ii. 377.

Aberdeen, Marischal College of, de-
sires to confer the degree of LL.D.;
this Gray declines, iii. 220.
Gray proud of his connection with
its University, iii. 221.

Achilles, The death of, by Bedingfield,
ii. 338.

Adam Bell, reference to the old ro-
mance of, i. 338.

Adami, Patricia, Italian actress, ii. 76.
Ad Amicos, a Latin elegy, by R. West,
ii. 8.

Adams, Dr., reference to, i. 138.
Addison, Joseph, his quotations from
the Classics, ii. 240.

his endeavour to suppress the rail-
lery on the clergy, i. 406.
Addison, Mr., sends a friendly admoni-
tion to C. Smart, ii. 161.
his friendship for Smart, ii. 179.
Lord Walpole, of Wolterton, and
Keene, Bishop of Chester, his
patrons, ii. 287.
Adversity, Hymn to, i. 23-26.

editorial note, i. 24.

Agis, a tragedy, by John Home, ii. 360.
Agrippina, a fragment of a tragedy, i.
101-111.

first published in 1775, i. 100.
editorial note, i. 101.

the argument written by Mason, i.
101-103.

Gray submits a speech in, to the
criticism of West, ii. 106.
previously dramatised by May, ii. 106.
Gray lays it aside, ii. 110.

sends it to Horace Walpole, ii. 167.
Horace Walpole requested not to
mention it, ii. 171.

Gray sends Walpole the first scene
in, ii. 227.
Ailesbury, Lady, declaration that Gray,
during a long afternoon in her
company, only spoke once, iii. 42.

Nicholls at Studley, iii. 240.

Akenside, Dr., his erroneous conjec-
tures in Architecture, ii. 255.
criticism of his Pleasures of Imagina-
tion, ii. 120-121.

Dr. Wharton asks Hurd to be lenient
with, ii. 299.

erroneously criticises an expression
of Gray's, ii. 331.

his contribution to Dodsley's Collec-
tion of Poems, ii. 364.
reference to, ii. 389.

Albemarle, Lord, one of Lord George
Sackville's judges, iii. 31.
Alcaic Fragment, i. 176.
reference to, ii. 96.

Ode, written in the album of the
Grande Chartreuse, ii. 182.
editorial note, ii. 182.

Alderson, Rev. Christopher, shows
Mason's library to Mitford, ii. 299.
curate to Mason, subsequently rector
of Aston, ii. 282.

invited to Old Park, iii. 348.
Alderson, Mrs., portrait of Dr. Delap
in her possession, ii. 309.
Aldovrandi, Cardinal Pompeo, note on,
ii. 93.

Algarotti, Count Francesco, friend of
Frederick the Great, of Voltaire,
and of Augustus III. of Poland,
iii. 147.
distinguished as one of the best
literary judges in Europe, iii. 148.
sends panegyrics to Gray and Mason,
iii. 151.

his Dissertation on Painting and
Music, with dedication to Pitt
(Earl of Chatham), iii. 151, 159.
Gray compliments him on his literary
effort, iii. 155.

Gray reads his works with increasing
satisfaction, iii. 159.

worthy to be the "Arbiter Eleganti-
arum of mankind, iii. 160.

"

Algarotti, his works, iii. 162.
Gray's opinion of his Saggio sopra
l'opera in musica, iii. 162.
account of his Il Congresso di Citera,
iii. 162.

Gray sees no objection to T. Howe
publishing his works; gives advice
as to the preparation, iii. 165.
Gray cannot advise an English trans-
lation of, iii. 298-299.
thinks of visiting England, iii. 166.
his works, in 8 vols., swarm with
errors of the press, iii. 298.
his works printed at Leghorn, iii. 307.
Gray's opinion of his merit, iii. 299.
his verse above mediocrity, iii. 300.
employed by King of Poland to buy
pictures, iii. 307.

purchases a famous Holbein, "The
consul Meyer and his family,” iii.
307.

Allegory, Gray no friend of, iii. 166.
Allen, Ralph, of Prior Park, recom-

mends Mr. Hurd for a sinecure, iii.
139.

Allin, Sir A., reference to his death,
iii. 386.

Allin, Miss, inclined to part with the
estates, iii. 388.

Alloa, triumphs and illuminations of,
iii. 383.

Alps, description of a journey across

the, ii. 40-42, 45.

near Lanslebourg, ii. 41.

Alren, Dr., iii. 62.

Anecdotes of Painting, Walpole's, iii.

125.

Anglesey, Marquis, his disputed peer-
age, iii. 374.

Anguish, Mr., interested in Smart, iii.
163.

Ansel, Mr., Fellow of Trinity, his re-
cent death, iii. 254, 255.
Anstey, Christopher, translated Gray's
Elegy into Latin, i. 72, 227.
his New Bath Guide, ii. 240.
Anthologia Greca, Gray's paraphrases
from, i. 195-198.
Anti-gallican, Gray an, ii. 226.
"Antiquities, Houses, etc., in England
and Wales," catalogued by Gray
and printed posthumously by
Mason, ii. 360.

