Acton, Lord, relations with, 383, 399
_Alabama_ claims, action regarding, 444, 446, 449, 451
American Civil War, attitude towards, 57
career of, 412
characteristics of--
breadth and keenness of interests, 400, 413, 459
caution, 409, 414, 419, 447, 453
complexity of nature, 400, 409-410, 412
conservatism, 401, 439
constructive power, 439-41
conversational powers, 461
courage, 447 and note, 451 note
courtesy, 423 and note, 455-456, 461
dignity, 457
emotional excitability, 405, 410-411, 433-34
humour, 460
impulsiveness, 401, 405, 421, 447
independence, 418-19, 450
ingenuity, 404, 416-17, 430-31, 466
insight into character, 453
intensity, 402, 405, 426, 435, 450, 453, 460, 462
loyalty, 455
magnanimity, 457, 477
memory, 404, 424, 459
for faces, 423
open-mindedness, 416, 452, 454
oratory, 411, 426-39, 463
over-subtlety, 407, 432, 448, 452
patriotism, 450-51
pride, 416, 420, 423, 452, 455, 474, 477
religious disposition, 472-75
views, 401, 406-407
reserve:
political, 409, 414-15, 419, 452
personal, 424, 475-476
Scottish temperament, 403-405
self-confidence, 224
simplicity, 453, 458, 461, 475
sincerity, 401
temper, 455-56
tranquillity, 462
voice, 430, 436-38
Disraeli and, 11, 33, 35
estimates of, 411, 417, 448
continental, 444
family of, 403
foreign affairs, attitude towards, 443-46, 458
Freeman's appointment by, 263
High Church appointments of, 198
home life of, 462, 474, 477
Home Rule Bill of (1886), 272
Homeric studies and views of, 401, 465-68
hostility to, 304
literary activities of, 401, 458, 462-68
Lowe compared with, 293, 299, 429, 435
Lowe's antagonism to, 295
Lowe in Cabinet of, 299
mistakes of, 449
Northcote and, 212, 216
Oxford training of, 406-408
parliamentary abilities of, 420-21, 424-26
Parnell's resentment against, 239-240, 247
Peel's influence on, 10, 409, 452
poetry, attitude towards, 471
quoted, 56
Reform Bill of, 13, 442
scholarship of, 468
science, attitude towards, 407-408, 470
suffrage qualifications, proposed reduction of, 308 note
theological views of, tinging political, 473
otherwise mentioned, 67, 113, 179, 187, 221, 260
Godkin, Edwin Lawrence--
career of, 365-66
courage of, 370-71
geniality of, 376
humour of, 368-73
independence of, 364, 369, 381
influence of, 378-80
sincerity of, 367, 373, 380
style of, 367-68, 373
Tammany, attitude towards, 374 and note
views of, 366-67, 370, 374-76
Green, John Richard--
biography of, 131 note
career of, 131-34
conversation of, 165-66
eloquence of, 166
gifts and qualities of, 146, 151-52, 154, 160-62, 164-67
ill-health of, 138, 141-46
interests of, 151, 154-57
letters of, 131 note, 152-53
literary work of--
_Saturday Review_ articles, 133, 135-37, 153;
historical, 138-39, 142-45, 155, 158-60, 163-64;
characteristics of, 139-40, 150, 152-53, 157-65, 167-69
military history, fondness for, 357
political activity of, 140-41
views of, 134
Green, Prof. Thomas Hill--
career of, 85
characteristics of, 86-91
civic activities of, 98
influence of, 95-97, 99
literary works of, 92-94, 98
political keenness of, 95, 97
views of, 93, 97, 335
otherwise mentioned, 265, 268, 278
Hardy, Gathorne, 213
Hardy, Thomas, 116
Healy, T. M., 443
Henry VIII., 271 note
Herodotus, 149-51
Historians--
qualifications of, 146-48, 156, 277
two classes of, 149
History, Freeman's view of, 268, 274
Hodgkin, Dr. Thomas, 357
Holker, Sir John, 453 note
House of Commons--
character of, 48
erroneous sketches of, 121
lawyers in, 172
leadership of, 217, 424
