164-Anglo-Saxon, come very | Phlegyas quoted, 204.
near being anathematized, ib. O'Phace, Increase D., Esq., speech of, 181.
Oracle of Fools, still respect- fully consulted, 182. Orion, becomes commonplace, 213.
Orrery, Lord, his letters (lord!), 216.
Ostracism, curious species of, 182.
Palfrey, Hon. J. G., 183, 188, 190, (a worthy representative of Massachusetts.) Pantagruel recommends a pop- ular oracle, 182.
Panurge, his interview with Goatsnose, 224.
Papists, female, slain by zealous Protestant bomb-shell, 241. Paralipomenon, a man suspect- ed of being, 222.
Paris, liberal principles safe as far away as, 207. Parliamentum Indoctorum sit- ting in permanence, 182. Past, the, a good nurse, 197. Patience, sister, quoted, 160. Paynims, their throats propa- gandistically cut, 165. Penelope, her wise choice, 174. People, soft enough, 208-want correct ideas, 235. Pepin, King, 217. Periwig, 220.
Persius, a pithy saying of, 187,
Pescara, Marquis, saying of, 154.
Peter, Saint, a letter of (post- mortem,) 217. Pharisees, opprobriously refer- red to, 207.
Philippe, Louis, in pea-jacket, 211.
Phrygian language. whether Adam spoke it, 156.
Pilgrims, the, 185.
Pillows, constitutional, 189. Pinto, Mr.. some letters of his commended, 216.
Pisgah, an impromptu one, 239.
Platform, party, a convenient one, 235.
Plato, supped with, 215-his man, 221.
Pleiades, the, not enough es- teemed, 213.
Pliny, his letters not admired, 216.
Plotinus, a story of, 197. Plymouth Rock, Old, a Con-
vention wrecked on, 185. Point Tribulation, Mr. Sawin wrecked on, 237.
Poles, exile, whether crop of beans depends on, 162, note. Polk, President, synonymous with our country, 172-cen- sured, 185-in danger of being crushed, 187. Polka, Mexican, 167. Pomp, a runaway slave, his nest, 253-hypocritically groans like white man, ib.- blind to Christian privileges, 254 his society valued at fifty dollars, ib.-his treach- ery, 255-takes Mr. Sawin prisoner, 256-cruelly makes him work, ib.-puts himself illegally under his tuition, ib.-dismisses him with con- tumelious epithets, ib. Pontifical bull, a tamed one,
Pope, his verse excellent, 155. Pork, refractory in boiling, 164. Portugal, Alphonso the Sixth of, a monster, 258. Post, Boston, 174-shaken visi- bly, 176-bad guide-post, ib. -too swift, ib.-edited by a colonel, ib.-who is presumed
officially in Mexico, ib.-re- ferred to, 192. Pot-hooks, death in, 224. Preacher, an ornamental sym- bol, 206-a breeder of dog- mas, ib.-earnestness of, im- portant, 258.
Present, considered as an an- nalist, 206-not long wonder- ful, 213.
President, slaveholding natural to, 210-must be a Southern resident, 235-must own a nigger, ib.
Principle, exposure spoils it, 183.
Principles, bad, when less harmful, 169.
Prophecy, a notable one, 191. Proviso, bitterly spoken of, 219. Prudence, sister, her idiosyn- cratic teapot, 230. Psammeticus, an experiment of, 156.
Public opinion, a blind and drunken guide, 168-nudges Mr. Wilbur's elbow, ib.- ticklers of, 186.
Pythagoras a bean-hater, why, 223. Pythagoreans, fish reverenced by, why, 194.
Rag, one of sacred college, 168. Rantoul, Mr., talks loudly, 159 -pious reason for not enlist- ing, ib.
Recruiting sergeant, Devil sup- posed the first, 154. Representatives' Chamber, 194. Rhinothism, society for promot- ing, 215.
Rhyme, whether natural not considered, 155.
Rib, an infrangible one, 228. Richard the First of England, his Christian fervor, 165. Riches conjectured to have legs as well as wings, 202. Robinson, Mr. John P., his opinions fully stated, 171- 173.