Gray pursues the study of, ii. 359-

360.

Antrobus, Robert, Gray's maternal
uncle, ii. 9.

Antrobus, Mrs. Mary, Gray's aunt,
death of, i. 72; ii. 208.
Antrobus, Miss Dorothy, Gray's cousin,
postmistress of Cambridge, iii. 130,
184, 283, 319.

Gray informs her of his appointment
as Professor of Modern History, iii.

318.
Apothecary's, Gray calls a country,
shop a terrible thing, iii. 265.
Archimage, Mr., visits Gray, iii. 191.
Archimedes, his speculum discovered
by Buffon, ii. 230.

of, ii. 63, 84.

Altieri, Cardinals, ii. 63.

Alvis, Andrew, Fellow of St. John's,
note on, candidate for the Master-
ship of St. John's, iii. 190.
Amatory Lines. Paraphrase of an epi-
gram of "Ad Carolum," i. 137.
editorial note, i. 137.
Amherst, General, speech in commend-
ation of, iii. 18.

Amusemens sur le langage des Bêtes, by
Bougeant, reference to, ii. 27.
Ancaster, Duke of, at the trial of Lord
Ferrers, iii. 35.

Ancient authors, Gray's Catalogue of,
ii. 148-154.

chronological table of their works
compiling at Cambridge, ii. 156.
Ancients, Gray's reading from the, ii.
112-113.

Ancram, Lord, to take part in a secret
military expedition, ii. 320.
Andrews, Dr., gives an opinion on the
Cambridge statutes, ii. 138.

according to Wren, the Saxon), i.
294-302.

better suited for military than for
domestic purposes, i. 294.

its distinctive character (1) semi-
circular arches, examples at Ely
and Peterborough, i. 296.

(2) massy piers or pillars, i. 297.
examples at Durham, Peterborough,
and Ely, and in views of Old St.
Paul's, i. 298.

(3) variety of the capitals of the piers,
i. 298.

examples at Ely and Peterborough,
i. 299.

(4) wider ceilings, of timber only,
examples at Ely and Peterborough,
i. 299.

(5) its ornaments, i. 299-300.
examples at Hereford, Peterborough,
and views of Old St. Paul's, i. 300.
reference to ancient statues on Crow.
land Bridge, Worcester, and Glou-
cester, i. 300.

110.

beauty of Gothic, began to appear in
reign of Henry III., iii. 146.
rise of Gothic, iii. 146.
Gothic perfection, i. 317.

nothing finer than the nave of York,
i. 317.

Lady chapel (Trinity Church, Ely),
i. 317.

chapel of Bishop West at Ely, i. 317.
had introduced itself in the reign of
Charles I., iii. 158.

criticisms on James Bentham's Essay,
iii. 228-231.

the Saxon, had no niches or canopies,
and escutcheons of arms are hardly
ever seen, iii. 229.
billeted-moulding, examples of, iii.

229.

nail-head, examples of, iii. 230.
nebule, examples of, iii. 230.

rise of the pointed arch, example
of, iii. 230.

spirit of Gray's time little less de-
structive than the civil wars, iii.
231.

Aristophanes, notes on, iv.
Aristotle, Gray's opinion of his writ-
ings, ii. 147.

Arlington Street, residence of Walpole,
ii. 139.

Armstrong, Dr. John, his poem on
Health, ii. 121.

his pseudonym of Lancelot Temple,
ii. 372.

Arthur, King, popular superstition in
Lydgate's time concerning, i. 389.
Asheton, Thomas, friend of Gray and
West, ii. 71.

publishes a book against Dr. Middle-
ton, ii. 210.

Horace Walpole's Epistle to, ii. 221,
225.

reference to, ii. 227.

Ashton, Dr., an Epistle by Horace
Walpole to, ii. 90.

his prospect of marriage, ii. 144.
his marriage, iii. 87.

visits Gray at Stoke, ii. 148.

reference to, ii. 147.

preacher of Lincoln's Inn, iii. 87.
reference to, and Eton, iii. 86, 107, 111.
Askew, Dr., ii. 117.

Aston, Rev. Dr. Delap's portrait in
Mason's dining-room at, ii. 309.

Garrick wrote the Epilogue of, ii. 261.
Atheism is a vile dish, iii. 378.
Athens, antiquities of, J. Stuart's,
ii. 283.

Autumn of 1753, ii. 247-249.
Avison, Charles, his Essay on Musical
Expression as his Friend, ii. 242.
reference to, ii. 250.

Avon, a poem, printed by Baskerville,
ii. 372.

Axton, Mr., Fellow of Pembroke Col.
lege, ii. 288.

