| Abyssinia, A Peep at | Editorial | 186 |
| Adirondacks, The Heart of the | Editorial | 194 |
| After the Comet | W.L. Alden | 136 |
| A Great Master and His Greatest Work | Editorial | 83 |
| Aldine Chromos for 1873 | Editorial | 228 |
| Alpine World, The | Editorial | 134 |
| America, Home Life in | Editorial | 76 |
| American Robin, The | Gilbert Darling | 327 |
| Angling, A Few Words on | Henry Richards | 155 |
| Architecture | W. Von Humboldt | 43 |
| [Art] | | 28 |
| Artistic Evening, An | Editorial | 248 |
| Art-Musee in America, An | Erastus South | 127 |
| Art, Roman | Ottfreid Müller | 32 |
| At Rest. (Poem) | Julia C.R. Dorr | 234 |
| August in the Woods | W.W. Bailey | 161 |
| Ausable, Morning on the | Editorial | 40 |
| Authorship, Style in | Stewart | 75 |
| Autumn Rambles | W.W. Bailey | 212 |
| A Yarn | Uncle Bluejacket | 216 |
| Babes in the Wood, The | Editorial | 223 |
| Badger Hunting | Editorial | 225 |
| Barry Cornwall, To. (Poem) | A.C. Swinburne | 50 |
| Beauty, Of | Bacon. | 107 |
| Beside the Sea. (Poem) | Mary E. Bradley | 161 |
| Biography | Henry Richards | 65 |
| Bishop's Oak | Caroline Cheesebro' | 172 |
| Black Gnat, The | A.R.M. | 34 |
| Blood Money | Editorial | 207 |
| Blue-Birds | Gilbert Burling | 163 |
| Books, Borrowing | Leigh Hunt | 36 |
| "Bridge of Sighs," Hood's | Editorial | 50 |
| Bronte's (Charlotte) Brother and Father | January Searle | 111 |
| Building of the Ship, The. (Poem) | Longfellow | 89 |
| Cedar Bird, The | Gilbert Burling | 85 |
| Celebration of the Passover, The | Editorial | 64 |
| Chase, After the | Editorial | 227 |
| Chet's, Miss, Club | Caroline Cheesbro' | 59 |
| Children, Loss of Little | Leigh Hunt | 104 |
| Chinese Stories | Henry Richards | 215 |
| Christmas Trees | W.W. Bailey | 234 |
| [Coleridge as a Plagiarist] | | 23 |
| [Coming Out of School] | Editorial | 12 |
| Cosas de Espana | Editorial | 86 |
| Crown Diamonds and other Gems | S.F. Corkran | 181 |
| Daisies, Among The | A.S. Isaacs | 23 |
| December and May | Editorial | 147 |
| Death Chase, The | Editorial | 236 |
| Dogs, About | Henry Richards | 175 |
| Dogs, Education of | Henry Richards | 234 |
| Englishmen, Religion of | H. Taine | 183 |
| English Rhymes and Stories | Henry Richards | 96 |
| En Miniature. (From the German) | M.A.P. Humphreys | 132 |
| Exquisite Moment, An | Editorial | 93 |
| Fancie's Dream | Lolly Dinks's Mother | 34 |
| Fancie's Farewell | Lolly Dinks's Mother | 114 |
| Fawn Family, A Day with a | Editorial | 107 |
| Feast of the Tabernacles, The | Editorial | 64 |
| Fra Bartolomeo | Editorial | 106 |
| Forester's Happy Family, The | Editorial | 167 |
| Forester's Last Coming Home, The | Editorial | 56 |
| Fortune of The Hassans, The | C.F. Guernsey | 123 |
| Friendship of Poets, The | Editorial | 50 |
| [Frosty Day, A. (Poem)] | J.L. Warren | 11 |
| Garden, In the | Betsy Drew | 138 |
| Gems, Colored | W.S. Ward | 39 |
| Going to the Volcano | T.M. Coan | 245 |
| Green River. (Poem) | W.C. Bryant | 72 |
| Gypsies, The | Editorial | 166 |
| Heart of Kosciusko, The | Editorial | 113 |
| Heartsease. (Poem) | Mary E. Bradley | 43 |
