. 108 BURKE, To Bristol Electors, ADAX3, JOHN, Supposed Speech of, 293 .. 289 Byrox, LORD, Supposed Address to Greeks, 131 ADAX, Saran F., Hupe, The Dying Gladiator, .. E-CHINES, Denunciation of Demosthenes, 163 Great Examples, 470 Compensations of Imagination, 6+ . 137 Caics GRACCHUS, Speech of, . ALLINGLAM, The Weathercock, . 523 Cairs Marius, Speech of, . ...295 320 ANONYMOC3, Fortitule, . 46 Liberty the Meed, 91 Saladin and Malek Adhel, . . 525 Fine Peathers and Birds, Song of Greeks, ASTONY, MARK, on Cæsar's Death, . AYTON, Execution of Montrose, 435 Glenara, 96 Lochiel's Warning, 246 430 Bank-notes and Coin, Lorii J. Russell's Motion, BEATTIE, Life beyond the Tomb, BEAUFOy, Parliamentary Innovations, BEAKFITII, Spirit of the Age against War,. 49 CANTLEICS, On the Patricians, 1:21 51 . 399 Nature a hard Creditor, 347 Last Harangue, . 312 To the Gallic Conspirators, . 551 To his Friends, : 78 430 165 CHALMERS, False Coloring lent to War, 57 65 Parliament Reform, 256 CHAPIN, Science friendly to Freedom, 62 True Source of Reform, 76 439 CHATEAUBRIAND, Nature Proclaims a Deity, 92 Bactes, On Lucretia's Death, .. 107 CHATHAM, EARL OF, R ply to Walpole, BETTY, MARCUS, On Cæsar's Death, . . . 128 BCLWER, SIR II., The 224 Dec., Repeal Claimed, 201 BCRKE, Magnanimity in Politics, “ Employing Indians, 203 Despotism Unrighteous, ...218 CHILD, Mrs. L. M., Speech of Otis, . 284 246 . 469 . . 235 ..236 .. 169 .223 . 467 • 229 . 308 . 20 • 4:20 . 156 . 275 • 291 66 • 403 . 109 . 451 Page Pago 168 Fox, The American War,. Washington's Foreign Policy, 237 Democratic Governments, . 238 ..316 239 . 317 287 37 . 117 . 302 . 301 GOETHE, Sincerity the Soul of Eloquence, 87 Reply to Flood, . National Gratitude, 220 Catholic Disqualifications, • 2:26 120 IIcaven on the side of Principle, 2:26 • 415 2:27 Union with Great Britain, 2:28 The Catholic Question, Religion Independent, Sectarian Tyranny, 62 GREENE, Baron's Last Banquet, Translations, 105, 10 110, 111 GROKE, The Sword, . 519 HALLECK, Marco Bozzaris, 290 The Federal Constitution, . 339 . 131 . 310 The South in 1812, 3+1 . 97 401 HECTOR, His Rebuke, His Exploit, Slain, ....119 The Greeks' Return, ....119 Bernardo del Carpio, . .... 411 . 211 ... 412 Rocks of my Country, ....413 The Two Homes, Invocation, ... 414 251 35+ War Inevitable, Return of Fugitives, . 396 HOFFMAN, Fulton's Invention, . 159 City Men in the Country, 533 . 50 . 108 Hector's Exploit, . Hector Slain, 60 IIOTT, The World for Sale, . 531 HCGHES, Belshazzar's Feast, . 425 Hugo, V., The United States of Europe, 50 « Practical Religious Instruction, . 186 “ Necessity of Religion, 187 89 4 Universal Suffrage, . 90 ..189 . 357 « Republic or Monarchy, 43 " The Two Napoleons, " The Death-penalty, . 78 HUNT, LEIGH, Abou Ben Adhern, . 88 The True King, . 386 HIUSKISSON, The Conservative Innovator, . 213 . 113 . 311 Supposed Indian Speech, 552 JEFFERSOX, The Strongest Government, 402 182 • 482 . . 396 1:22 1:29 . 464 . 395 .. 337 . 177 • 158 . .. 380 . Page Paya 59 99 Moloch's Address, Belial's Address,. Destruction of the Philistines, . Stan's Encounter with Death, : . 108 Hlynın of our First Darents, . . 171 On Necker's Plan, 172 Disobedience to the Assembly, 173 Reply, 174 On being Suspected, . 175 Eulogium on Franklin, . .177 Church and State, 451 MONTGOMERY, JAMES, Love of Country, . 72 The Common Lot, 75 Patriot's l'ass-word, 139 424 .. 46 . 299 Free Navigation, . 300 53 MORTON, Not ashamed of his Occupation, . 504 . 383 ...185 NAPOLEON, To the Army of Italy, . 150 . 313 9+ 44 422 561 Translation - True Wisdom, 162 Translation from Psalms, .463 257 Irish Disturbance Bill, 61 291 51+ 265 84 Pardoe, The Beacon Light, . 159 460 50 279 107 537 304 Pitt, American War Denounced, 232 475 Attempt to make him Resign, 113 Pope, The Order of Nature, The Dying Christian, 453 8+2 351 383 456 135 552 192 30; 77 QUINCY, J., JR., British Aggressions, 35] Greek Question, 306 Virginia Constitution, . 307 105 . 141 138 150 Morality the Basis, .181 327 192 . 370 ROUSSEAC, Death, Rusu, On the Voice, 21 . 117 . 115 • 429 ... 276 66 ..509 ..511 .. 512 . 485 .113 • 465 . 214 ...491 ..185 ...183 . 178 . 179 .600 . 495 66 . 501 Page 1 Paga Ruskix, Utility of the Beautiful, . 39 TACITUS, Speech of Galgacus, RossELL, LORD J., Parliament Reform, . . 266 TALFOCAD, The World, Ballest, Caius Marius, Charity, Copyright, Literary Property, . 277 The Glove, International Copyright, 66 Tell in Wait for Gesler, Van Artevelde to Men of Ghent, . 145 Van Artevelde's Defence, . Van den Bosch and Artevelde, 520 Belief in Astrology, . ...513 TELEMACHTS, To the Allies, . Grief of Bereavement, ...614 Thomson, Death Typified by Winter, 82 SCIPIO, to his Army, . 103 Universal Hymn, . ... 111 455 SEGER, DE, Utility of History, . 58 VANE, Against Richard Cromwell, . ... 