Ayscough, Dr. Francis, candidate for
Bishopric of St. David's, iii. 78.
Ayscough, Mr., instrument maker on
Ludgate Hill, iii. 244.

BACH, Carlo, his lessons for the piano-
forte, iii. 164.

Gray thinks them charming, though
others disagree, iii. 164.
Baiardi, Ottavo Antonio, Parmesan
antiquary, ii. 277.

Gray's criticism of his work on Her-
culaneum, ii. 277-278.

Baif, French poet, reference to, ii. 341.
Balbi, Constantino, Doge of Genoa, ii.

48.

Balguy, Dr. Thomas, of St. John's.

Gray accompanies him to town,
ii. 291.

Gray sends him a copy of The Odes,
ii. 320.

takes his doctor's degree and

preaches the commencement ser-
mon, ii. 368, 371.

returns to his prebendary of Win-
chester, ii. 371.

friend of Rev. Mr. Ludham, iii. 144.
Gray visits him at Winchester, iii.
178.

his action at Winchester, iii. 178.
says Mrs. Mason is very handsome,
iii. 224.

Balmerino, Lord, his trial for rebellion,
ii. 141.

his last action on the scaffold, ii. 146.
Balmerino, Lady Margaret, ii. 142.
Barbarossa, A play by Dr. Brown, ii. 261.
Bard, The, i. 39-50.

editorial note, i. 40.

portion submitted to Dr. Wharton,
ii. 267.

fragment of, as sent to Dr. Wharton,
ii. 268-271.

no further progress of, ii. 273, 294.
no further progress of (old Caradoc),
ii. 276.

Barrington, Daines (one of the Welsh

judges), Gray wishes a copy of his
poems to be sent to, ii. 344.
Bartholomew Fair, reference to, iii.
77.

Baskerville, beauty of his type, iii. 165.
Bath, Lord, death of, iii. 172.

conduct of his lady during a riot, iii.
339.

Bathurst, Mr., reference to, iii. 69.
Battey-Langley manner of architecture,
ii. 253.

Battle of the Summer Islands, quotation

from Waller's, ii. 49.

Beadon, Richard, Bishop of Gloucester,
executor of Dr. Newcome, iii. 189.
Beattie, Dr. James, note on, iii. 219.
invites Gray to Aberdeen, iii. 219.
Gray would be glad to see him at
Glamis, iii. 220.

visits Glamis, iii. 221.

sends Gray two books on popular
superstition, iii. 222.

Gray criticises his poetry, iii. 279.
Gray thanks him for his many
friendly offers, iii. 285.

receives permission to issue a Scotch
edition of Gray's poems, and to
entrust its publication to Foulis
of Glasgow, iii. 285-286.
criticism of his Ode on Lord Hay's
birthday, iii. 287.

to his Pindaric Odes, iii. 290.
thanked for the edition of Gray's
poems, iii. 325; its success, iii.
346.
informed of the appointment of Gray
to the Chair of Modern History,
and its value, iii. 326.

sends Gray in MS. the first book of
the Minstrel; Gray's criticism, iii.
376.

his Essay on Truth, iii. 377.

Gray's criticism of the Minstrel, with
Beattie's comments, iii. 395-400.
obliged to Gray for his freedom of
criticism, iii. 400.

Beauchamp, Earls of Warwick, their
monuments, ii. 257.

Beauclerk, Lady Harry, receives a

pension of £400 a year, iii. 78.
Beauvau, Marshall, Prince, son of
Prince Craon, ii. 85.

Beckford, Alderman, reference to his
manner whilst delivering a speech,
iii. 18.

at the coronation banquet, iii. 116.
Bedford, Duke of, brings his son

Francis to Trinity College, ii. 309.
and Duchess likely to be of the new
Ministry, iii. 153.

Bedford, Mr., Fellow of Pembroke, ii.
288.

Mr. Buller of Cornwall his patron,
ii. 289.

Bedingfield, Mr., makes the acquaint-
ance of, ii. 276.

The Death of Achilles, a poem by, ii.
338.

relates opinions expressed respecting
Gray's Odes, ii. 340.

Mason's attitude towards, iii. 163.
references, ii. 338; iii. 329.
Bedlam, tragedy by Nat. Lee, ii. 106.
Beedon, Mr., reference to, iii. 97.
Bell, Mr., his taste for Gothic, iii. 29.
Belleisle, news of its surrender daily
expected, iii. 105.

Sir William Williams killed at, iii.
109.

Bellers visits Maltham and engraves a
view of Gordale, i. 278.
Bellingham, extinct family of, i. 269.
Benedict XIV., his election as Pope, i.

93.

Bentham, James, Prebendary of Ely,
Gray returns his Essay on Gothic
Architecture with criticisms, iii.
228-231.

Bentinck, Lady Anne, and Sir Conyers
d'Arey, i. 367.