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CHAP. III.
Didactic Pieces.
Section 1. On Study.
Bacon. 118:
Section 2. Hamlet's Directions to the players. Shakesp. 119
Section 3. Eloquence and Oratory.
Thelwal. 121
Section 4. Of Elocution.
ib.' 122
Section 5. Faults of Conversation.
Guardian. 123
Section 6. On Satirical Wit,
Sterne. 124
Section 7. Of Successful Speaking. Maury. . 126-
Section 8. The Orator should study himself. ib. 127
Section 9. Wit injures Eloquence.
ib. 128
Section 10. On the Production of Ideas.
ib. 129
Section 11. Oratory,
ib. 132 -
Section 12. Remarks on Reading. Deinology. 133
Section 13. Method in Speaking,
ib. 135
Section 14. Ancient Eloquence.
Fordyce. 137
Section 15. Women polish and improve Society. ib. 139
Section 16. Fondness for Fashion Injurious. - ib. 142
Section 17. Remarks on Preaching.
Anon. 144-
CHAP. IV.
Descriptive Pieces.
Section 1. Remarkable Faults of bad Speakers. Cresol. 148
Section 2. On Female Attractions.
Greville. 149
Section 3.. Flirtilla and Amelia.
ib. 150 -
Section 4. Character of a young Lady.
Kaims. 151
Section 5. Sensibility.
Sterne. - 153
Section 6. Liberty and Slavery.
ib. 154
Section 7. The Palace of Pleasure. Fordyce. 155.
Section 8. The Temple of Virtue.
ib. 160
Section 9. Descent into the Dolgoath Mine. Silliman. 163
CHAP. V.
Pathetic Pieces.
Section 1. The Blind Preacher.
Anon. 170
Section 2. Dr. Mason's interview with Gen. Hamilton. 174
Section 3. The Close of Life.
Blair. 178
Section 4. The Dying Infidel.
Saurin. 180
CHAP. VI.
Promiscuous Pieces.
Section 1. Novels and Romances.
Foster. 183
Section 2. Duelling:
Beauties of History. 185
Section 3. Compendious View of the Bible. Porteus. 191
Section 4. The Commencement of a tury. Anon. 200
Section 5. On Writing Letters.
205
PART. II.
Different kinds of Public Speaking:
CHAP. J.
Eloquence of Popular Assemblics.
2098
Section 1. The Eulogium of the Perfect Speaker. . 210
Section 2. . Eulogium of Antoinette.
Burke. 211
Section 3. Panegyric on the British Constitution. ib. 212
Section 4. Invectives 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. 2 17
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 Heroillustrated. 221
Section 11. Walpole against Mr. Pitt.
222
Section 12. Mr. Pitt's Reply.
223
Section 13. Eulogy on Washington.
Ames. 225
Section 14. Eulogy on Hamilton,
ib. 229
Section 15. Eulogy on Fisher. Ames.
Anon. 234
Section 16. The Cliaracter of Brutus.. Ames. 240
CHAP. II.
Eloquence of the Bar.
244
Section 1. Paul's defence before Agrippa.
248
Section 2. Sentence passed on John Slater. Wild's. 249
Section 3. Speech in favour of a School Master.
Dr. Johnson, 251
Section 4. Erskine against Williams, publisher of Paine's
age of reason. 253
Section 5. On the Character of a Judge. Martin. 257
Section 6. Burr and Blennerhasset.
Wirt. 258
Section 7. Erskine against Demosthenes.
263
Section 8. Emmet's Vindication.
266
Section 9. Griffin against Cheetham, for a libel. 269
Another part of the same Speech,
275
Section 10. Cicero's Oration against Verres.
278
Eloquence of the Pulpit.
Section # Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence.
283
Section 2. The Commandments.
287
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. Fawc't. 308
Section 12. Transition from Time to Eternity. Logan. 310
Section 13. Early Piety.
ib. 311
Section 14. Devotion a source of Happiness. Blair. 313.
Section 15. Reflections on God as our Creator. Fawcett. 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)
Select Speeches.
Section 1. On Prejudice.
Section 2. Disquisition on Patriotism.
Section 3. Burke's Eulogy on his Son.
The importance and Blessings of Union. Jay. 341
Section 4. Danger of War between the States.
Hamilton. 343
Section 5. Subject continued.
ib. 345
Section 6. Character of Moses.
Dwight. 348
Section 7. The force of Talents.
352
Section 8. Washington's speech to the first Congress. 354
Section 9. Extracts from Washington's farewell. 357
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Section 1. Verses, the Sound of which is
an Echo to the Sense.
363
Section 2. Othello's Apology.
Shakespeare. 365
Section 3. Discourse between Adam and Eve. Milton. 367
CHAP, II.
Didactic Pieces,
Section 1. Nothing formed in Vain. Thompson. 370
Section . 2. National Prejudices and Slavery. Cowper. 371
Section 3. Reflections on a Future State. Thompson, 372
Section 4. On Versification.
Pope. 373
Section 5. On Pride.
ib. 375
Descriptive Pieccs.
Section
1. The Morning in Summer. Thompson. 376
2. The Sabbath Morning.. Sabbath. 377
3. A Paraphrase on 13th ch. of Ist. Corinth. 378
4. An improved Inagination, &c. Akenside. 380
Section 1. On the Miseries of Life. Thompson. 382
Section 2. Leonidas's Farewell.
383
Section 3. A Funeral.
From the Sabbath. 384
Section 4. The Grave.
Blair. 385
Section 1. Collins's Ode on the Passions.
387
Section 2. A Tea Party.
Salmagundy. 390
Section 3. The three Black Crows.
Byrom. 391
Section 4. The Mariner's Dream.
393
PART IV.
Dialogues.
CHAP. I.
1. À Proposal of Marriage.
395
2. Carey's Lecture on Mimicry.
397
3. Addison and Swift.
Littleton. 399
4. Parental Love.
John Bull. 403
5. Conjugal Love.
Honey Moon. 406
6. Speech of Rolla. Sheridan's Pizzaro. 408