Britton, John, his early life, difficulties surmounted, 128
Brotherton, Joseph, M.P., 18, 366
Brougham, Lord, 25, 457
Brown, John, geologist, 179
Brown, Sir S., 142
Brunel, Sir I., a thoughtful observer, 142-3
Buffon, Comte de, as student, 123-5
Burney, Dr., 154
Burns, Robert, in boyhood, 418; his improvidence, 348; on worth, 349
Burritt, Elihu, 154, 373
Business men, 310-14
Business qualities of great men, 325-34
Buxton, Sir Fowell, philanthropist, 306-9; on will, 268-9, 306, 377; on mother's influence, 425; on good company, 433, 437; his cheerfulness, 440
C
Cæsarism, fallacy of, 4
Callcott, Sir A., 185
Callot, Jacques, artist, 192-3
Campbell, Lord, 13, 256
Canning, on character, 450
Carey, William, missionary, 10, 117, 283
Carlyle, Thomas, his destroyed MS., 120
Cavendish, philosopher, 23
Cecil, on method, 320
Cellini, Benvenuto, his origin, 194; his career, 194-5; statue of Perseus, 196-8
Chalmers, Rev. Dr., on honesty, 337; in boyhood, 418
Chambers, William, publisher, 407
Chantrey, Sir Francis, 12, 184; character and works, 211-4
Character is power, 385, 449, 452
Charteris, Colonel, 454
Chatterton, poet, 376, 418
Chaucer, Geof., as a man of business, 312
Cheerfulness, 116, 440
Cheeryble Brothers, 465
Chisholm, Mrs., on work and success, 429
Civility and kindness, 461
Clarke, Adam, 376
Clarkson, Thomas, philanthropist, 303-4; his immense labours, 304-5
Clay, Henry, orator. 404
Clergymen's sons, 13
Clive, Robert, 419
Clyde, Lord, 254, 271
Cobbett, William, author, 408
Cobden, Richard, 17; on thrift, 344
Cockburn, Lord, on character, 451
Coleridge, S. T., poet, 13, 396
Collingwood, Lord, on honest poverty, 367; on mean company, 433; on character, 459
Columbus, a careful observer, 143
Comic literature, 391
Constant, Benjamin, 394
Courageous working, 265
Cromwell, Oliver, on integrity 456
Cuneiform inscriptions, 121
Curran, J. P., 405
Cuvier, Baron, 151-2, 165
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Daguesseau, Chancellor of France, 154, 437
