The years beyond three score and ten need not be all sorrow and trouble.

Depend upon it kindly nature--_prudens_, as that jolly fellow, fine gentleman, and true philosopher, Horace, says in a similar connection--kindly nature knows how to make the closing decade of life every whit as delightful as any of the preceding, if only you don't baulk her purposes.

Don't weigh down your souls, and pin your particles of divine essence to earth by your yesterday's vices; be sure that when you cannot jump over the chairs so featly as you can now, you will not want to do so; tell the girls with genial old Anacreon, when the time comes, that whether the hairs on your forehead be many or few, you know not, but do know well that it behoves an old man to be cheery in proportion to the propinquity of his exit, and go on your way rejoicing through this beautiful world, which not even the Radicals have quite spoilt yet.
And so _a rivederci_--_au revoir_--_auf Wiedersehn_--why have we no English equivalent better than "Here's to our next pleasant meeting!" INDEX.
A.
Abbey, Reading, Mary Mitford's project concerning Aberdeen, Lord, and Lord Cowley Abrams, the Misses Absolute, Sir A., my representation of Ackland, Captain Adam, Sir Frederick Adam the forger, Dante's Adams, John Quincy, Grattan on Affinities Elective Age not counted by years Aladdin's lamp, G.Eliot wishes for Albani, Margherita Alberi, Signor Albertazzi in 1840 Alinari, photographer at Florence _All the Year Round_, contributions to American lady at Tuileries Americans at the Pitti Palace anecdote of meeting Lewes at an America, my brother's book on criticised by Lewes Irish in, Grattan on Amiens, excursion to Ampere, his eloge at the Academy by Arago Amphytrion, Venice as Anacreon on old age Antagonism with G.Eliot, subject of Antagonist, G.Eliot as an Antiboini, the Antiques, modern, in _Our Village_ Antonelli, Cardinal Apennines, Grand Duke crossing the figure representing the, by Michael Angelo scenery among the Apoplexy, man dying of, anecdote of Appony, Comte d', his receptions in Paris April fool, Grattan an Arago, M., at the Academy Archduchesses, sweetness of Archduchess Sophie Arezzo, marshes near Pulszky at G.Eliot wishes to see Aristotle's Natural Science Army, Tuscan attitude of at the Revolution _Arnaldo da Brescia_, Niccolini's Arno river in flood the Articulation, George Eliot's Ashley, Lord, letter from Aspirates, Landor used to drop them Aspirations, early _Athenaeum_, my wife's letters in the _Atlantic Monthly_ on Landor Aubrey, Miss Aumale, Duke of Aunt, Dante's Aural circulation, Lewes on _Aurora Leigh_, Mrs.Browning's Austen, Miss, Mary Mitford's idol Austin, Alfred Austrian troops in Florence officers, anecdote of Austria, Mary Mitford on Napoleon III.'s negotiations with Autobiography, G.Eliot on Autograph collectors Autolycus, his song Auvergne, pedestrianising in dialect of Aylmer, Admiral Lord Azeglio d'Massimo, anecdote of B.
Baby Beatrice _Backwoodsman, Young_, Mary Mitford asks about Baden in Switzerland Bagni Caldi at Lucca Baths Baiae, excursion to, G.Eliot's Balzac's suppressed play Bamberg, Baroness Zandt at Banagher, my brother at Bancroft, the Historian, Grattan on his anti-Whig politics Bandi, the family at Florence Barbaras, Hermolaus Bargello, at Florence, Dante's portrait in Baritone of our way, Lewes Barrett, Elizabeth, at Torquay Theodosia Garrow's appreciation of her affection for Isa Blagden Landor on Mary Mitford's admiration for Bartley, Mrs., and Mary Mitford Bartolomei, Marchese Bath, and W.S.

