April, natural appearances on
the first of, i, 101
Arbutus, description of, iii, 350 |
Ascham, Roger, his visit to
Lady Grey, iv, 39
Ascension Day, i, 114; ii, 164;
iii, 133; iv, 133
Ash, description of, iii, 38
Ash-Wednesday, i, 37-cere-
monies of penitents on this
day, 38—extraordinary fasts
at this season, i, 39; ii, 50;
iii, 45; iv, 41
Ass, Sterne's pleasing tribute
to, iv, xix, Intr. note
Ass's feast, account of, ii, 318
Assumption, i, 200; ii, 239; iii,
220; iv, 226

ASTRONOMICAL OCCURRENCES

in Jan. 1814, i, 11; Feb. 41;
March, 60; April, 87; May,
121; June, 146; July, 174;
August, 203; September,
234; October, 259; Novem-
ber, 291; December, 317
Astronomical Occurrences in
Jan. 1815, ii, 21; Feb. 54;
March, 93; April, 127;
May, 179; June, 203; July,
223; August, 240; Septem-
ber, 259; October, 284; No-
vember, 304; December, 322
Astronomical Occurrences in
Jan. 1816, iii, 16; February,
52; March, 82; April, 111;
May, 142; June, 174; July,
197; August, 232; Septem-
ber, 269; October, 300;
November, 324; December,

344

Astronomical Occurrences in
Jan. 1817, iv, 9; February,
43; March, 64; April, 99;
May, 138; June, 166; July,
201; August, 229; Septem-
ber, 260; October, 289;
November, 322; December,

347

Astronomical terms explained,
i, xxxv, Intr.
ASTRONOMY, History of, ii, 27,
60, 98, 132, 185, 209, 228,
246, 264, 288, 309, 327; iii,
10,47, 74, 105, 135, 170, 191,
222, 262, 294, 316, 339
ASTRONOMY, Sonnet on, ii, vi,
Intr.-principles of, vii,
-dignity and utility of, ib.
-Ptolemaic system, viii-
Copernican system, ix—the
fixed Stars, xi — constella-
tions, xiii-of the Sun and
his motions, xvi-of the
Planets, xxi-of the Moon,
xxxvi-of the tides, xl-of
the satellites of Jupiter, xlii
-of Saturn, xliv-of the
Georgium Sidus, ib.—of the
fixed Stars, xlv-on the
importance and utility of,
iv, 11-21

August, explanation of, i, 197;
ii, 237; iii, 218; iv, 224
Autumn, beauties of, i, 243

B

Bacon, Lord, prognostics re-
lative to the weather, i, 353
Banbury, Shepherd of, rules
for predicting changes in the
weather, i, 360
Barometer described, i, 350
Bastile, lines on the destruc-
tion of, iv, 197
Bear, picturesque description
of, iv, lxv, Într.
Beating of husbands, practice
of, i, 83
Beauties of nature, concluding
reflections on, iv, lxx —
lines on, lxxi
Becket, Thomas à, i, 166; ii,
219; iii, 189; iv, 196
Bede, Venerable, i, 116; ii,
175; iii, 134; iv, 135
Beech, description of, iii, 65

de-

Beech Tree's Petition, iii, 65,
note
Bees, description of, i, 72-
floating apiaries, 73-best
setters of cucumbers, 271-
lines on the destruction of,
274-curious particulars of,
ii, 112— The Captived Bee,'
115 account of an excur-
sion of one to the blossoms
of an almond tree, iii, 149-
151-picturesque lines on,
ib. 152—on the economy of,
202; iv, 82-84-lines
scriptive of, 84, and note,
ib. 118-list of trees, plants,
&c. visited by, 149-birth of
the bee, a poem, 150-Cu-
pid stung by one, 151, note—
Lines descriptive of its sum-
mer rambles, 181-cruelty
of destroying, 215-lines to
the Burnie Bee, 216-stan-
zas on, from the Spanish,
241-elegy to, by Dr. Wol-
cott, 303-lines on the eco-
nomy of, xxiii, Intr.
Belsize house, account of, ii,
170, note

