Addison, Joseph; biographical note on, III, 236; articles by--in Westminster Abbey, 236; Will Honeycomb and his marriage, 240; on pride of birth, 246; Sir Roger and his home, 251.
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey; biographical note on, X, 195; articles by--a sunrise in Stillwater, 195; the fight at Slatter's Hill, 198; on returning from Europe, 204.
Andersen, Hans Christian; biographical note on, VIII, 231; the Emperor's new clothes, 231.
Aquinas, St. Thomas; biographical note on, VII, 12; a definition of happiness, 12.
Aristotle; biographical note on, I, 149; articles by--what things are pleasant, 149; the lite most desirable, 155; ideal husbands and wives, 158; happiness as an end of human action, 165.
Arnold, Matthew; biographical note on, VI, 208; on the motive for culture, 208.
Ascham, Roger; biographical note on, III, 40; article by--on gentle methods in teaching, 40.
Aucassin and Nicolette; note on the authorship of the work bearing that name, VII, 30; a passage from the book, 30.
Audubon, John James; biographical note on, IX, 144; where the mocking-bird dwells, 144.
Augustine, Aurelius St.; biographical note on, VII, 3; on imperial power for good and bad men 3.
Bacon, Francis; biographical note on, III, 53; essays by--of travel, 53; of riches, 56; of youth and age, 60; of revenge, 63; of marriage and single life, 65; of envy, 67; of goodness and goodness of nature, 74; of studies, 77; of regiment of health, 79.
Balzac, Honoré de; biographical note on, VII, 210; articles by--the death of Père Goriot, 210; Birotteau's early married life, 215.
Bancroft, George; biographical note on, IX, 217; the fate of Evangeline's countrymen, 217.
Beaconsfield, Lord; biographical note on, VI, 31; on Jerusalem by moonlight, 31.
Bellay, Joachim du; biographical note on, VII, 87; why old French was not as rich as Greek and Latin, 87.
Blackstone, Sir William; biographical note on, IV, 169; on professional soldiers in free countries, 169.
Boccaccio, Giovanni; biographical note on, VIII, 167; the patient Griselda, 167.
Boethius, Anicius; biographical note on, VII, 6; on the highest happiness, 6.
Bolingbroke, Lord; biographical note on, IV, 32; articles by--of the shortness of human life, 32; rules for the study of history, 36.