Landor Bavaria, ramble in Bay tree, Wordsworth's Beacon Terrace, Torquay, Mrs.Browning at _Beata, La_, my novel, Lewes and G.Eliot on Mrs.Carlyle on Beatrice, my daughter, George Eliot on Beaufort, Duke of Belial, Bishop, Landor calls Philpotts a Bellosguardo, at Florence Benjamin, my mother's Ben Jonson's superstition, Mary Mitford on Bereavements, different Berkeley, Grantley, and Landor Berington's _Middle Ages_ Berti Palazzo, in Florence, Bezzi, Signor A.and Landor Bible, persecution for reading the Bier, open, used in Florence _Biglow Papers_, Lowell's Biographies, G.Eliot on Birmingham, my return from Blackbird, Song of the Black Down, Tennyson's house at Black Forest, Leweses in the _Blackwood's Magazine_, Mary Mitford on Blagden, Isa, Miss her poems her death note from Lewes inquires after and George Eliot Blandford Square, Leweses at Blaze de Bury, Madame Blessington, Lady Bob Acres, my representation of Boboli Gardens, the, at Florence anecdote of Lady Bulwer in Bohemia, Grand Duke's estates in Bologna, Grand Duke on way to Austrians at Bologna, "la Grassa" Boodh, Landor on _Book of Beauty_, Lady Blessington's Booksellers, Landor eschews all Bordeaux, Conversations at Borgo, San Sepolcro, Pulszky at Boston Consulate, Grattan on leave from Society of, Grattan on the "Boto," Florentine for "Voto" Bourbonnais, travels in Boutourlin family Braddons, the, at Torquay Brahman Princess, my wife's grandmother Brest Bretons, changes in character of Brightness, my mother's value for Brittany, book on costume in Broons in Brittany, costume of innkeeper's daughter, at Brougham Castle Browning, Oscar Browning, Robert at Florence his care for Landor in Florence Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, specialties of her character letters from her absolute truthfulness on Napoleon III and Theodosia Garrow her handwriting her death, Lewes on on Theodosia Trollope's faculty Bull, Rev.Mr., of Bradford Bullock, Reuben Bully, an Irish Bulwer, Lord, Landor on Bulwer, Henry, at Paris Bulwer, Lady, at Florence her character anecdote of in Boboli gardens letters from her Burial, manner of, in Florence Burial, premature fear of Burridge, Landor's landlady at Torquay Butcher's wife, anecdote of the Butter, not used by Tuscans Byron C Cadogan, Lady Honoria Calais, crossing to, Lewes on Camaldoli, with George Eliot to _Padre forestieraio_ at Cambridge, near Boston, notable men there Canada Cancellieri, Francesco, his mode of writing Canigiani family at Florence Canino, Prince is marched off to the frontier his sale of his title his personal appearance Capstone Hill, at Ilfracombe Caravan, _summum bonum_ Carlo, San, theatre at Naples, G.Eliot at Carlsruhe Carlton Hill at Penrith Carlyle, Thomas, his description of Dickens's person Landor on and Anthony Trollope Carlyle, Mrs., her description of Dickens's personal appearance on my novel _La Beata_ Carnival at Rome at Florence Carey, translator of Dante, with Miss Mitford "Casa Colonica," Tuscan Casentino, the Casino dei Nobili at Florence Cathedral in Florence and Mr.Sloane burial of priest in, anecdote of Cavour, my wife's account of his death, George Eliot on Cemetery, Protestant, at Florence Champion, the, at the Pitti, anecdote of Charming, Dr., of Boston, Grattan on Chappell, Mr.Arthur, dinner with Chateaubriand Cheapness at the Baths of Lucca Chelsea, tea at Chiaja at Naples, G.Eliot on the Chiana, draining marshes of Chianti wine, price of Chiusi, marshes near Chorley, Henry, and Mary Mitford, at Heckfield Church, the, Landor on Church, English, Dickens on the Citta di Castello, Pulszky at Clarke, Miss (Mme.

Mohl) Clemow, Mr.and Mrs., of the Royal Hotel, Ilfracombe Clergy, French, in 1840 Guizot on the Clericalism at Florence Clifden, Turbot at _Cobler, Northern, The_, read by Tennyson Coins in use at Florence Coker, Mrs.
Colburn, Mr.
and Lady Bulwer Colico on Lake Como Collins, Wilkie, story by dinner with Colloquial use of a language must be learned young Cologne Colonna Vittoria Commons, House of, Dickens on _Commonwealth of Florence_, my history of the Como, Lake of George Eliot at "Compagnatico." Tuscan Composition, George Eliot's difficulty in Composition, literary, Grattan on _Confessor's Manual_ Congress, member of Congresses, Italian Scientific Conservatism forced on me Consolation, child's, in confinement Consul, British, at Boston, Grattan Mr.Grattan addressed as Consulship at Boston, Grattan on the Consultations and plans, my mother's and mine "Contadini," Tuscan Convocation, Dickens on Copper mine near Volterra Coquerel, Athanase, his preaching Corinne, a new _Cornhill Magazine_ Cornish jury, verdict of Correggio, book on, by Signor Mignaty Correspondence of London paper _Country Stories_, Mary Mitford's Court Supreme, American judge, story of the Cousin, his philosophy obsolete Covent Garden Theatre, Mary Mitford's play at Cowley, Lord, ambassador in Paris Cowley, Lady, as ambassadress Cowper's home at Olney, Mary Mitford on Cramer, John _Crazy Jane_, authoress of Crime almost unknown in Grandducal Florence Croce, Santa, church of, in Florence and Mr.Sloane Cross, Mr., his _Life of George Eliot_ Cruikshank and Lady Bulwer Curwen, Mr., flooding of his mine D.
Dalling, Lord, at Paris at Florence Dall' Ongaro, the Poet Dante, his portrait at Florence Deak, Pulszky's visits to Deans, cousins of Mary Mitford Death in the street at Florence, anecdote of Death of Lewes's son Deathbeds, taste for, George Eliot's Decade of Italian Women, my book on Decade, last of life how to enjoy the Decision, a momentous D'Henin Mdlle her letters to my mother, _et seq._ at Tuileries ball her death "Dehors Trompeurs, les;" Mdlle.