English lord high treasurer and head of the Catholic Party, vi, 267. Norfolk, Ericsson proposes to con- struct vessel for destruction of Rebel fleet at, xiv, 218; Navy yard at, 218.
Norman and Saxon Kings of Eng- land patrons of religious houses, vi, 149.
Norman arrogance and aggression, xi, 33; Norman-English stock, 44.
"Norman Conquest," Edward Free-
man's work on the, xi, 81. Normandy, Fisheries of, ruined (1704), viii, 285; loss of popu- lation, 285.
Normans, the noblest race of bar- barians, vi, 72.
Norman, William, xiii, 466. See William the Conqueror.
"North, Colossus of the" (Emperor of Russia), ix, 153.
North, Lord.-(1732-92.) English statesman. Burke arraigns his ministry, ix, 75; xi, 82, 92, 151. Northampton, Parliamentary forces
at, in English civil war, viii, 221. North and South, Greatness and problems of, xi, 292; gains of, xii, 228.
Northcastle, N. J., General Lee's forces at (1776), xi, 124. "Northern Farmer," The, Tenny- son's, xiii, 466.
Northumbria, Pagans of, viii, 29. "Notables," The, Assembly of French, ix, 29, 30, 31; x, 235. Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, vii, 102; ix, 32, 125.
Notre Dame, Theological school of, vi, 221.
Nottingham, Royal forces at, in English civil war, viii, 221. Noureddin, xiii, 97. "Novalis." See Hardenburg. Novel, The modern, xiii, 65. See Scott, Sir Walter.
"Novelty" locomotive, entered in 1829 for the Rainhill contest with Stephenson's "Rocket," xiv, 206, 214.
"Novice of Palermo," The, Wag- ner's, xiv, 35, 38. "Novum Organum," Bacon's, vi, 390; vil, 285.
Nullification, S. C., grew out of Congressional tariffs, xi, 291; xii, 71, 76; doctrines, Calhoun's,' 236.
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, George Eliot educated at, vii, 351.
Nuremberg, Defence of, in Thirty Years' War, viii, 168. Nursing, Professional, xiv, 480. Nut. Egyptian goddess of the firmament, 1, 34, 48.
Nyassa, Lake, Africa, xiv, 314, 328.
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Obedience, Jesuits vow of, vi, 311. Oblations and Sacrifices, feature of worship to the gods, i, 49-51; oblation to the gods, Human, ii, 44.
Obligations, Civil, under the Ro- mans, iii, 73.
Obongo dwarfs of West Africa, xiv, 337.
Obscurities in German literary
composition, Detrimental effect of, on English readers, vii, 276. O'Connell, Daniel. - (1775-1847.) Irish liberator and orator, ix, 260, 262-264; in Parliament, 266; x, 48, 49, 69, 74, 75, 86, 87, 88, 89.
(1796- 1855.) Irish politician, x, 90. Octavia, sister of Octavius (Augustus Cæsar), marries Mark Antony, iii, 323; magnanimity of, 333; protects children of her rival, Cleopatra, iv, 176. Ode, David's, on death of Saul and Jonathan, ii, 173; Words- worth's, on "Intimations of Im- mortality," xiii, 460; Tenny、 son's, on the "Death of the Duke of Wellington," 462. Odysseus defends pass of Ther- mopylæ, ix, 307. Oersted, Hans Christian.
O'Connor, Feargus E.
nates, xi, 111; Ohio, roads laid out to it, 112.
Ojeda (companion of Columbus). discovers Brazil (1499), vi, 118. Olcott, Col. Henry S. His Bud-
dhist Catechism, i, 94. "Old Hickory," Andrew Jackson's familiar appellation, xii, 32, 51. Old Testament, Belief in future state ignored in, i, 41; Solo- mon's writings gems of, ii, 223. Oliver, Andrew. (1706-74.) American politician and Lt.-Gov. of Mass., xi, 84. Olympia (Elis), Temple of Zeus at, i, 124; gods of, 137; statue of Jupiter, 286; the Olympian Jove of Phidias, 305. Olympian games, vi, 187. Omar Khayyam. See Khayyam, Omar. Omar Vrione.
