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 Section 1. Verses, the sound of which is an Echo to the 363 Section 2. Othello's Apology Shakspeare 365 Section 3. Discourse between Adam and Eve Milton 367 CHAPTER II. Didactic Pieces. Section 1. Nothing formed in Vain Thompson 370 Pope 373 ib. 375 3 CHAPTER III. Descriptive Pieces. Section 1. The Morning in Summer Thompson 376 Sabbath 377 CHAPTER IV. Pathetic Pieces. Section 1. On the Miseries of Life Thompson From the Sabbath I Section 4. The Grave Blair 3 Section 1. A Proposal of Marriage 39 Section 2. Lecture on Mimicry Carey 39 Section 3. Addison and Swift Littleton 39 Section 4. Parental Love John Bull 40 Section 5. Conjugal Love Honey Moon 40 Section 6. Speech of Rolla Sheridan's Pizarro 40 DISSERTATION ON ORATORICAL DELIVERY Part I. Reading, Recitation, Declamation, and Oratory. THE general objects of public speaking are, instruction, persuasion, or entertainment. These objects are sometimes kept distinct, sometimes they are combined in various proportions. In their various modes of exercise, these objects will attain their ends, that is, succeed in influencing the hearer in the degree proposed, not only by the interesting matter which may be presented to him, but also by the manner in which it is presented. The manner is called the delivery. And the advantages of good delivery are such, as to conceal in some degree the blemishes of the composition, or the matter delivered, and to add lustre to its beauties ; in so much, that a good composition, well delivered, shall, with any popular audience, succeed better in its ob ject, whether that be instruction, persuasion, or en. tertainment, than a superior composition not deliveted so well. The modes adopted in public speaking are, read. ing, recitation, declamation, oratory, and acting. Of which, the three first are often practised for the purpose of exercise or preparation, as well as on real oco casions, B 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 Wirt 253 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 CHAPTER III. Eloquence of the Pulpit. Section 1. Remarks on Pulpit Eloquence 283 Section 2. The Commandments 28T 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 Fawcet 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 Fawcet 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 GHAPTER IV. Select Speeches. Section 1. On Prejudice Dexter 335 337 339 . 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 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 363 Section 2. Othello's Apology Shakspeare 365 Section 3. Discourse between Adam and Eve Milton 367 CHAPTER 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 OHAPTER III. Descriptive Pieces. Section 1. The Morning in Summer Thompson 376 Section 2. The Sabbath Morning Sabbath 377 Section 3. A Paraphrase on 13th. eh. of 1st. Corinth. 378 Section 4. An Improved Imagination, &c. Akenside 380 |