But still we spared-must spare the weaker prey.
Oh! I forgot-but Heaven will not forgive
If at my word the helpless (1) cease to live.
Follow who will - I go-we yet have time
Our souls to lighten (2) of at least a crime.”

BYRON.

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(1) The helpless, les malheureux, ceux qui ne peuver i s'aider.

(2) To lighten, alléger.

THE END.

CONTENTS

FIRST PART.

PROSE.

Page

.

3
9
13
31
15
16
17
22
29
32
35

Astronomy.

Arabian manner of taking the ostrich

Art of listening.

A challenge refused.

15 and

Anger.

Admonition,

Account of a tiger-hunt.

Advice.

An Irish bull.

Attempt to steal the crown of England.

A bold reply.

A great talker.

A lesson on mortality.

Automaton.

Alexander to Darius .

Accident on the celebration of Napoleon's marriage

Atheists.

Attachment to Napoleon.

Assassination of Kleber.

Advice of Charidemus to Darius

Abstraction of mind.

Assassination of Ali-Pacha.

A singular speculation.

Abolition and destruction of the Janisaries.

A Jew's revenge.

2

5

21

24

27

36

38

45

Cruelty and revenge.

Curious blunders.

Courage and prudence.

Civilily.

Cruelly to animals.

Conscience.

Causes and effects.

Custom.

Curious manner of deciding a claim.

College of Charlemagne.

Curious expedient.

Conspiracy against Napoleon.

Champion of England. .

Courage of the pupils of the Polytechnic school.

Caius Marius to the Romans.

Cruel method of obtaining tortoise-shell.

Crime is sure to meet its reward.

45

72

83

93

135

143

144

. 176

192

Musical revenge.

8
Maxims.

15, 101, 102 and 110
Music.

25
Man is the book of Nature.

42
Memory.

108 and 126
Massacre at the coronation of William I.

134