prefixed, are mostly abstracted from Chapman's Orator, and are fuller and more minute, it is believed, than what is commonly to be met with in compilations of this sort. LIVING AUTHORS, it is hoped, will not be displeased that useful and elegant passages have been borrowed of them, since, as they wrote to reform and improve the age, they will perceive at once, that to place their most important instructions, and salutary admonitions, in the hands of Young Persons, and to adapt them to the use of SCHOOLS and ACADEMIES, is to contribute most effectually to the accomplishment of their benevolent design. The works themselves at large are so voluminous and expensive, as to be precluded from a general circulation..... extracts, therefore, are highly expedient, or rather absolutely necessary. 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. 139 ib. 142 Anon. 144 Section 14. Ancient Eloquence Deinology 133 Fordyce 137 Section 15. Women polish and improve Society 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 Greville. 149 ib. 150 Kaims 151 Sterne 153 ib. 154 Fordyce 155 ib. 160 Section 8. The Temple of Virtue 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 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 13. Eulogy on Washington Fox 219 221 222 223 Ames 225 Section 15. Eulogy on Fisher Ames CHAPTER II. Eloquence of the Bar. Section 1. Paul's defence before Agrippa ib. 229 Anon. 234 Ames 240 244 248 Wilds 249 Dr. Johnson 251 Section 4. Erskine against Williams, publisher of Paine's Age of Reason 258 Section 5. On the Character of a Judge Section 6. Burr and Blennerhasset Martin 257 Section 9. Griffin against Cheetham for a Libel Section 10. Cicero's Oration against Verres CHAPTER III. Eloquence of the Pulpit. Section 1. Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence 283 287 Section 3. Nathan's Parable 288 289 Foster 290 ib. 292 Section 4. Parable of the Prodigal Son Section 11. Pure religion and genuine devotion Section 14. Devotion a source of Happiness ib. 301 Jay 305 Fawcet 308 Logan 310 ib. 311 Blair 313 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 Zolicofer 319 ib. 327 Hannah Moore 330 CHAPTER IV. Section 19. Christianity a Practical Principle Select Speeches. Section 1. On Prejudice Section 2. Disquisition on Patriotism Section 3. Burke's Eulogy on his Son Dexter 335 337 339 |