Section 2. Hamlet's Directions to the players Shaks. 119 Section 3. Eloquence and Oratory Section 5. Faults of Conversation Section 7. Of Successful Speaking Section 8. The Orator should study himself ib. 127 Section 9. Wit injures Eloquence Section 10. On the production of Ideas Section 12. Remarks on Reading Section 13. Method in Speaking Section 15. Women polish and improve Society Section 16. Fondness for Fashion Injurious Section 1. Novels and Romances Section 3. Compendious view of the Bible Porteus 191 Section 4. The Commencement of a century Anon 200 Şection 1. The Eulogium of the Perfect Speaker. 210 Section 2. Eulogium of Antoinette Section 3. Pa syric on the British Constitution ib. 212 Section 4. In tives against Hastings Sheridan 213 Section 5. Burke on the Eloquence of Sheridan · 216 Section 6. Eulogium on Lord Chatham Junius 210 Section 7. Cicero and Demosthenes compared Camb. 217 Section 8. Portraits of Mahomet and Jesus contrasted 218 Section 9. Eulogium on the Duke of Bedford Fox 219 Section 10. Character of a lowly Hero illustrated Section 11. Walpole against Mr. Pitt Section 13. Eulogy on Washington Section 14. Eulogy on Hamilton Section 15. Eulogy on Fisher Ames Section 1. Paul's defence before Agrippa 248 Section 2. Sentence passed on John Slater Wilds 249 Section 3. Speech in favour of a School-Master Dr. Johnson 251 Section 4. Erskine against Williams, publisher of Paine's Section 5. On the Character of a Judge Martin 257 Section 6. Burr and Blennerhasset Section 7. Erskine against Demosthenes Section 8. Emmet's Vindication Section 9. Griffin against Cheetham for a Libel . 269 Another part of the same Speech CHAPTER III. Eloquence of the Pulpit. Section 1. Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence 283 Section 2. The Commandments 28T Section 3. Nathan's Parable 288 Section 4. Parable of the Prodigal Son 289 Section 5. The Atheist, his attainments, &c. Foster 290 Section 6. The Omnipresence of the Deity ib. 292 Section 7. The Liberty of Man and the Fore-Knowledge of God Horsley 296 Section 8. Character and Government of God Mason 298 Section 9. Divinity of Jesus Christ ib. 301 Section 10. Sufferings of our Saviour Jay 305 Section 11. Pure religion and genuine devotion Fawcet 308 Section 12. Transition from Time to Eternity Logan 310 Section 13. Early Piety ib. 311 Section 15. Reflections on God as our Creator Fawcet 315 Section 16. Triumph of Life and Death Zolicofer 319 Section 17. Domestic Happiness Jay 324 Section 18. On Patience ib. 327 Section 19. Christianity a Practical Principle Hannah Moore 330 CHAPTER IV. Select Speeches. Section 1. On Prejudice Section 2. Disquisition on Patriotism Section 3. Burke's Eulogy on his Son Dexter 335 337 339 The importance and blessings of Union Jay 341 Section 4. Danger of War between the States Section 7. The Force of Talents CHAPTER I. Narrative Pieces. . Section 1. Verses, the sound of which is an Echo to the Sense 363 Section 2. Othello's Apology Shakspeare 365 Section 3. Discourse between Adam and Eve Milton 367 CHAPTER II. Didactic Pieces. Section 1. Nothing formed in Vain Thompson 370 Section 2. National Prejudices and Slavery Cowper 571 Section 3. Reflections on a Future State Thompson 372 Section 4. On Versification Pope 373 Section 5. On Pride ib. 375 CHAPTER III. Descriptive Pieces. Section 1. The Morning in Summer Thompson 376 Section 2. The Sabbath Morning Sabbath 377 Section 3. A Paraphrase on 13th.ch, of 1st. Corinth. 378 Section 4. An Improved Imagination, &c. Akenside 380 PART IV. Dialogues. CHAPTER I. Section 1. A Proposal of Marriage 395 Section 2. Lecture on Mimicry Carey 397 Section 3. Addison and Swift Littleton 399 Section 4. Parental Love John Bull 403 Section 5. Conjugal Love Honey Moon 406 Section 6. Speech of Rolla Sheridan's Pizarro 408 |