Rocks, pocket full of, 230. Rough and Ready, 247-a wig, 249-a kind of scratch, ib. Russian eagle turns Prussian blue, 190.
Sabbath, breach of, 166. Sabellianism, one accused of, 221.
Saltillo, unfavorable view of, 161.
Salt-river, in Mexican, what, 161.
Samuel, Uncle, riotous, 190- yet has qualities demanding reverence, 207-a good pro- vider for his family, 208-an exorbitant bill of, 241. Sansculottes, draw their wine before drinking, 201. Santa Anna, his expensive leg, 234. Satan, never wants attorneys, 165-an expert talker by signs, ib.-a successful fish- erman with little or no bait, ib.-cunning fetch of, 169- dislikes ridicule, 175-ought not to have credit of ancient oracles, 191, note. Satirist, incident to certain dan- gers, 169.
Savages, Canadian, chance of redemption offered to, 257. Sawin, B., Esquire, his letter not written in verse, 155-a native of Jaalam, 156-not regular attendant on Rev. Mr. Wilbur's preaching, ib.- a fool, ib.-his statements
trustworthy, 157-his orni- thological tastes, ib.-letter from, ib., 225, 243-his curi- ous discovery in regard to bayonets, 158, 159-displays proper family pride, 159- modestly confesses himself less wise than the Queen of Sheba, 162-the old Adam in, peeps out, 164-a miles emeritus, 225-is made text for a sermon, ib.-loses a leg, 227-an eye, 228-left hand, ib.-four fingers of right hand, ib.-has six or more ribs broken, ib.-a rib of his infrangible, ib.-allows a cer- tain amount of preterite greenness in himself, 229, 230
his share of spoil limited, 230-his opinion of Mexican climate, ib.-acquires prop- erty of a certain sort, 231- his experience of glory, 232- stands sentry. and puns thereupon, 233-undergoes martyrdom in some of its most painful forms, ib.-en- ters the candidating busi- ness, ib.-modestly states the (avail) abilities which qualify him for high political station, 234-236-has no principles, 234-a peaceman, ib.-un- pledged, ib.-has no objec- tions to owning peculiar property, but would not like to monopolize the truth, 235 -his account with glory, 236, 237-a selfish motive hinted in, 237-sails for Eldorado, ib.-shipwrecked on a meta- phorical promontory, ib.- parallel between, and Rev. Mr. Wilbur (not Plutarch- ian), 239-conjectured
have bathed in river Selem- nus, 243-loves plough wise- ly, but not too well, b.-a foreign mission probably ex- pected by, 244-unanimously
nominated for presidency, 245-his country's father-in- law, ib.-nobly emulates Cin- cinnatus, 246-is not a crooked stick, ib.-advises his adherents, 247-views of, on present state of politics, 247-252-popular enthusiasm for, at Bellers's, and its disa- greeable consequences, 248- inhuman treatment of, by Bellers, ib.-his opinion of the two parties, 249-agrees with Mr. Webster, 250-his antislavery zeal, 251-his proper self-respect, ib.-his unaffected piety, ib.-his not intemperate temperance, 252 -a thrilling adventure of, 252-257-his prudence and economy, 253-bound to Cap- tain Jakes, but regains his freedom, 254-is taken pris- oner, 255, 256-ignominious- ly treated, 256-his conse- quent resolution, 257. Sayres, a martyr, 196. Scaliger, saying of, 170. Scarabaeus pilularius, 161. Scott, General, his claims to the presidency, 176, 179. Scythians, their diplomacy
commended, 224. Seamen, colored, sold, 153. Selemnus, a sort of Lethean river, 243.
Senate, debate in, made read- able, 196. Seneca, saying of, 169-anoth- er, 191, note-overrated by a saint (but see Lord Boling- broke's opinion of, in a letter to Dean Swift,) 216-his let- ters not commended, ib.-a son of Rev. Mr. Wilbur, 239. Serbonian bog of literature, 194. Sextons, demand for, 160- heroic official devotion of one, 257.
Shaking fever, considered as an employer, 231.
whether God strengthen us for, 166.
Slaughterers and soldiers com- pared, 242.
