The American Speaker: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and Exercises on Pronunciation, Pauses, Inflections, Accent, and Emphasis : Also, Copious Extracts in Prose and Poetry, Calculated to Assist the Teacher, and to Improve the Pupil in Reading and Recitation

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Thomas, Cowperthwait, & Company, 1848 - 448 стор.

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Rules for Rhetorical Pauses
64
Third Extract from the Speech of Edmund Randolph
65
Religion never to be treated with Levity
71
To the Eagle
104
Gen Washington to his Troops delivered before the Battle
110
National Glory
116
Extract from a Speech of Patrick Henry in the Legislature
122
Extract from a Speech of John Randolph in the Convention of Virginia in 18291830
125
Second Extract from the same
126
The Torch of Liberty
127
Character of William Penn
129
Speech of a Christian Martyr
130
Property an Element of Society
131
Whats hallowed Ground?
134
Speech of Raab Kiuprili
137
Extract from a Speech of Mr G Morris on the Judiciary Establishment
138
Decision of Character
140
Bonaparte to the Army of Italy
142
On a future State
143
On the Works and Attributes of the Almighty
144
On the Beauties of Nature
145
On Autumn
146
Extract from a Speech of James Wilson in the Convention for the Province of Pennsylvania in Vindication of the Colonies January 1775
148
The Soldiers Dream
152
Second Extract from the same
154
Third Extract from the same
156
Fourth Extract from the same
158
Fifth Extract from the same
159
The Battle of Busaco
161
Boadicea an Ode
162
On the Downfall of Poland
163
On ancient Greece
165
Loudhons Attacka Hungarian Warsong
166
The Day of Judgment
167
Extract from a Speech of Edmund Randolph on the Expe diency of adopting the Federal Constitution delivered in the Convention of Virginia June 6...
169
4 Second Extract from the same
170
1222
183
72
191
Extract from a Speech of John Randolph in Committee of
198
Second Extract from the same
216
The Mariners Song
222
Close of the Speech of Daniel Webster on the Greek Ques tion in the House of Representatives of the United States January 1824
249
Mr Poinsetts Speech on the same Question
252
Conclusion of Mr Clays Speech on the same Question
259
Extract from a Speech of John Randolph on the same Ques tion
265
Second Extract from the same Speech
267
An Indian at the Buryingplace of his Fathers
270
The Treasures of the Deep
272
The Close of Autumn
273
The Coral Grove
274
Lord Byrons last Verses
275
The Bugle
276
A Health
277
Extract from Mr Websters Speech at the Dinner in honour of the Memory of Washington in the City of Washington February 22 1832
278
Extract from Mr Haynes Speech on the Tariff Bill in Con gress January 1832
281
The Mountain Church
285
The Mother and her Infants
286
Scene in the burning of Rome by Nero
287
Extract from Mr Websters Speech on the Trial of J F Knapp
290
The Value of the Bible
293
The Pleasures and Pains of the Student
294
Mary Anna Gibbes the young Heroine of Stono
298
The first Crusaders before Jerusalem
301
James Oglethorpe
304
Address of Daniel Webster to the Survivors of the Battle of Bunker Hill delivered at the laying of the Cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument
306
Speech of Robert Emmett at the close of his Trial for High
326
Mr Clays Speech on Occasion of introducing his Public
332
America
339
The Love of Country and of Home
345
Speech of Lord Chancellor Thurlow in the House of Lords
357
Arnold Winkelried
363
New England
368
Misconception
376
The Diamond Ring
383
Conduct of La Fayette in the Revolution of 1830
390
DIALOGUES
397
The Bully
403
The Village Lawyer
410
Scene from The Honeymoon
419
Scene from Oralloossa in which the Destruction of the Coya
426
Colonel Arden and Rissolle
432

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