B. C.), builds city of Samaria, ii, 243.
On, Priestly city of, ii, 72. Opéra Comique, Paris, Building of, viii, 316.
Ophir, Gold of, ii, 209. Opium War in China
(1840-42) and war with England, xiv, 268, 269, 280.
Oracle of Dodona, i, 112; of Apollo, 112; of Delphi, 275. Orange, Prince of. -See William the Silent.
Orange, William of (William III of England).—(1650-1702.) At invasion of Holland, viii, 268: hostile to policy of Louis XIV. 282; King of England (1689- 1702), 282, 286.
Orange Free State (Orange River Colony), xiv, 344; diamond centres of, 346.
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Orators, Great, their appeal to traditions and sentiments, iv, 217.
Orchids, Fertilization of, xiv, 166. Ordinances, Moses's, ii, 110. Oregon Territory, xii, 228. "Organum," The, of Aristotle, vi, 224.
Oriental Piety, Ascetic form of, vi, 137.
Origen. (186-253 A. D.) One of the Greek fathers of the Church, 1, 63.
Origin of Evil, myths of which per-
plexed Zoroaster, i, 64. "Origin of Species," Darwin's, xiv, 117, 162, 163, 164, 165, 172, 174, 176, 177, 185; opposition to, by various writers, 193. "Origin of the Inequality of Man," Rousseau's, xiii, 30, 40. Orinoco, Columbus lands near mouth of (1498), vi, 113. Orleanists, Legitimists, and Re- publicans, French, x, 209, 229. Orleans, Duke of. - -(1640-1701.) French regent, vii, 103; vii, 199, 295, 297; patronizes Law, Anglo-French financier, 314. Orléans, France, vii, 103; House of, x, 230.
Orléans, Siege of, vil, 85, 86. Orloff, Alexei.-(1737-1808.) Rus- sian admiral, vii, 289. Ormazd or Ormuzd.
The good deity (Ahura Mazda), of the Zoroastrian religion, 1, 59, 60. Ormonde, Duke of. (1610-88.) English general in Ireland in 1641, viii, 227. Orosius, Spanish priest, his "Chronicle of the World," viii,
Orthodox Greek faith, x, 175. Osburgha, mother of Alfred the Great, viii, 33.
Osiris.-Egyptian deity, i, 34, 39,
Ossian.-Gaelic warrior and bard (circa, end of 3rd cent.), xfii, 73.
Ossoli, Margaret Fuller. (1810- 1847.) American author, xvi, 151; editor of The Dial, 152; marriage in Italy, 152; tragic death, 152; character of, 153, 154. Ostentatious Romans, iii, 357. Oswald, Mr. English Commis- sioner to treat with thirteen Colonies, xi, 95.
"Otello," Verdi's opera of (1887), xiv, 67.
Othello, Shakspeare's, vii, 285. Otho, Prince of Bavaria, is offered and accepts crown of Greece (1832), ix, 318; fled in 1862 from an uprising, and was suc- ceeded by George I (King of the Hellenes), 319.
Otis, James. (1725-83.) Ameri- can patriot and orator, xi, 48, 49, 77, 78, 223.
Ottoman Empire, x, 195. Ottoman Yoke, struggles of the Greeks to shake off, xiii, 179. Oudinot, General. (1767-1847.) French marshal, sent by Louis Napoleon to restore Papal power at Rome, I, 129.
Ovid, Publius O. Naso.-(43 B. C.- 18 A. D.). Roman poet. His "Tristia," "Amores," and "Meta- morphoses," 1, 340, 341. Oxenstiern, Axel, Count. - (1583- 1654.) Swedish statesman, viii, 156.
Oxford, Earl of (Robert Harley, 1661-1724), vii, 207.
Oxford, England, vii, 57; Oxford Don, x, 356.
Oxford University, Fellows of, vi, 320; x, 68, 69, 331.