Birch, description of the, iii, 67
Bird-catching in the neighbour-
hood of London, particulars
of, iv, xlviii-li, Intr.
Birds, poetical description of
building their nests, i, 104—
migration of, i, 249, 304; ii,
104-melody of, 106-of
their nests, 144, 145-mi-
gration of, 156, 272—nidi-
fication of, 192-curious ef-
fect of cold on, iii, 60-on
the melody of, 146-poetical
description of, iv, 52-of
making their nests, 79-lines
on the return of, in the spring,
110-on forming their nests,
115-poetical description of
various, iv, xxxvii, Intr.-

parts of, ib. xxxviii-mecha-
nical wonders of a feather,
ib. xxxix-anatomical de-
scription of, ib.-various ge-
nera of, xl--birds of prey,
xl-pies, xli-passeres, or
small singing birds, xlv-lines
on the construction of their
nests, xlvii-their search af-
ter food, vernal and autum-
nal flights, xlviii-particulars
of bird-catching, xlix-li-
high price of singing birds,
li-general poetical descrip-
tion of birds, lviii
Bittern, booming of, i, 104;
ii, 147

Blackbirds, the, an elegy, iv,
192-194

Blenheim, lines on the battle of,
iv, 226

Blossoms, lines on, i, 105
Bomb in St. James's Park, in-
scription on, iv, 200
Bookseller, to my, a sonnet, iv,

225

BOTANY, elements of, iii, vii,

Intr.- similarity between
animals and vegetables, viii-
arrangement of plants and
trees, ix-the sexual system,
x-parts of a perfect flower,
xi-xvi-table of the classes,
xvi-explanation of, xviii, xxii
-structure and economy of
plants, xxiv-xxviii — reflec-
tions of Dr. Smith on the ad-
vantages of botany, xxix—
lines on, xxx
Bouquet, poetical, of wild flow-
ers, iv, 339, 340
Box, description of, iii, 95
Boren Bower, a poem, iii, 95,

note

Boy-bishop, ceremony of, i,
306, 307

Brooks, resort of cattle to, iv,

244-beautiful allusion to the

Chesnut, description of, iii, 96
Childermas-day, vulgar super-
stitions on, iv, 346
Children coming from school,
iv, 36

Chimney swallow, i, 98
Christmas, lines on the Christ-
mas fare of turkeys, iv, 345;
and note on the meeting of
friends at, 360
Christmas day, i, 309-boxes,
310-antient observation of,
ib. 311-carols, ib. 312-poe-
tical description of antient
ceremonies, 313-sonnet on,
335-ceremony of the Fête
de l'Ane at this season, ii,
318-ceremonies on, iii, 336
-lines descriptive of Christ-
mas Eve, 337 —of the carol,
ib.-of Christmas-box, ib.-
of visiting, 338-custom at
Clare hall, Cambridge, on,
ib.-lines on adorning houses
with evergreens at, 352
Chronology, how assisted by
astronomy, iv, 13.
Cider, manufacture of, iv, 305
-principal markets for, and
prices of, 306, 307
Circumcision, i, 2; ii, 1; iii, 1;
iv, 1

Clare hall, Cambridge, custom
there, at Christmas, iii,
338

Clepsydra, i, vi, Intr.
Climate, on the inclemency of,
i, 25, 331-observations on,
in the South of France and
Italy, iii, 347
Clocks, origin of, i, vii, Intr.
Clouds, artificial distinctions
of, i, 338

Coborg, Prince, character of,
iv, 343
Cock-fighting, i, 36

Cock-throwing, account of, i,
36; ii, 45

Cold, lowest degree of, in Jan.
1814, ii, 41-curious effect
of, on the feathered tribe,
iii, 60

Collop Monday, i, 35
Comets, on the nature and use
of, i, 317, 325-remarkable
Commissioners of woods and
ones, 327; iii, xxxii, Intr.

forests, useful labours of, no-
ticed, iv, 156
Conception of the Virgin Mary,
i, 308; ii, 317; iii, 335; iv,
342

Conductors of lightning noticed,
iv, 220

Conger-eel, lines on, and de-
scription of, iv, 362
Constellations, ii, xiii, Intr.
Construction of the heavens, i,

291

Copernican system, ii, ix, Intr.
Copernicus, account of, ii, 187
Corals and corallines described,
iv, x, Intr.

