ii. 354.

Double cabinet, project of a, in the English court, i. 447.
nature and design of it, i. 454.
mischievous influence of it, i. 478.
how recommended at court, i. 485.
its operation upon Parliament, i. 490.
singular doctrine propagated by it, i. 525.

Drama, Hints for an Essay on the, vii. 143.

Dramatic writing, difficulty of, vii. 145.
origin of, vii. 149.

Druids, some account of their origin, character, and functions, vii. 176.
the opinion that their religion was founded on the unity of
the Godhead, confuted, vii. 185.

Dryden, his translation of a passage in Virgil, v. 391.

Du Bos, his theory of the greater effect of painting than of
poetry on the passions, controverted, i. 134.

Dunkirk, demolition of, i. 412.

Dunning, Mr., brief character of, ii. 398.

Du Pin, M. de la Tour, his account of the state of the army
in France, iii. 512.

Durham, County Palatine of, admitted to representation in
Parliament, in the reign of Charles II., ii. 152.

Duty, effectual execution of it, how to be secured, ii. 353.
determined by situation, ii. 465; iv. 167.
people do not like to be told of it, iv. 163.
not dependent on the will, iv. 165.

Easter, whence the name derived, vii. 237.
disputes about the time of celebrating it promote the study
of astronomy and chronology, vii. 252.

East India Company, origin of the, ix. 348.
system of its service, ix. 350.
a fundamental part of its constitution, that its government
shall be a written one, ix. 369.
two sources of its power, ix. 345.
its negotiations with government, i. 362.
observations on its charter, ii. 438.
extent and population of its possessions, ii. 443, 444.
observations on its conduct, ii. 446.
its treatment of the nations indirectly subject to its
authority, ii. 466.
its administration in the countries immediately under its
government, ii. 497.
concise view of the proceedings of the House of Commons
relative to it, ii. 559.

East Indies, origin of the extensive British possessions there, ii. 560.

Ecclesiastical investiture, origin and nature of, vii. 382.

Economy and war not easily reconciled, i. 310.
admirable system of, in France, under Necker, ii. 273.
difficulty of attempting a plan of public economy, ii. 268.
rules for a proper plan of, ii. 286.
things prescribed by the principles of radical economy, ii. 310.
distinction between economy and