irrespective of looks, 112, 37;
known after loss, 539, 30;
man's, how rated, 330, 31;
man's, measure of, 533, 30;
man's reverence for, 389, 41;
man's, test of, 545, 30;
measure of, 212, 3;
of thing, test of, 519, 19;
or unworth, what determines, 533, 34;
real, 369, 17, 18;
revealed by life, 488, 16;
sterling, mark of, 226, 33;
substantial, before ornament, 106, 47;
test of, 482, 26;
the achievement of, 17, 39;
to be distinguished from unworth, 290, 30;
undying, 308, 6;
who can recognise, 335, 14
Worthless, always worthless, 25, 26;
man, a, defined, 59, 1
Worthy, men, at odds, the blame, 546, 46;
people, a misfortune of, 505, 18
Would and shall compared, 497, 31;
and should, compared, 497, 31;
must yield to can, 42, 14
"Would" and "should" contrasted, 414, 28
Wound always leaves a scar, 25, 28; 88, 17
Wrath, as dealt by God, 125, 25;
nursing her, 118, 58;
sun not to set upon, 242, 22
Wreath easier to find than find wearer, 79, 21
Wreck, a beacon, 25, 29;
of life, secret of, 520, 36
Wren, the poor, pluck of, 448, 26
Wren's monument, 390, 23
Wrestling, strength from, 149, 9
Wretch, concentred all in self, 62, 28
Wretched, comfort to, 73, 49; 397, 7;
in heart, unhelpful, 305, 7;
learned to succour, 141, 27;
presence of, to happy, 449, 8;
regard for, a duty, 87, 9;
the most, 239, 21;
weakness of the, 87, 13
Wretchedness, from fancy, 298, 42;
intentional, impious, 143, 30;
must complain, 25, 30;
source of, 303, 11;
that is voiceless, 415, 20;
to be pitied by man, 30, 32
Write, how to, 364, 10;
rule for one who intends to, 333, 48;
where to learn to, 177, 38
Writer, best part of, 413, 30;
book for a, 252, 56;
good, mark of, 91, 11;
good, rare, 6, 52;
great, mark of, 7, 10;
original, and the taste to appreciate him, 91, 13;
sure of many readers 441, 23;
wise, 25, 2
Writers, all great, writers of history, 91, 20;
all immortal, source of inspiration of, 9, 45;
clear and turbid, 43, 57;
great, and their words, 135, 30;
who have genius, 504, 5
Writing, advantage of, 369, 9;
art of, secret of, 53, 9;
benefit to few, 469, 6;
clear, condition of, 554, 30;
condition of, 305, 23;
ease in, how acquired, 499, 45
easy, Sheridan on, 568, 6;
fine, the root of, 452, 10;
for eternity, hard, 161, 28;
for money, 302, 54;
friends, delay in, 21, 28;
good, allegorical, 130, 38;
good, condition of, 506, 4;
good, source of, 383, 27;
insincere, 503, 19;
itch for, 412, 27;
master of, 93, 56;
men, soul of all worth in, 189, 27;
of fools, harmful, 540, 35;
passion for, 383, 29;
plainest, in dusk, 190, 27;
rule in, to the public, 11, 55;
rules for, 297, 17-19;
slovenly, uncourteous, 394, 10;
styles of, 456, 3;
ultimate rule in, 459, 30;
well, and writing readily, 192, 37;
well, merit of, 324, 43;
well, requisites for, 497, 8;
without purpose, 244, 10
Writings, ancient, folly of controversy about, 508, 33
Written, what is, remains, 184, 4;
worthless, so long as dead, 535, 19
Wrong, and God, 3, 55;
and the law, 3, 56;
as regards right, 6, 3;
avengement of, 331, 20;
by rule and by caprice, 200, 20;
difficult to avoid, 86, 9;
doing, a disgrace, 319, 19;
forgetting of, a revenge, 112, 22;
going, always harmful, 381, 51;
going, and turning back, 201, 16;
going, result of, 545, 6;
in the place of truth, 501, 34;
instruction from finding we are, 476, 22;
knowledge of, dispensable, 171, 20;
matter of consciousness, never right, 325, 17;
possible to be, 165, 14;
suffering and paying for, 202, 19;
to know, the first essential thing, 445, 36;
to one threatening to many, 286, 13;
with many, 29, 57
Wrongs, little, 251, 45
Wrong-doer never pardons, 112, 27
Wrong-doing punished on earth, 8, 61

