Part 66

Quebec, conquest of, by Wolfe, ii. 276.

Quintilian, as a critic, i. 42.

Raleigh, Sir Walter, ii. 94. His position at court at the close of Elizabeth's reign, 383. His execution, 413.

Ramus, ii. 455.

Ranke, Leopold, review of his History of the Popes, iii. 1-46. His qualifications as an historian, 1, 44.

Red-haired people, might be forced into the attitude of the Jews toward governments, i. 649.

Reform Bill, ii. 268. Conduct of its opponents, 336.

Reformation, the, spirit of, in Europe, i. 296. In England, 297. Its immediate effect upon political liberty in England, ii. 8. Analogy between it and the French Revolution, 71. Its effect upon the Church of Rome, 138. Vacillation which it produced in English legislation, 364. Progress of, in northern Europe, iii. 14. In Italy, 15. In Spain, 16. Effect of, on the Catholic Church, 22. Degenerates into a political contest, 35.

Reformers, always unpopular in their own age, ii. 303.

Regium Donum, ii. 654.

Religion, of the English, in the 16th century, ii. 85-89. Injurious influence of Louis XIV. on, 118, 119. Natural and revealed, does not admit of progress, iii. 4.

Remedies of Good and Evil Fortune, Petrarch's, i. 37.

Revolution of 1688, i. 366. Review of Mackintosh's History of, ii. 283-356.

Revolution, the French, social and political consequences of, ii. 71, 72, 99-101, 296, 297. Terms in which it is spoken of by M. Dumont, 98-103, 294. Compared with the English and with the American, 107, 122-124. The first and second, 108-110. Warnings which preceded it, 112-122.

Richardson, Samuel, dependent on his shop for support, i. 723.

Richelieu, Duke of, captures Minorca, ii. 266. His frivolity and vice, iii. 312.

Robertson, Dr., sometimes misplaced words ludicrously, ii. 477.

Robinson, Sir Thomas, leader of the House of Commons, ii. 262, 263.

Rockingham, Marquess of, leader of the independent Whigs, iii. 654. Becomes first Lord of the Treasury, 655. Brings Burke to his side, 656. Action on the Stamp Act, 658. Carries the repeal, 663. Dismissed, 667. Moderation toward the new government, 672. Attitude toward Chatham, 680.

Roe, Sir Thomas, advises the East India Company, ii. 737.

Rohillas, their courage and independence, iii. 139. Conquered for the Prince of Oude by British troops, 141.

Roland, Madame, dying words of, ii. 100. Execution of, iii. 533.

Rome, its lack of progress in political science, i. 265. Exclusive spirit of, 266. Under the tutelage of Greece only, 267. Literary torpor induced by despotism, 269. Only broken by the barbarian invasions, 271. Bribery at, ii. 431, 432.

Rome, Church of, its encroaching disposition, ii. 322. Its policy, 334. Remarkable history of, iii. 2. Rebellion against in Provence, 9. Lollard movement against, 13. The great reformation, 14. Internal purification of, 18. New enthusiasm in, 22. Its contest with Protestantism, 24. Superb organization of, 29. Its utilization of enthusiasts, 30. Degenerates again from its highest standard, 35. Its territorial limit, 36. Fourth attack on, 38. Its calamities during the French Revolution, 42. Again regained its position, 44.

Rooke, Sir George, Rear Admiral, captures Gibraltar, ii. 158. Fights with a French squadron near Malaga and returns to England, 159.

Rosamond, opera of, Addison's, iii. 431.

Rousseau, Horace Walpole's opinion of, ii. 198.

Royalists, their good qualities, i. 132. Many of them friends of the constitution, 328.