1778. His Birth 354
His Origin 354
The Ionian Islands 355
Foscolo studies at Padua under Cesarotti 355
1797. His Tragedy of "Thyestes" represented at Venice 357
Foscolo becomes a voluntary Exile 357
His "Letters of Jacopo Ortis" 357
His Opinion of Bonaparte 359
He visits Tuscany 360
And Florence 360
He goes to Milan; Description of the Cisalpine Republic 361
Foscolo becomes acquainted with Monti 361
Likeness between him and his imaginary Hero, Ortis 362
His unfortunate Attachment for a Pisan Lady 362
He joins the Lombard Legion 363
1800. Invasion of the Austrio-Russians 363
Foscolo joins the French Army at Genoa 363
Siege of Genoa 364
Foscolo, his Letter to Bonaparte 364
(June 4th.) Surrender of Genoa 365
Conveyance of the Garrison to France by the English Fleet;
Foscolo accompanies them 365
"Ortis" 366
Comparison between Goethe's "Werter" and "Ortis" 366
Person and Manners of Foscolo 369
1802. Meeting of a Congress at Lyons to reform the Cisalpine
Republic 370
Foscolo, his "Oration to Bonaparte" 370
Foscolo holds a Commission in the Italian Legion 372
His Translation of Sterne's "Sentimental Journey" 373
1805. He becomes intimate with General Caffarelli 375
The Brescians 375
Foscolo, his "Ode on Sepulchres" 375
1808. He is made Professor of Eloquence in the University of Pavia;
his Introductory Oration 377
He incurs the Displeasure of Bonaparte 378
Loses his Professorship, and retires to the Lake of Como 378
Description of the Lake 378
His Tragedy of "Ajax" 379
Its Politics found fault with; he is persecuted in consequence 380
He is exiled from Milan, and visits Tuscany 380
1813. Manifesto of Lord William Bentinek 382
Treaty of Fontainebleau 382
Foscolo, his Adherence to the Cause of Liberty 384
His Conversation with Pecchio 385
He resides in Italy 385
Lord Castlereagh 386
Arrival of Foscolo in England 386
His Retreat at St. John's Wood 387
1822. Pecchio visits him 387
Foscolo, his "Ricciarda" 388
The Story on which it is founded 388
Dedicated to Lord William Russell 388
1823. Lady Dacre interests herself in behalf of Foscolo 389
Description of Foscolo's House at South Bank 389
Imprudence of Foscolo; his pecuniary Difficulties 392
1827. (October 10th.) His Death 392
His Character 393