Slaughtering slaughtering, 242. Slavery, of no color, 151-cor- nerstone of liberty, 192-also keystone, 199-last crumb of Eden, 202-a Jonah, ib.-an institution, 220-a private State concern, 253. Smith, Joe, used as a transla- tion, 207.
Smith, John, an interesting character, 214.
Smith, Mr., fears entertained for, 204-dined with, 215. Smith, N. B., his magnanimity, 211.
Soandso, Mr., the great, defines
his position, 211. Sol, the fisherman, 162-sound- ness of respiratory organs hypothetically attributed to,
Store, cheap cash, a wicked fraud, 239.
Strong, Governor Caleb, a pa- triot, 173.
Swearing, commended as a fig- ure of speech, 157, note. Swift, Dean, threadbare saying of, 176.
Tag, elevated to the Cardinal- ate, 168.
Taxes, direct, advantages of, 240.
Taylor zeal, its origin, 248- General, greased by Mr. Choate, 250.
Tesephone, banished for long- windedness, 194. Thanks, get lodged, 231. Thaumaturgus, St. Gregory, letter of, to the Devil, 217. Thirty-nine articles might be made serviceable, 167. Thor, a foolish attempt of, 197. Thumb, General Thomas, a valuable member of society, 189.
Thunder, supposed in easy cir- cumstances, 229.
Thynne, Mr., murdered, 154. Time, an innocent personage to swear by, 157-a scene-shift- er, 212.
Toms, Peeping, 214. Trees, various kinds of extra- ordinary ones, 237, 238. Trowbridge, William, mariner, adventure of, 166. Truth and falsehood start from same point, 170-truth in- vulnerable to satire, ib.- compared to a river, 181-of fiction sometimes truer than fact, ib.-told plainly, pas-
Tuileries, exciting scene at, 191.
Tully, a saying of, 184, note.
Tweedledee, gospel according to, 207.
Tweedledum, great principles of, 207.
Ulysses, husband of Penelope, 174-borrows money, 239. (For full particulars of, see Homer and Dante.) University, triennial catalogue of, 178.
Van Buren fails of gaining Mr. Sawin's confidence, 251-his son John reproved, ib. Van, Old, plan to set up, 251. Venetians, invented something once, 239.
Vices, cardinal, sacred conclave of, 168.
Victoria, Queen, her natural terror, 190.
Virgin, the, letter of, to Magis- trates of Messina, 217. Vratz, Captain, a Pomeranian, singular views of, 154.
Walpole, Horace, classed, 215-
his letters praised, 216. Waltham Plain, Cornwallis at, 158.
Walton, punctilious in his in-
tercourse with fishes, 167. War, abstract, horrid, 219-its
hoppers, grist of, what, 232. Warton, Thomas, a story of, 180.
Washington, charge brought against, 246.
Washington, city of, climatic influence of, on coats, 185- mentioned, 196-grand jury of, 202.
Water, Taunton, proverbially weak, 252. Water-trees, 237.
Webster, some sentiments of, commended by Mr. Sawin, 249, 250.
Westcott, Mr., his horror, 201. Whig party, has a large throat, 177-but query as to swal- lowing spurs, 250. White-house, 220. Wife-trees, 237.
Wilbur, Rev. Homer, A. M., consulted, 148-his instruc- tions to his flock, 158-a prop- osition of his for Protestant bomb-shells, 167-his elbow nudged, 168-his notions of satire, 169-some opinions of his quoted with apparent ap- proval by Mr. Biglow, 172- geographical speculations of, 173-a justice of the peace, ib.-a letter of, 174-a Latin pun of, 175-runs against a post without injury, 176- does not seek notoriety (what- ever some malignants may affirm), 177-fits youths for college, 178-a chaplain dur- ing late war with England, 180-a shrewd observation of, 182-some curious specu- lations of, 192-195-his mar- tello-tower, 193-forgets he is not in pulpit, 202, 225-227 -extracts from sermon of, 205, 210-interested in John Smith, 214-his views con- cerning present state of let- ters, 214-217-a stratagem of, 221-ventures two hundred and fourth interpretation of Beast in Apocalypse, 222- christens Hon. B. Sawin, then an infant, 225-an ad- dition to our sylva proposed by, 238-curious and instruc-
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