CHAPTER III.

Didactic Pieces.

Section 1. On Study

Bacon 11

Section 2. Hamlet's Directions to the players Shaks. 11

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

Section 6. Liberty and Slavery

Section 7. The Palace of Pleasure

Section 8. The Temple of Virtue

Greville. 149

ib. 150

Kaims 151

Sterne 153

ib. 154

Fordyce 155

ib. 160

Section 9. Descent into the Dolgoath Mine Silliman 163

CHAPTER 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
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 Fox 219
Section 10. Character of a lowly Hero illustrated 221
Section 11. Walpole against Mr. Pitt
Section 12. Mr. Pitt's Reply
Section 13. Eulogy on Washington
Section 14. Eulogy on Hamilton
Section 15. Eulogy on Fisher Ames
Section 16. The Character of Brutus

CHAPTER II.

Eloquence of the Bar.

ib. 229

Anon. 234
Ames 240

244

248

Wilds 249

Section 1. Paul's defence before Agrippa
Section 2. Sentence passed on John Slater
Section 3. Speech in favour of a School-Master

Dr. Johnson 251

Section 5. On the Character of a Judge

Section 6. Burr and Blennerhasset
Section 7. Erskine against Demosthenes
Section 8. Emmet's Vindication

Martin

Section 9. Griffin against Cheetham for a Libel
Another part of the same Speech

Section 10, Cicero's Oration against Verres

CHAPTER III.

Eloquence of the Pulpit.

Section 1. Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence
Section 2. The Commandments

Section 3. Nathan's Parable

Section 4. Parable of the Prodigal Son

Wirt

2

2

ib. 2

Section 5. The Atheist, his attainments, &c. Foster 2
Section 6. The Omnipresence of the Deity
Section 7. The Liberty of Man and the Fore-Knowled
of God Horsley 29

Section 8. Character and Government of God Mason 29
Section 9. Divinity of Jesus Christ

Section 10. Sufferings of our Saviour

Section 11. Pure religion and genuine devotion
Section 12. Transition from Time to Eternity

Section 13. Early Piety

Section 14. Devotion a source of Happiness

ib. 30 Jay 30

Fawcet 30
Logan 31

ib. 31

Blair 31

Section 15. Reflections on God as our Creator Fawcet 31.

Section 16. Triumph of Life and Death

Section 17. Domestic Happiness

Section 18. On Patience

Zolicofer 319 Jay 324 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

Martin 257

Wirt 253

263

Section 6. Character of Moses

ib. 345

266

Section 7. The Force of Talents

Dwight 348

fin against Cheetham for a Libel.

269

her part of the same Speech

275

Section 8. Washington's speech to the first Congress 354
Section 9. Extracts from Washington's Farewell

352

357

's Oration against Verres

CHAPTER III.

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

Section
Section
Section

CHAPTER II.

Didactic Pieces.

1. Nothing formed in Vain
2. National Prejudices and Slavery
3. Reflections on a Future State
Section 4. On Versification
Section 5. On Pride

Thompson 370.
Cowper 371
Thompson 372

Pope 373
ib. 375

CHAPTER III.

Descriptive Pieces.

Section

1. The Morning in Summer

Section 2. The Sabbath Morning

Thompson 376
Sabbath 377

Section 3. A Paraphrase on 13th. ch. of 1st. Corinth. 378

Section 4. An Improved Imagination, &c.

Akenside 380