INDEX Anacreontic. By Geo. Hill, Esq., 26 Death of Lieutenant Burts, 84 A Midnight Chaunt for the Dying Dewey's Discourse: the Lexington, 158 A Leaf from 'Down in Maine,' 42 Decatur, Anecdote of, 261 Doctors, Spiritual and Medical, 471 A Visit to the Lackawana Mines, 102 Death of an Actor on the Stage, 529 531 535 A Poet to his Sister.' By F. W. Editors' Table, 76, 163, 255, 348, 445, 525 233 Earle's Visit to Insane Asylums, 250 A True Poet. WILLIAM Pitt Pal- Ephraim Pipkin. A New-England A Bone-Picking with Old GÖETAE, 263 Early Morning Exercise, 499 A Song of the Fairies. By H. W. Farewell, Old Year! By GRACE A Lover's Journal: By 'Flaccus,' 298, 472 Fame: 'Dum Vivimus Vivamus,' 151 A Little Gossip with Our Readers, 349 Fowling. By ALFRED B. STREET, American Literature, Rev. Mr. Bacon, 356 E39., 266 484 Abderahman of Spain. By WASH- France: its King, Court, and Go. A Tribute to FITZHUGH SMITH, 441 ANTHON's Greek Reader, Gimcrackery. By 'Harry Franco,' 182 450 GRIME's New System of Phrenology, 343 463 Guizot's History of Civilization, 443 An Advertisernent. By Glorious Companionship of Books, 533 A Gossip with our Contributors, 539 A Word to Delinquents, 5-10 Henry of Guise. By G. P. R. JAMES, 72 Harpers' School Library, Heaven's Lesson. By Mrs. SIGOUR- 152 280 BLAKE's Biographical Dictionary, 162 _Hymn of Nature. From the Ger- Betier Moments. By H. T. Tuck- ERMAX, Esq., 188 Hague's Historical Discourse, 347 240 HOLBROOK's North American Her- petology, 532 533 International Copy-right Law, 529 Chivalry and the Crusades, 1 J. Cabinet Pictures. By 'Quince,' 71 CHANNING's Discourse on Homæo. Carey on the Currency, 443 LITERARY Notices, 72.155, 250, 343, 441,522 73 442 103 Franco, Letter from WASHINGTON IRVING, Lament of the Bereaved, 79 The Bermudas. By WASHINGTON Limnings in the Thoroughfares. By G. D. STRONG, Esq., 138 Three Kings of Bermuda. By Geof- Lines to a Wounded Sea-Gull, 220 Life's Journey. By Hon. R. M. The Contrabandist. By GEORGE Letter-Bag of the Great Western, 253 The 'Almighty Dollar, 44 Leaves from a Georgia Lawyer's The Great Descender. By 'Flaccus,' 61,119 Life's Mysteries, 413 76 M. The Knight of Malta. By Wash- INGTON IRVING, The Grand Prior of Minorca. By 232 The Haunted Merchant. By 'Harry Melancholy Story, etc. By Geof- 125, 221 369 Madame Tussaud's Reminiscences, 252 Memories of the Dead, 426 The Devil, His History, -Moral Reflections, ete. By John 485 The Last Look. By 'Flaccus,' 195 Theodoric, or the Siege of Rome, 204 The Engulfed Convent. By Wash- North American Review, INGTON IRVING, New-Year Verses by a Bachelor, 107 Notes on the Netherlands, 145, 190 New Philosophy of Mind, 413, 451 The Passaic : A Group of Poems, 257 Nearness of Spirits. From the Ger- 422 National Academy of Design, 540 The English and the War-Time, The Iron Footstep. By “Јонх 82 The City by the Sea. By 'lona,' 284 135 The Nautilus: a Lesson in Nature, 297 169 | Time's Vista. From a ms. Poem, 303 Ollapodiana. By Willis GAYLORD, The Great Mississippi Bubble. By Our Village. By the 'American in The Early Lost, 324 387, 501 The American Bald Eagle, P. The Pathfinder. By J. FENIMORE 344,449 Tribute to the Late Dr. FOLLEN, 355 Pelayo, etc., by WASHINGTON IRVING, 65 To Luciser. By ALFRED B. STREET, Phrenology and Animal Magnetism, 98 134 Philadelphia Casket, - Triumph over the School-men, 174 497 The CRAYON Papers : Letter from 427, 513 The ‘Postillion' at the Park Theatre, 449 Rights of Women. By Miss SARAH Reminiscence of the War. By Geo. The Little l'airy, Reddes Dulce Loqui, 461 | The Dream-Omen. From the Ger- The Birds of Spring, Spearing. By ALFRED B. STREET, Taking of the Veil." By WASHING- Song." By Col. William L. STONE, 17 The Charming Letoriéres. By Do., 81 The late Rev. John Owen Colton, 535 SPENSER's Poetical Works, 162 V. Voices of the Night. By Professor 268 74 Spring: in Imitation of the German, 331 W. Sixteenth Volume of the KNICKER- 540 Works of CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL, 157 BOCKER, - THE KNICKERBOCKER. VOL. XV. JANUARY, 1840. No. 1. CHIVALRY AND THE CRUSADE S. 'A CENTLEMAN of excellent breeding, of admirable discourse, of great admittance; authentic in place and person, generally allowed for many war-like, court-like, and learned preparations.' SHAKSPEARE. We propose, in the present paper, to present to our readers some account of the institution of Chivalry, and of the times that produced it. The theme may to some appear trite. To us it is not so; and we trust, before we have done, to bring others to our mind. In turning to the records of chivalry, we feel, (and we have faith we are not alone,) as if recurring to the pleasant dreams of our youth. Nor do we envy those whose imaginations never kindled, and whose hearts never beat thick, at the recital of the pomp and pageantry, the brilliant daring and gallant exploits, of the old chivalrous times. The knight so brave and yet so gentle ; in the battle-shock a tower of iron; in lady's bower, swayed, like his morion's plume, by the faintest breath of beauty; the tournament, with its ring of loveliness, and its champions proving in friendly conflict their strength and skill in arms, amid the exhilarating shouts of the multitude, and beneath the glances of bright eyes,' which Rain influence and award the prize;' the knight's adventurous wanderings in quest of opportunity to right the wrong, to spoil the spoiler, to chastise the oppressor, and to throw over innocence and weakness the protecting shield ; all this furnishes a picture well fitted to captivate the fancy of our early years. Still farther : the old chivalrous and feudal age, with its sharp contrasts, its strong lights and deep shades, its exaggerated strain of sentiment and feeling, and its unsettled, revolutionary state; how striking a counterpart to the imaginative mind of youth! For has not youth its romantic visions ; its dreams of glory to be achieved, and beauty's smile to be won; its eager wishes and resolves to crusade against cruelly and oppression, and be a right arm of defence to the innocent and weak? Imagination, and Love, and Hope, are the feudal lords of the youthful spirit, and the whole troop of thoughts and passions are their loyal retainers, prompt to dare, at their behest all deeds of high emprize. The chivalrous spirit, then, instead of having gone long since to its cemetery, yet lives and abides in every 1 VOL. XV. |