| Hello! | Editorial | 193 |
| Home and Exile | Editorial | 237 |
| House with the Hollyhocks, The | A.L. Noble | 177 |
| House Wrens | Gilbert Burling | 105 |
| How to Tame Pet Birds | January Searle | 146 |
| Hunt (Leigh), A Last Visit to | January Searle | 192 |
| Hunting Snails | T.M. Coan | 156 |
| Ideal, The | Theodore Parker | 133 |
| Il Beato. (From the German) | M.A.P. Humphrey | 183 |
| Ill Wind, An | Leslie Malbone | 112 |
| Inside the Door | Caroline Cheesebro' | 30 |
| Ireland, A Glimpse at | T.M. Coan | 119 |
| Island, On an | Caroline Cheesebro' | 114 |
| Jack and Gill | Editorial | 223 |
| King Baby. (Poem) | George Cooper | 224 |
| Kingfisher, The | Editorial | 125 |
| King's Rosebud, The. (Poem) | Julia C.R. Porr | 107 |
| Knowledge | Ethics of the Fathers | 135 |
| "Lais Corinthaica," Holbein's | Editorial | 182 |
| Lalalo--A Legend of Galicia. (From the Spanish) | H.S. Conant | 164 |
| Lamp-Light | Julian Hawthorne | 165 |
| Lisbon, Loiterings around | Editorial | 44 |
| [Literature] | 28, 47, 67, 88, 108, 128, 148, 168, 188, 208 |
| Little Emily | Editorial | 178 |
| Liverworts. (Poem) | W.W. Bailey | 70 |
| Longfellow's House and Library | Geo. W. Greene | 100 |
| Love Aloft | Editorial | 116 |
| Love's Humility. (Poem) | B.G. Hosmer | 141 |
| [Mandarin, A] | From the French | 19 |
| Manifest Destiny. (Poem) | R.H. Stoddard | 47 |
| Man in Blue, The | R.B. Davey | 50 |
| Man in the Moon, The | Yule-tide Stories | 120 |
| Man's Unselfish Friend | Editorial | 60 |
| Married in a Snow-Storm. (From the Russian) | Wm. Percival | 152 |
| Marsh and Pond Flowers | W.W. Bailey | 126 |
| Martinmas Goose, The | Editorial | 243 |
| Maximilian Morningdew's Advice, Mr. | Julian Hawthorne | 74 |
| [Millerism] | Editorial | 10 |
| Minster at Ulm, The | Editorial | 158 |
| Misers, About | Betsy Drew | 99 |
| [Mother is Here!] | | 20 |
| Morning Dew | Editorial | 76 |
| Morning and Evening | Editorial | 242 |
| Mountain Land of Western North Carolina | J.A. Oertel | 52 |
| Mountain Land of Western North Carolina | J.A. Oertel | 214 |
| [Mountains, In the] | Editorial | 16 |
| Mouse Shoes | Lolly Dinks's Mother | 197 |
| Music in the Alps | Editorial | 33 |
| Necessity of Believing Something | Jean Paul | 31 |
| Neighbor Over the Way, My. (Poem) | G.W. Scars | 110 |
| [Newport, At. (Poem)] | Geo. H. Boker | 10 |
| Niagara | Editorial | 213 |
| Noble Savage, The | | 110 |
| [Nooning, The] | | 16 |
| Oblivion | Browne | 120 |
| October | W.W. Bailey | 192 |
| [Old Maid's Village, The] | Kate F. Hill | 26 |
| Old Oaken Bucket, The | Editorial | 152 |
| Othello, How Rossini Wrote | L.C. Bullard | 91 |
| Out of the Deeps | Elizabeth Stoddard | 94 |
| Painted Boats on Painted Seas | Hiram Rich | 201 |
| Patriotism and Powder | Editorial | 132 |
| [Pavilions on the Lake, The. (From the French)] | H.S. Conant | 14 |
| Pepito | Lucy Ellen Guernsey | 212 |
| Perkins, Granville | | 48 |
| Peruvians, Among the | Editorial | 24 |
| Play for a Heart, A. (From the German) | H.S. Conant | 54 |
| Pleasure-Seeking | Editorial | 240 |
| Poet's Rivers | Editorial | 70 |
| Portugal, Wanderings in | Editorial | 224 |
