in, 316. 
  Whitsun Eve, 51. 
  Widowed Mother to her Child, 3. 
  Willy M’Gee’s Monkey, 218. 
  Wines, receipts for, 223, 454. 
  Winter is Coming, 363. 
  Wit, theological, 79. 
  Wolfe, Gen. death of, 174. 
  Women, conversation of, 87. 
  Wood King, the, 103. 
  Women of Kanem and Shouaa, 217. 
  Woodman, the, 154.