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Section 1. On Study
CHAPTER III.
Didactic Pieces.
Bacon 118
Section 2. Hamlet's Directions to the players Shaks. 119
Section 3. Eloquence and Oratory
Thelwal. 121
ib. 122
Guardian 123
Section 8. The Orator should study himself
Section 9. Wit injures Eloquence
Section 10. On the production of Ideas
ib. 132
ib. 135
ib. 139
ib. 142
Anon. 144
Section 14. Ancient Eloquence
Deinology 133
Fordyce 137
Section 15. Women polish and improve Society
Section 16. Fondness for Fashion Injurious
Section 17. Remarks on Preaching
CHAPTER IV.
Descriptive Pieces.
Section 1. Remarkable Faults of bad Speakers Cresol. 148
Section 2. On Female Attractions
Section 3. Flirtilla and Amelia
Section 4. Character of a young Lady
Section 5. Sensibility
Greville. 149
ib. 150
Kaims 151
Sterne 153
ib. 154
Fordyce 155
ib. 160
Section 2. Dr. Mason's interview with Gen. Hamilton 174
Section 3. The Close of Life
Section 4. The Dying Infidel
CHAPTER VI.
Promiscuous Pieces.
Section 1. Novels and Romances
Section 2. Duelling
Foster 183
Beauties of History 185
Section 3. Compendious view of the Bible Porteus 191
Section 4. The Commencement of a Century Anon 200
Section 5. On Writing Letters
PART II.
Different kinds of Public Speaking.
CHAPTER I.
Eloquence of Popular Assemblies.
205
209
Section 1. The Eulogium of the Perfect Speaker. 210
Section 2. Eulogium of Antoinette Burke 211
Section 3. Pa gyric on the British Constitution ib. 212
Section 4. Inves against Hastings Sheridan 213
Section 5. Burke on the Eloquence of Sheridan 216
Section 6. Eulogium on Lord Chatham Junius 216
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
Section 10. Character of a lowly Hero illustrated
Section 11. Walpole against Mr. Pitt
Section 12. Mr. Pitt's Reply
Section 13. Eulogy on Washington
Section 14. Eulogy on Hamilton
Fox 219
221
222
223
Ames 225
ib. 229
Section 1. Paul's defence before Agrippa
Section 2. Sentence passed on John Slater
Section 3. Speech in favour of a School-Master
Anon. 234
Ames 240
244
248
Wilds 249
Dr. Johnson 251
Section 4. Erskine against Williams, publisher of Paine's
Section 5. On the Character of a Judge
Section 6. Burr and Blennerhasset
Section 7. Erskine against Demosthenes
Section 8. Emmet's Vindication
Age of Reason 258
Martin 257
Wirt 253
263
266
269
275
278
Section 9. Griffin against Cheetham for a Libel.
Another part of the same Speech
Section 10, Cicero's Oration against Verres
Eloquence of the Pulpit.
Section 1. Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence
Section 2. The Commandments
283
287
Section 3. Nathan's Parable
288
289
Foster 290
Section 4. Parable of the Prodigal Son
Section 5. The Atheist, his attainments, &c.
Section 6. The Omnipresence of the Deity
Section 7. The Liberty of Man and the Fore-Knowledge
of God Horsley 296
ib. 292
Section 8. Character and Government of God Mason 298
Section 9. Divinity of Jesus Christ
Section 15. Reflections on God as our Creator Fawcet 315
Section 16. Triumph of Life and Death
Section 17. Domestic Happiness
Section 18. On Patience
Section 19. Christianity a Practical Principle
Zolicofer 319
Jay 324
ib. 327
Hannah Moore 330
Select Speeches.
Section 1. On Prejudice
Section 2. Disquisition on Patriotism
Section 3. Burke's Eulogy on his Son
Dexter 335
337
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The importance and blessings of Union Jay 341
Section 4. Danger of War between the States
Section 5. Subject continued
Section 6. Character of Moses
Section 7. The Force of Talents
Hamilton 343
ib. 345
Dwight 348
352
Section 8. Washington's speech to the first Congress 354
Section 9. Extracts from Washington's Farewell
357
Section 1. Verses, the sound of which is an Echo to the
Sense
Section 2. Othello's Apology
363
Shakspeare 365
Section 3. Discourse between Adam and Eve Milton 367
CHAPTER II.
Section 1. Nothing formed in Vain
Section 2. National Prejudices and Slavery
Section 3. Reflections on a Future State
Section 4. On Versification
Thompson 370.
Cowper 371
Thompson 372
Pope 373
ib. 375
Section 1. The Morning in Summer
Section 2. The Sabbath Morning
Thompson 376
Sabbath 377
Section 3. A Paraphrase on 13th. eh. of 1st. Corinth. 378
Section 4. An Improved Imagination, &c. Akenside 380