occasional detachment of, from popular sentiment, 51
power of, declining, 308-309
rhetoric unpopular with, 296
Huxley, 207
Iddesleigh. _See_ Northcote
Ireland--
Anglo-Irish Protestants, 229-30
Church disestablishment in, 113, 187, 273, 407, 419, 442, 449 and note
Disraeli's attitude towards, 56-57, 67
Green, J. R., views of, regarding, 141
Home Rule, views regarding, of
Acton, 384;
Bowen, 356;
Bright, 455 note;
Freeman, 272;
Gladstone, 272, 414, 447;
Godkin, 375
Land Bill of 1881, 425, 442-43
James, Henry, 129
Jessel, Sir George--
Cairns compared with, 180, 193
career of, 171
judicial methods of, 174-75, 179-181, 194
mental powers of, 173, 181-82
parliamentary manner of, 172
quickness of, 173, 176, 183, 193
Jews--
bigotry towards, 183
Cambridge scholar, anecdote of, 319 note
concentration, power of, possessed by, 23 and note
conservatism of, 25 note
detachment of, 19-20
distinctions gained by, 171
practicality of, 182
satirical powers of, 45
Jowett, 113, 150
Kelvin, Lord, 184
Kipling, Rudyard, 129
Lawrence, Lord, 184
Lightfoot, Bishop, 199-200, 209, 290
Louis Napoleon, 55, 64, 98
Lowe, Robert--
biography of, 293 note
Cairns compared with, 188
career of, 293-95, 299-300
characteristics of, 301-304
Disraeli and, 34, 302
eclipse of fame of, 293, 300
educational work of, 294-95, 304-305
Gladstone compared with, 293, 299, 429, 435;
antagonism to Gladstone, 295;
in Gladstone's Cabinet, 299
Oxford, at, 301 note 2
rhetorical power of, 296-97
shortsightedness of, 300-301
Utilitarianism of, 304
Lyndhurst, Lord, 29
Macaulay, 139, 169, 270, 274, 281, 427, 428 and note 2
Macdonald, Sir John A., 422
Maclennan, John F., 320
Magee, Archbishop, 112, 199, 429
Manning, Cardinal Henry Edward--
biography of, 260-61
career of, 250-51
characteristics of, 251-54, 261
conversions effected by, 255
Infallibilist cause, work for, 256
interests and sympathies of, 257-61
speeches of, 255
Maurice, F. D., 134, 408
Mellish, Lord Justice, 176-79
Meredith, George, 116, 122
Mill, John Stuart, 61, 78 note, 93, 304
Monk, Bishop, 197
Mugwumps, 375 and note
Napoleon Bonaparte, 238
Napoleon, Louis, 55, 64, 98
_Nation, The_, 365, 368, 371-73, 378
Newman, Cardinal, 251-52, 428 note 1, 467
Newnham College, Cambridge, 329-330
Nonconformists--
Disraeli's dislike of, 8, 52
Education Act (1870) resented by, 15
Fraser's attitude towards, 202, 206-208 and note
Gladstone trusted by, 401
Green's dislike of, 134
Northcote, Sir Stafford (Lord Iddesleigh)--
biography of, 211 note
career of, 212-13
characteristics of, 213, 222-23, 225-26
Gladstone compared with, 435
parliamentary abilities of, 214-16, 218
Novels, types of, 122
O'Connell, Daniel, 6, 8, 248
Oliphant, Mrs., 116
Oratory--
elevation in, 433
reputation for, nature of, 427
Oxford--
Green, T. H., on municipal council of, 98-99
Thackeray's candidature for, 120
Oxford University--
Tractarian movement in, 252, 264 note, 406
training at, characteristics of, 408, 467
Palmer, Roundell (Lord Selborne), 176, 191-92, 294
Palmerston, Lord, 13, 28, 49, 57, 98, 294
Parliament. _See_ House of Commons
Parnell, Charles Stewart--
biography of, 227 note
career of, 228-29
family of, 227
leadership, aptness for, 248
moral courage of, 239
parliamentary tactics of, 218-19, 244;
knowledge of procedure, 242-43
passion and self-control of, 240
Phoenix Park murders, demeanour after, 236, 238
Pigott affair, attitude towards, 239
practicality of, 230-33
pride of, 233, 235-38
self-confidence of, 224, 236, 238