Y

Yea, the everlasting, 256, 3
Years, a man's, counting, 523, 30
"Yes" to be deliberate, 337, 1
Yesterday and to-morrow, both are, 422, 31
Yielding commended, 37, 32, 34
Yoke, an easy, 288, 27
Young, idea, to teach, 57, 51;
in age, advantage of being, 490, 38;
in youth happy, 124, 38;
man, best rules for, 417, 57;
man, growing virtue of, 428, 13;
man's life, happiness and virtue of, 425, 18;
men, and their command in affairs, 297, 8;
men, conservativeness in, a bad sign, 524, 1;
men, errors of, 425, 29;
men, glory of, 430, 14;
men, love for, 122, 46;
men, our, 340, 3;
men, Professor Blackie to, 295, 13;
men, task of, 214, 46;
men, the conceit of, 305, 24;
talk of, 238, 39;
the, Goethe's tolerance with, 411, 37;
to be dealt gently with, 169, 21;
what it is to be, 491, 4
Younger, the wish to be, 307, 48
Youth, a lesson to teach, 508, 40;
ambitious schemes of, at mid-age, 466, 2;
and age, respective liveries of, 112, 5;
and hope, 225, 38;
and its knowledge of world, 203, 47;
and old age, as regards impressibility, 227, 9;
and wine, 556, 36;
as evil time, rather than age, 200, 31;
beautiful, 160, 50;
bridge from, to manhood, 300, 28;
characteristics of, 22, 33;
conceit in, misery of, 560, 23;
conceit of, 93, 7;
confidence of, 190, 19;
contractedness, of, 140, 9;
dalliance, evil of, 177, 2;
education of, 95, 20;
eternal, how attained, 95, 39;
excesses of, 426, 20;
failing of, 216, 46;
first impressions of, indelible, 242, 4;
flower of, when most beautiful, 429, 2;
follies of, to be unlearned in manhood, 482, 33;
foolhardiness in, 48, 62;
grief in, 192, 41;
hard to restrain, 321, 7;
heedfulness in, commended, 243, 5;
home-keeping, 158, 36;
importance of training, 378, 30;
in love, Ruskin's advice to, 542, 38;
incomplete, 544, 47;
incontinence in, effect of, 195, 24;
inspiration of, 23, 41;
learning to be a man, 466, 14;
not necessarily inexperienced, 12, 42;
penalty of, liberty to, 260, 44;
perils of, 419, 25;
pliability and obstinacy of, 38, 25;
profession of, naturalness in, 270, 8;
reckless, 370, 27;
responsibility of, 423, 13;
roses of, 382, 14;
temper of, 362, 1;
the guide of, 60, 23;
the more it is wasted, 419, 22;
thoughts of, 419, 7; 457, 38;
thrift in, 213, 2;
time to learn, 178, 28;
to be modest, 4, 41; 56, 34;
to be respected, 271, 17;
to be saving, 225, 37;
to be used as a springtime, 509, 40;
too covetous of honour, 288, 43;
virtuous, happy season of, 140, 24;
wandering in his own way, 165, 9;
weakness of, 199, 51;
what he strives for, 60, 24;
wisdom and beauty in, rare, 192, 39;
without enthusiasm, 304, 3;
yearning for, 395, 2
Youthful impressions, Goethe on, 460, 38

Z

Zeal, a, commended, 384, 49;
blind, 30, 57, 59;
not to outrun charity, 296, 42;
religious, effects of, 372, 37
Zeus, dice of, 326, 34