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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
Section 4. Of Elocution
Section 5. Faults of Conversation
Section 6. On Satirical Wit
Thelwal. 121
ib. 122
Guardian 123
Sterne 124
Section 7. Of Successful Speaking
Section 8. The Orator should study himself
Section 9. Wit injures Eloquence
Maury 126
ib. 127
ib. 128
Section 10. On the production of Ideas
ib. 129
Section 15. Women polish and improve Society
Section 16. Fondness for Fashion Injurious
Section 17. Remarks on Preaching
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 8. The Temple of Virtue
Section 9. Descent into the Dolgoath Mine Silliman 163
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. Panegyric on the British Constitution id. 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. 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
Fox 219
221
222
248
Wilds 249
Dr. Johnson 251
Section 1. Paul's defence before Agrippa
Section 2. Sentence passed on John Slater
Section 3. Speech in favour of a School-Master
Section 4. Erskine against Williams, publisher of Paine's
Age of Reason 258
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
Another part of the same Speech
Section 10. Cicero's Oration against Verres
Eloquence of the Pulpit.
Wirt 253
263
266
Section 1. Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence
Section 2. The Commandments
283
287
Section 3. Nathan's Parable
288
289
Foster 290
ib. 292
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
Section 8. Character and Government of God Mason 298
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
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
Jay 324
ib. 327
Hannah Moore 330
Section 19. Christianity a Practical Principle
CHAPTER IV.
Select Specches.
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
Section 5. Subject continued
Section 6. Character of Moses
Hamilton 343
ib. 345
Dwight 348
352
Section 7. The Force of Talents
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
Section 5. On Pride
Thompson 370
Cowper 371
Thompson 372
Pope 373
ib. 375
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