speeches of, 241-42
unscrupulousness of, 237-38
unsympathetic manner of, 190
views of, 245-46
Peel, Sir Robert--
caution of, 408-409, 452
death of, 10
Disraeli's conduct towards, 28 and note
his view of, 55
financial policy of, 441-42
Gladstone compared with, 411, 439, 455, 475
separation of, from Conservatives, 9, 61
speeches of, 428
Pitt, William, 429, 435, 439, 442, 476
_Popular Government_, Sir H. Maine's, cited, 309 note
Psychical Research Society, 331-32
Pusey, Dr., cited, 80
Rhodes, Cecil, 246
Rolt, Lord Justice, 191-92
Roman Catholic Church. _See under_ Church
Russell, Lord, 13, 28, 57, 295
Salisbury, Lord, 186, 247, 295, 456
_Saturday Review_--
Bowen's contributions to, 360
Freeman's contributions to, 285
dissociation from, 275
Green's contributions to, 133, 135-137, 153
Schoolmasters, types of, 343, 346
Schools Inquiry Commission, 200-201
Scott, Sir Walter, 123, 125
Scottish temperament and characteristics, 315, 403-405
Selborne, Lord. _See_ Palmer, Roundell
Sherbrooke, Viscount. _See_ Lowe, Robert
Sidgwick, Henry--
career of, 327-29
characteristics of, 338-42
impartiality of, 334
literary preferences of, 338
psychical research, interest in, 331-332
views of, philosophical and political, 335-37
women's education promoted by, 329
Sidgwick, Henry--
works of, 332-34, 338
Skene, Mr., cited, 158
Smith, Professor Goldwin, 76, 281
Smith, R. Bosworth, quoted, 349-50
Smith, Prof. Robertson--
Acton, Lord, and, 387
career of, 311-12, 315, 318-320
characteristics of, 323-25
ecclesiastical trial of, 313-16
_Encyclopaedia Britannica_, work on, 312-14
versatility of, 322
works of, 320-21;
characteristics of, 321
Stanley, Very Rev. Arthur Penrhyn--
career of, 70
characteristics of, 71, 73, 77, 82-84
debating power of, 77
Disraeli and, 81
family of, 69-70
Green influenced by, 132, 137
literary work of, 71-74
politics of, 78
sermons of, 76-77
theological position of, 80-81
Tait, attitude towards, 113
otherwise mentioned, 164-65, 205-206
Statesmanship, necessary qualifications for, 46
Stevenson, R. L., 129
Stubbs, Bishop, 138, 160, 289-90, 453 note
Suffrage extension--
Disraeli's view of, 52, 57-58, 67-68, 310
Lowe's opposition to, 295-98, 305-306
results of, 306-309
Tait, Archibald Campbell, Archbishop of Canterbury--
biography of, cited, 100 note
career of, 107
characteristics of, 108-12, 209
Green appointed librarian by, 133-134
influence of, 110-12
Irish Church Disestablishment Bill, attitude towards, 187
policy of, 112, 114
views of, 110
Temple, Archbishop, 113 and note, 199
Tennyson, 39, 459
Thackeray, W. M., 35, 120, 123-25
Thirlwall, Bishop, 112
Thucydides, 149-50
Tone, Wolfe, 229, 248
Tory party--
nature of, 218;
(1848-1865), 60-62
suffrage extension profitable to, 52, 57-58, 67, 310
Tractarian movement, 252, 264 note, 406
Trollope, Anthony--
biographies of, cited, 116 note
Freeman and, 120, 271 and note
literary position of, 116-18
personality of, 118, 126
political activity of, 120
travels of, 121-22
works of, 117-20, 128;
characteristics of, 122-30
United States--
Acton's knowledge of history of, 387
Freeman's visit to, 268
journalism in, 379
Presbyterianism in, 317
religion and politics dissociated in, 100
Trollope's account of, 122
University influence in, 378
Westbury, Lord, 303
Whiggism, 6, 8, 63, 298, 469
Wilberforce, Bishop Samuel, 111-12, 198, 254, 429
Women, education of, 329-31
Wordsworth, 301
Wright, William, 319 and note, 320
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