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3. Fame a commendable Passion..
6. Character of Mr. Pitt......
7. The Truth frees us from the slavish Fear of Death....
8. Funeral Eulogium on Dr. Franklin....
9. The Speech of a Roman Officer to his Soldiers..
10. Song, from the Lady of the Lake...
11. A Thought on Eternity..
12. The Art of Criticism.
13. Against Suicide......
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14. On the Importance of Time to Man......
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82
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84
85
15. Speech of Richard Henry Lee in Congress, 5th of June,
1776, in favour of the Declaration of Independence...... 87
16. Speech of Patrick Henry before the Virginia Convention of
Delegates, March, 1775......
17. Supposed Speech of John Adams in favour of the Declaration
of Independence.....
18. Specimen of the Eloquence of James Otis......
19. Vindication of Spain, (pronounced during the Debate on the
Seminole War, in Congress, 1819)........
20. Close of an Oration on the Death of John Adams and
✓ 24. Hymn of the Moravian Nuns at the Consecration of Pu-
laski's Banner....
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25. Extract from a Speech of G. Morris, in Congress, on the
Navigation of the Mississippi..
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} 26. Gen. Washington to his Troops, (delivered before the Battle
of Long Island, 1776)..............
110
27. Extract from the Address of the American Congress to the
Inhabitants of Great Britain, 1775.....
111
28. Character of Blannerhassett..
113
29. Extract from Mr. Hayne's Speech in the Senate of the United
33. Speech of Salathiel in favour of resisting the Roman Power. 120
3. Extract from a Speech of Patrick Henry in the Legislature
of Virginia, in favour of permitting the British Refugees to
return to the United States......
122
35. Extract from a Speech of John Randolph in the Convention
43. Extract from a Speech of Mr. G. Morris on the Judiciary
47. On the Works and Attributes of the Almighty.
144
48. On the Beauties of Nature.....
145
49. On Autumn...
146
50. Extract from a Speech of James Wilson, in the Convention
for the Province of Pennsylvania, in Vindication of the
Colonies, January, 1775....
148
51. The Soldier's Dream....
152
52. Extract from a Speech of Patrick Henry, on the Expediency
of adopting the Federal Constitution, (delivered in the
61 Loudhon's Attack-a Hungarian War-song..
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62. The Day of Judgment......
167
63. Extract from a Speech of Edmund Randolph, on the Expe-
diency of adopting the Federal Constitution, (delivered in
the Convention of Virginia, June 6, 1788)..
$4 Second Extract from the same..
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65. Third Extract from the Speech of Edmund Randolph.
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70. Lochinvar......
1. Extract from a Speech of Robert G. Harper, on the Necessity
of resisting the Aggressions and Encroachments of France,
(delivered in the House of Representatives, May 29, 1797) 183
72. Song of Outalissi.....
73. The Burial of Sir John Moore.....
74. Battle Hymn.......
75. Extract from a Speech of James A. Bayard, on the Judiciary
Act, (delivered in the House of Representatives of the
United States, February 19, 1802)...
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192
193
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76. Extract from a Speech of John Randolph, in Committee of the
whole House of Representatives, on Mr. Gregg's Resolution
to prohibit the Importation of British Goods into the United
States, March 5, 1806....
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82. Description of Rome......
212
83. Invocation.........
213
84. Extract from a Speech of John Randolph, (delivered in the
91. Extract from Roderick, the last of the Goths.
225
92. The African Chief.......
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93. The Greek Partisan.....
227
94. Speech of John C. Calhoun, in the House of Representatives
of the United States, December 12, 1811......
228
95. Conclusion of the Speech of John C. Calhoun..
233
101. The Example of the Northern to the Southern Republics of
America....
247
'02. Close of the Speech of Daniel Webster on the Greek Ques-
tion, in the House of Representatives of the United States,
January, 1824..
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252
103. Mr. Poinsett's Speech on the same Question..
104. Conclusion of Mr. Clay's Speech on the same Question.... 259
105. Extract from a Speech of John Randolph on the same Ques-
tion......
106. Second Extract from the same Speech......
107. An Indian at the Burying-place of his Fathers.
108. The Treasures of the Deep..
109. The Close of Autumn
110. The Coral Grove....
111. Lord Byron's last Verses..
112. The Bugle....
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113. A Health....
114. Extract from Mr. Webster's Speech, at the Dinner in honour
of the Memory of Washington, in the City of Washington,
February 22, 1832....
115. Extract from Mr. Hayne's Speech on the Tariff Bill, in Con-
gress, January, 1832.....
116. The Mountain Church.
117 The Mother and her Infants.
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118. Scene in the burning of Rome by Nero......
119. Extract from Mr. Webster's Speech on the Trial of J. F.Knapp 290
122. Mary Anna Gibbes; the young Heroine of Stono..
298
123. The first Crusaders before Jerusalem..
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304
124. James Oglethorpe.....
25 Address of Daniel Webster to the Survivors of the Battle of
Bunker Hill, (delivered at the laying of the Corner-stone
of the Bunker Hill Monument)..
300
126. The Patronage of Sovereigns..
127. The Mothers of the West.......
128. Extract from the Partisan.......
129. Extent of Country not dangerous to the Union......
130. Extract from President Jefferson's Inaugural Address...
131. Nature.....
132. Extract from Mr. M'Duffie's Speech on Corruption..
133. On the Measure of the Irish Union.....
134. Speech of Robert Emmett, at the close of his Trial for High
Treason...
135. Right of Discovery....
Pago
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310
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328
136. Right of Cultivation....
330
137. Mr. Clay's Speech on Occasion of introducing his Public
Lands Bill......
332
138. Extract from Sir James M'Intosh's Speech on the Trial of
148. Influence of great Actions dependent on their Results.....
350
149. "A Political Pause".....
351
150. Prevalence of War....
352
'51. Impressions derived from the Study of History......
152. Noble Burst of Judicial Eloquence.-Delivered in the cele-
brated Case of the King against John Wilkes.....
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355
153. Speech of Lord Chancellor Thurlow in the House of Lords,
in Reply to the Duke of Grafton......
357
✓154. Conduct of La Fayette in the American Revolution.