Corinna's going a Maying, ii,

161

Cormorant described, and poe-
tical allusion to, iv, lix, Intr.
Coronation of K. George III,
i, 228-the oath, 229; ii,
258; iii, 260
Corpus Christi, i, 140-cele-
bration of the Romish church
of, ii, 172-strange part act-
ed in, by a cat, 173-by a
bear and twelve cats, ib. note
-explanation of, iii, 166;
iv, 161

Country, native, lines on the
attachment to, iii, 349
Court fools, account of, ii, 118
Crabs, their power of casting
off a limb at pleasure, iv,
xxii, Intr.-cast their skins
annually, ib.

Cressy, battle of, iii, 221
Crocodile, lines descriptive of
its haunts, iv, xxxiv, Intr.
Crocus, account of, and lines
to, i, 50

Cross-buns, origin of, ii, 88, 89
Cromwell, Oliver, character of,
iv, 257-raised 40,000l. for
the exiled protestants, 310,
note-his firm conduct re-
specting the
massacre in
Piedmont, ib.
Crow, lines to, iv, 74
Crows, singular instance of dis-
tributive justice among, iv,
xlii, Intr.

Crow-waterfoot, use of, ii, 154
Cruelty to animals deprecated,
iv, 215-sermon on, by the
Rev. Mr. Plumptree, recom-
mended, ib. note
Cuckoo described, i, 102-lines
to, ii, 142; iii, 121-anec-
dotes of, iv, 113
Cuckoo-spit insect, ii, 214
Cucumbers, best set by bees, i,
271-quantity of, grown at
Sandy, in Bedfordshire, iv,
254-passage in scripture il-
lustrated, 255
Cupid stung by a bee, lines on,
iv, 151, note
Cuttle-fish described, and lines
on, iv, xiv, Intr.

D

Daffodils, lines to, ii, 148, note
Dagobert I, anecdote of, iii,

43

Dairy, lines on, i, 138; iv, 158
Daisy, lines to, i, 74, note; ii,
109, note; iii, 33, 89, note;
iv, 8
Days of the week, etymology
of, i, xxix, Intr.
Death-watch described, and
lines on, i, 106, note

December, explanation of, i, 305
-lines on the first of, i, 332
-explanation of, ii, 316; iii,
334; iv, 341

Dew, lines on, iv, 279-new
theory of, 280, 281
Dials, i, v, Intr.

Diurnal motion of the heavens
and fixed stars, i, 146
Dodd, Dr. reflections on the
execution of, iv, 165
Dog-days begin, i, 166; ii, 219;
iii, 188; iv, 194
Dolphin, poetical description of
its death, iv, lxix, Intr.
Domestic fowl, rural group of,
iv, lv, Intr.-Mowbray's trea-
tise on, quoted, 125
Duck, description of, iv, lvii,
Intr.

Dutch, system of gardening
pursued by, iv, 185-tulipo-
mania of, 187-189

E
Eagle, lines descriptive of, iv,
xli, Intr.
Earth, of the, i, 124, 150; ii,
xxiv, Intr-on the orbits,
motions, &c. of, iv, 167
Earthquake at the Caraccas, iv,

63

Easter Day, i,82; ii, 91-grand
ceremony of the resurrection
at Moscow on, 90-92; iii,
100; iv, 93

Easter Eve, i, 82; ii, 90-cu-
rious custom at Florence on,
iii, 100

Easter Monday and Tuesday, i,
83; ii, 92-ceremonies at
Moscow on, 93; iii, 101-
custom of heaving on, iv, 94,
Eclipses, of, ii, 179, 203, 223-
interesting description of one,
240-on the calculation of,
iv, 230, 261, 291, 323, 348