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 Gesner, naturalist, 14

"Getting on," 388

Gibson, John, artist, 9, 222

Gifford, Wm., 10, 147

Good, Dr. Mason, 153

Government and individual action, 2-3

Grant, Ulysses, in boyhood, 419

Grant, William and Charles, 464

Grote, Mr., historian, 313

Guthrie, Rev. Dr., and John Pounds, 430

, importance of good, 457-8

Hale, Sir Matthew, as a student, 155

Hall, Dr. Marshall, his discoveries, 167

Handel, musician, 434-5

Hanway, Jonas, philanthropist, 288-93

Hardinge, Lord, 13, 254

Harvey, and the circulation of the blood, 162

Hastings, Warren, 13, 271-2

Hawkswood, Sir John, to Haydn, musician, 14, 434

Haydon, on debt, 351-2

Hazlitt, on business, 310

Health of great men, 374-6

Heathcoat, John, M.P., inventor of bobbin-net machine, 50, 56-65

Heilmann, Joshua, invention of the combing machine, and its value, 74-8

Heroism, true, 474-7

Herschell, astronomer, 11; his discoveries, 168

Hobson, Admiral, 10

Hoche, General, 16

Hodson of Hodson's Horse, 279, 441; on health, 372

Hogarth, Wm., painter, 187-8

Home influence, 424 Honesty the best policy, 333-36

Honour, the gentleman's sense of, 468

Hook, Rev. Dr., on work, 116

Hope a helper, 117, 440

Horner, Francis, his father's advice, 348; on good company, 433, 451

Howard, John, 287, 420

Humbert, General, 16

Hume, Joseph, his work and perseverance, 136; on high living, 353

Hunter, John, anatomist, 9, 14, 113-4; his patient industry, early life, and career, 156-8, 386, 398

Hunter, William, anatomist, 157

in this world, 427

Impatience, 380-1

Independence, how secured, 347

India, Englishmen in, 475

Indian rebellion, 275-7

Indian swordsman, 274

Individualism and freedom, 1-4; its influence, 7

Industry, results of, 113; industry and success, 183-5; industry and the peerage, 238; industry honourable, 359-62

Integrity, importance of, 452

Inventors, benefits to society, 34

Irving, Washington, on deserts, 318-9