| Pottery, Ancient | S.F. Corkran | 72 |
| Prince and Peasant. (From the German,) | H.S. Conant | 196 |
| Puddle Party, The | Lolly Dinks's Mother | 83 |
| Punishment after Death. (From the Danish) | James Watkins | 218 |
| Puss Asleep | Henry Richards | 143 |
| [Queen's Closet, The] | Lolly Dinks's Mother | 27 |
| Rainy Day, The. (Poem) | H.W. Longfellow | 120 |
| Raymondskill, The | E.C. Stedman | 154 |
| [Real Romance, The] | Julian Hawthorne | 10 |
| Ruse de Guerre. (Poem) | H.B. Bostwick | 63 |
| School-Children | Editorial | 198 |
| Scissor Family, The | Lolly Dinks's Mother | 144 |
| Secret, A. (Poem) | Julia C.R. Dorr | 212 |
| September Reverie, A | Editorial | 172 |
| Serious Case, A | Editorial | 203 |
| Shadows | Julian Hawthorne | 142 |
| Shakspeare Celebrations | Editorial | 90 |
| Shakspeare Portraits | R.H. Stoddard | 103 |
| Shameful Death. (Poem) | Wm. Morris | 83 |
| Shrews | A.S. Isaacs | 63 |
| Simple Suggestion, A | Mary E. Bradley | 216 |
| Smallpox, Worse than | L.E. Guernsey | 157 |
| Snow-Bird, The | Gilbert Burling | 207 |
| Song Sparrow, The | Gilbert Burling | 32 |
| Song or Wood Thrush, The | Gilbert Burling | 66 |
| Sonnet | Alfred Tennyson | 67 |
| Sparrows' City, The. (Poem) | George Cooper | 165 |
| Stael, Baroness de, The Salon of. (From the French) | 43 |
| Story of Coeho, The | R.B. Davey | 71 |
| Street Scene in Cairo, A | Editorial | 239 |
| Stuffing Birds | January Searle | 246 |
| Summer Fallacies | C.D. Shanly | 176 |
| Sunshine | Julian Hawthorne | 92 |
| Superstition | Bacon | 56 |
| Swift, Dean | Lady Mary Wortley Montague | 53 |
| Temple of Canova, The | Editorial | 203 |
| Thievish Animals | Editorial | 238 |
| Thistle-Down. (Poem) | W.W. Bailey | 145 |
| Tired Mothers. (Poem) | Mrs. A. Smith | 172 |
| [Tropic Forest, A. (Poem)] | Montgomery | 20 |
| Trout Fishing | C.D. Shanly | 141 |
| Truants, The | | 40 |
| Two | J.C.R. Dorr | 152 |
| Two Gazels of Hafiz | Henry Richards | 145 |
| Two Lives, The. (Poem) | S.W. Duffield | 201 |
| Two Queens in Westminster. (Poem) | H. Morford | 132 |
| Uncollected Poems | | 50 |
| Uncollected Poems by Campbell. | Editorial | 144 |
| Uncollected Poems by "L.E.L." | Editorial | 94 |
| Uttmann, Barbara. (From the German) | | 66 |
| [Venice, A Glimpse of] | Editorial | 13 |
| Violins, About | J.D. Elwell | 36 |
| Virginia, On the Eastern Shore of | Mary E. Bradley | 79 |
| Water Ballad | S.T. Coleridge | 67 |
| Weber (Von), Karl Maria | Editorial | 206 |
| [Wine and Kisses. (Poem) From the Persian] | Joel Benton | 27 |
| Winter-Green. (Poem) | Mary E. Bradley | 90 |
| [Winter Pictures from the Poets] | Editorial | 14 |
| Winter Scenes | Editorial | 230 |
| Wolf, Calf and Goat, The | Æsop, Junior | 124 |
| Woman in Art | E.B. Leonard | 145 |
| Woman's Eternity, A | E.B.L. | 204 |
| Woman's Place | Editorial | 162 |
| Wood or Summer Ducks | Editorial | 187 |
| Woods, In the. (Poem) | G.W. Sears | 192 |
| Woods Out in the. (Poem) | Mary E. Bradley | 126 |
| Wordsworth | Taine | 33 |
| Wyoming Valley | Editorial | 36 |
| Young Robin Hunter, The | Editorial | 60 |
| Zekle's Courtin' | Editorial | 30 |