196 SERGEANT, Military Qualifications, 325 VERGNIAUD, To the French, . SHAKSPEARE, Polonius to Laertes, Terrorism of Jacobins, 120 19 Brutus and Cassius, On Gesture, 33 Regrets of Drunkenness, Failure of his Method, 2:2 Cassius instigates Brutus, . 500 WALPOLE, Ilow to make Patriots, . 10 Cardinal Wolsey, Against Pitt, ..197 Ilamlet to the l'layers, . . .502 WASHINGTOx, To the Army, . 13 Hamlet's Soliloquy, France and the U.S., . STEA, The O'Kavanagh, 417 Foreign Influence, SUELLEY, Peace and War, 437 WAT TYLER, Speech of, . Drones of the Community, 472 WAYLAND, International Sympathies, SHEIL, Charges against Catholics, . 260 | WEBSTER, Eloquence of Action, 53 Irish Aliens, Supposed Specch of J. Adams,.2:8 262 326 Repeal of Union, Moral Force, 327 England's Misrule, 204 Sympathy with South America, 328 Colonna to the King, . The Poor and Rich, . SHERIDAN, Atheistic Government, Sudden Conversions, . 330 Political Jobbing, Constitution Platform, 331 People and King, Resistance to Oppression, Peaceable Secession, Clay's Resolutions, . 59 Justice to the Whole, Slus, The Union and Governinent, 507 Matches and over Matches, Smitu, IloRace, Merchant and Stranger, S. Carolina and Mass., 836 Culprit and Judge, Liberty and Union, . 333 Jester Condemner, Guilt cannot keep its own Secret, 369 Poet and Alchemist, . . .517 To Revolutionary Veterans, 359 Blindman's Buil, State Obligations, . 361 Moral Cosmetics, 55+ Fourth of July, Apostrophe to Washington, 13 - 555 Power of Public Opinion, 894 Lachrymose Writers, Standard of the Constitution, 394 The Sanctuary, . 517 | WATELY, Against Artificial Elocution, EMITH, SYDNEY, Taxes, .. 87 WrUTE, J. BLANCO, Sonnet, Government Vigor, 374 WILKES, Bold Predictions, 212 Rejection of Reform, . Conquest of Americans, Sutu, W. R., Prosperity, . 319 Wirt, Instigators of Treason, SOUTHEY, Wat Tyler to the King, 116 Burr and Blennerhassett, • SOUTHEY, CAROLINE B., Pauper's Death-bed, 651 Rply to Wickham, . 363 SPARTACUS, To the Gladiators, 123 WITHINGTON, Today, To Roman Envoys, . 124 WOLFE, GEN., To the Army before Quebec, 147 SPRAGUE, Art, • 89 80 WOLFE, CILARLES, Defence of Poetry, STEELE, Measure of Speech, . 18 Burial of Sir J. Moore, . 132 STOCKTON, Flogging in the Navy, 350 | YANKEE, To a Chill, 67 STORY, Our Duties, . 71 | YOCNG, Time's Midnight Voice, STRAFFORD, EARL OF, Defence, Frivolous Pleasures, WALS, One Story's Good, &c., . 510 YRIARTE, The Monkey and Nagpie, 534 . 19% THE STANDARD SPEAKER. INTRODUCTORY TREATISE. I. ORATORY. ܪ ORATORY, which has its derivation from the Latin verb oro, signifying to plead, to beseech, may be defined the art of producing persuasion or conviction by mears of spoken discourse. The word eloquence, in its primary signification, as its etymology implies, had a single reference to public speaking ; but it is applied by Aristotle, as well as by modern writers, to compositions not intended for public delivery. A similar extension of meaning has been given to the word rhetoric, which, in its etymological sense, means the art of the orator, but now comprehends the art of prose composition generally. ORATORY AMONG THE ANCIENTS. It is apparent, from the speeches attributed by Homer to the chiefs of the Iliad, as well as by the commendations which he bestows on Nestor and Ulysses for their eloquence, that the art of Oratory was early understood and honored in Greece. But it was not till Demosthenes appeared that Grecian eloquence reached its perfection. Demosthenes, who, by the consent of all antiquity, was the prince of orators, still maintains his preëminence. Of his style, Hume has happily said: “It is rapid harmony, exactly adjusted to he sense ; it is vehement reasoning, without any appearance of art ; it is lisdain, anger, boldness, freedom, involved in a continued stream of argunent; and of all human productions, the orations of Demosthenes present to is the models which approach the nearest to perfection.” It is related of his great orator, that, in his first address to the people, he was laughed at und interrupted by their clamors. He had a weakness of voice and a stamnering propensity which rendered it difficult for him to be understood. By immense labor, and an undaunted perseverance, he overcame these defects ; and subsequently, by the spell of his eloquence, exercised an unparalleled sway over that same people who had jeered at him when they first heard him speak in public. The speeches of Demosthenes were not extemporaneous. There were no writers of short-hand in his days; and what was written could only come from the author himself. After the time of Demosthenes, Grecian eloquence, which was coēval with Grecian liberty, declined with the decay of the latter. In Rome, the military spirit, so incompatible with a high degree of civil freedom, long checked this |
