Croker, 707.
And interpolated with extracts from other authors, 708.
His mean character, 711.
Lack of talent, 714.
Not ill-natured, 716.
Bourbon, House of, its vicissitudes in Spain, ii. 148-175.
Boyle, Charles, nominal editor of the Letters of Phalaris, ii. 236,
237.
"Boys," the, oppose Sir R. Walpole, ii. 216, 252.
Brahmin, fable of a pious, i. 546.
Breda, treaty of, ii. 527.
Brihuega, siege of, ii. 174.
"Broad Bottom Administration, The," ii. 255.
Brown's Estimate, ii. 266.
Brussels, seat of a viceregal court, ii. 526.
Buchanan, character of his writings, ii. 455.
Buckingham, Duke of, the "Steenie" of James I., ii. 14.
Bacon's early discernment of his influence, 410.
His expedition to Spain, 411.
His return for Bacon's patronage, 412.
His corruption, 415.
His character and position, 415, 420.
His marriage, 423, 424.
His visit to Bacon, and report of his condition, 426.
Budgell, Eustace, a relation of Addison, iii. 458.
Bunyan, John, Southey's life reviewed, i. 743-758.
His Pilgrim's Progress, 745-749.
An excitable man in an age of excitement, 751.
Not vicious, 752.
His internal conflicts, 753.
Style delightful. 757.
Burgoyne, General, chairman of the committee of inquiry on
Lord Clive, ii. 756.
Burgundy, Louis, Duke of, ii. 116, 117.
Burke, Edmund, his imagination and sensibility, i. 497.
His opinion on the war with Spain, ii. 252.
Development of his mental powers, 492.
Effect of his speeches on the House of Commons, 601.
Investigates Indian affairs, iii. 194.
His vehemence against Hastings, 210.
Knowledge of India, 211.
Begins the impeachment of Hastings, 214.
Chairman of the impeachment committee, 221.
His opening speech at the trial, 227.
Attempts to force him to relinquish the prosecution, 231.
Burleigh, William Cecil, Lord, review of Rev. Dr. Nares's memoirs of,
ii. 63-94.
His early life and character, 65-70.
His death, 70.
Importance of the times in which he lived, 71.
The great stain on his character, 89.
His conduct towards Bacon, 374-376, 383.
His apology for having resorted to torture, 407.
Bacon's letter to him upon the department of knowledge he had
chosen, 486.
Burnet, Bishop, on Sir William Temple, ii. 597.
Burney, Dr. Charles, parentage, iii. 334.
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