Fenelon, Jansenist character of, i. 373; his admiration of Homer, iii. [339].
Feudal customs and rights, the barbarous, the first attempts at organizing society, i. 183; servitude of the land, 184; maiden rights, ib.; wardship, 185; German lords privileged to rob on the highway, ib.; anecdote of Geoffrey, Lord of Coventry, ib.; anecdotes of the abuse of feudal rights and power, 186, 187.
Filbert, origin of the name, ii. 157, and note.
Filchers, literary, iii. [316]-319.
Filicaja, a sonnet of, iii. [197], translated, ib.
Finett, Sir John, master of the ceremonies to Charles I.—See Etiquette.
Fire, in primæval ages, a signal of respect, ii. 16; worshipped as a divinity, ib.; a symbol of majesty, ib.; ancient observances regarding, ib.
Fire-works, not known to antiquity, ii. 15; their epoch, 17; originated with the Florentines and Siennese, ib.; their use passes to Rome, ib.; exhibition of at Paris, 18.
Flap-dragons, ii. 298.
Flea, collection of poems on, i. 304.