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to, 1, 305; spirit or genius of, vii, 109, 112, 113, 121. Paganism, Woman of (Cleopatra), iii, 311; fatal influence of, on women, 338-345.
raderewski, Ignace Jan.-(1860-.) Polish musician, xiv, 61, 68; XV, 407; devoted patriot of Poland, 407; family history, 409; musical education, 407, 410; early ambitions, 410; teaches music, 410, 411; finds compatriot in Mme. Modjeska, 412; studies with Kiel and Urban, 411; studies Page, Walter H. with Leschetizky, 412-414;
in concert in Vienna, 413; first recital in Paris, 414; reception in England, 414, 415; makes American debut, 415; difficulty of, in Germany, 415, 416; trib- ute by Dr. William Mason, 416, 417; compositions, 418, 419; charities, 419, 420; attainments in politics, 420-423; activities during Great War, 421-423; be- comes Prime Minister, 422; del- egate to Versailles Conference, 422; elected Representative of the City of Warsaw, 423; signs Premiership, 423; repre- sentative to Assembly of the League of Nations, 423; Minister Extraordinary Plenipotentiary, 423.
Padua, Galileo's lectures on mathe- matics at, vi, 435; teaches the doctrines of Copernicus at, 438. Pæstum, Massive temples of, iii, 96.
Pagan, civilization, vi, 210; heroes,
211; lies and levities, 252; life, vii, 114; falsehoods, viii, 320; civilizations, old, i, 27, 178.
Pagan influences, Effect of, on
Paganism, Despair of, vii, 142;
George Eliot's paganism, 352. Paganism, Grecian art consecrated
Pagan society, its glory and its shame, iii, 351; Pagan notions crept into theology, vi, 245. Page, John. (1744-1808.) Gov- ernor of Virginia, xi, 266.
(1855-1918.) American diplomat, xvi, 24. Paine, John K.-(b. 1839.) Ameri- can composer, xiv, 69. Paine, Robert Treat.
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1902.) Woman educator, xvi, 161; president of Wellesley, 162; biography of, 162. Palmerston, H. J. Temple, Lord.-
(1784-1865.) British statesman, ix, 235; x, 66, 67, 167, 176, 180, 222, 225, 337, 338, 340, 343; death of, 350, 353; his remark of Macaulay that he wished he was as certain of any one thing as the historian was of everything, xiii, 270. Palmyra, ruined city of Asia Minor, xiv, 352.
Palos, Spain, Columbus sets out
from (Aug., 1492), vi, 106. Palus Mæotis, vili, 341. "Pamphlets, Latter-day," Carlyle's, xiii, 236.
Panama Canal, xii, 435.
Panama Mission, Debates on, in Congress, xii, 118.
Pandects, Justinian's Digest of Ro- man civil law, iii, 40, 51, 72. Pandemonium let loose, at sack of Rome, vi, 244.
Panmure, Lord.-English Minister of War, x, 193.
Pantheism, Hindu, i, 77. Panthéon, The, at Paris, viii, 316; ix, 341.
Pantheon of the Greeks, immoral, i, 113; Egyptian, ii, 72; gods of, 73; at Rome, iii, 90, 105. Papacy, The, x, 101, 102. Papal Bull, Luther burns, at Wit tenburg, vi, 247; Papal super- stitions, viii, 320; tyranny, X, 120.
Papal Empire, The. An august power, great as an institution and as a religion, iii, 95; illus- trious men it has produced, 96; fabric for controlling kings, dic- tating laws, and enslaving souls, 96; marvellous vitality remains still powerful and majestic, 96; its temporal government, its cardinals, prelates, and mission- aries, 96; derides Protestant dissensions and speculations, 97; conservator of Christian truth, in spite of dogmas at war with reason, 98; crimes and abominations accused of, 100; great line of Pontiffs, 102; vi, 251. See Hildebrand. Papal States of Italy, x, 134. Papin, Denis.—(1647-72.) French physicist and eminent scientist, viii, 281.
Pappenheim, Gottfried H., Count-
(1594-1632.) Imperialist (Cath- olic) general in Thirty Years' War, viii, 152; bravest of Aus- trian generals, 170; death, 170. "Paradise Lost," Milton's, vii, 381; xiii, 328, 330, 337, 338, 340, 387.
"Paradise Regained," Milton's, vii, 381; xiii, 337.
Parc aux Cerfs, Paris, Pollutions of, viii, 307-310.
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