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.

Boswell, James;
biographical note on V, 3;
articles by--Boswell's introduction to Dr. Johnson, 3;
Johnson's audience with George III, 8;
the meeting of Johnson and John Wilkes, 15;
Johnson's wedding-day, 21.

Bradford, William;
biographical note on, IX, 11;
his account of the landing of the Pilgrims, 11.

Bronte, Charlotte;
biographical note on, VI, 119;
of the author of "Vanity Fair," 119.

Brown, John;
biographical note on, VI, 56;
of Rab and the game chicken, 56.

Browne, Sir Thomas;
biographical note on, III, 114;
articles by--of charity in judgments, 114;
nothing strictly immortal, 116.

Bryant, William Cullen;
biographical note on, IX, 194;
an October day in Florence, 194.

Buckle, Henry Thomas;
biographical note on, VI, 198;
articles by--the isolation of Spain, 198;
George III and the elder Pitt, 204.

Bunyan, John;
biographical note on, III, 165;
articles by--a dream of the Celestial City, 165;
the death of Valiant-for-truth and of Stand-fast, 169;
ancient Vanity Fair, 172.

Burke, Edmund;
biographical note on, IV, 194;
articles by--the principles of good taste, 194;
a letter to a noble lord, 207;
on the death of his son, 212;
Marie Antoinette, 214.

Burnet, Gilbert;
biographical note on, III, 195;
on Charles II, 195.

Bury, Richard de;
biographical note on, III, 3;
in praise of books, 3.

Byrd, William;
biographical note on, IX, 38;
at the home of Colonel Spotswood, 38.

Byron, Lord;
biographical note on, V, 134;
articles by--his mother's treatment of him, 134;
to his wife after the separation, 138;
to Sir Walter Scott, 140;
of art and nature as poetical subjects, 143.

Caesar, Julius;
biographical note on, II, 61;
articles by--the building of the bridge across the Rh