Part 48

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. Society in his home, 337. Urges his daughter to accept the Queen's offer, 361. Consents at last to her retirement, 374.

Burney, Fanny. See D'Arblay, Madame.

Bussy, his conduct in India, ii. 695.

Bute, Earl of, influence over George III., iii. 606. Character, 607. His kind of Toryism, 608. Brought into the government, 611. Becomes Secretary of State, 618. Error of dismissing Newcastle, 621. Detested on several grounds, 626. Resigns, 635. His career, 636.

Byng, Admiral, was he a martyr to political party? i. 696. His failure at Minorca, ii. 266. His trial, 269. Opinion of his conduct, 269. Chatham's defence of, 270.

Byron, Lord, Moore's Life of, i. 569. His character and surroundings unfortunate, 571. Petted and persecuted, 572. Condemned unheard, 575. His excesses in Italy, 577. Goes to Greece and dies, 579. Lot cast in a literary revolution, 580. Largely contributed to the emancipation of literature, though naturally a reactionary, 594. A creature of his age, 596. The reverse of a great dramatist, 597. Lacked diversity in characterization, 600. Tendency to soliloquy, 600. Lack of dramatic effect, 601. Excelled in description, 602. His morbidness, 603. Influence largely due to his egotism, 605. His popularity among young readers, 605.

Byron, Lady, quarrel with her husband, i. 573.

Cabal, the, its designs, ii. 538, 544, 548, 549.

Cadiz, exploit of Essex at the siege of, ii. 156, 385. Pillaged by the British, 157.

Cæsar, Claudius, resemblance of James I. to, ii. 12.

Cæsars, the, parallel between them and the Tudors, not applicable, ii. 81.

Cæsar's Commentaries, i. 259. Calcutta, its position on the Hoogley, ii. 702. Scene of the Black Hole of, 704. Resentment of the English at its fall, 766. Again threatened by Surajah Dowlah, 709. Revival of its prosperity, 720. Its sufferings during the famine, 750.

Cambridge, University of, superior to Oxford in intellectual activity, ii. 364. Disturbed by the Civil War. 510.

Cambyses, punishes a corrupt judge, ii. 434.

Campaign, The, Addison's, iii. 426-430.

Canada, subjugated by the British, ii. 277.

Cape Breton, reduction of, ii. 276.

Carlisle, Lady, warns Pym, ii. 46.

Carnatic, the, resources of, ii. 685.

Carnot, Hippolyte, editor of Barère's Memoirs, iii. 487. Blamable for misstatements in the Memoirs, 494. Finds two virtues in Barère, 586.