The Book of oratory
Subtitle: compiled for the use of colleges, academies, and the higher classes of select and parish schools
Publisher: D. & J. Sadlier
Published: 1871
Place of publication: New York, USA
Language: eng
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS; title: PART I.— ELOCUTION.; title: Principles and Definitions 11; title: Exercises in Breathing 14; title: Gesture 14; title: THE VOCAL ORGANS 18; title: Articulation 17; title: THE VOICE 21; title: QUALITY OF VOICE 22; title: The Pure Quality 22; title: The Orotund Quality 23; title: The Guttural Quality 24; title: The Aspirate Voice 25; title: The Tremor Quality 25; title: Variations of Voice 27; title: Examples in Pitch 28; title: Examples in Force 30; title: Examples in Time 33; title: EMPHASIS 35; title: Examples in Emphatic Utterance 36; title: INFLECTION, CIRCUMFLEX, AND MONOTONE 37; title: Inflection 37; title: Circumflex 39; title: The Monotone 40; title: PAUSES 41; title: PERSONATION 44; title: THE STUDY OF EXPRESSION 48; title: PART II.— RHETORICAL.; title: 1. Apostrophe to Water - Judge Arrington 51; title: 2. Our Titles - Miss A. A. Proctor 53; title: 3. English Operatives in Manufacturing Districts - Southey 54; title: 4. The Miserere at Rome - Headley 56; title: 5. St. Peter's - Eustace 58; title: 6. Song of the Stars - Bryant 62; title: 7. The Sea - Wallace 63; title: 8. Burning of Moscow - Alison 65; title: 9. The Parting of Marmionand Douglas - Scott 69; title: 10. The Summer of Kings 73; title: 11. Extempore or Sight Reading 75; title: 12. The Campagna of Rome - Ruskn 76; title: 13. Monk Felix - Longfellow 76; title: 14. Description of the Ruins at Balbec - Lamartine 80; title: 15. The Convict Ship - T. K. Hervey 83; title: 16. Mountains - William Howitt 84; title: 17. Ireland and the Irish - C. Edwards Lester 86; title: 18. The Duellist's Honor - Bishop England 87; title: 19. Emotions on Returning to the United States, 1887 - Legari 89; title: 20. Afar in the Desert - Pringle 90; title: 21. Poet Nummos Virtus - Mt. Rev. Abp. Spalding 93; title: 22. Grace Darling - Wordsworth 94; title: 23. The Church - Macaulay 97; title: 24. The Church - (Concluded) - Ib. 98; title: 25. The Crusaders Approach Jerusalem - Tasso 99; title: 26. The Suliote Mother - Mrs. Hermans 102; title: 27. The End of the Long Parliament - Lingard 103; title: 28. American Literature - Grimke 106; title: 29. Legend of St. Jodocus - Translated from the German 107; title: 30. The Poor Exile - Lamennais 109; title: 31. A Christmas Hymn - Dommet 110; title: 32. Baron Geramb - Cardinal Wiseman 113; title: 33. The Angels of Buena Vista - Whittier 114; title: 34. The Possession of Juba - Newman 118; title: 35. The Possession of Juba - (Continued) - Ib. 123; title: 36. The Possession of Juba — (Concluded) - Ib. 125; title: 37. Waiting for the May - D. F. McCarthy 127; title: 38. Italy - Wallace 129; title: 39. The Tyrant and the Captive - Adelaide A. Proctor 130; title: 40. The Submarine Telegraph - Cardinal Wiseman 132; title: 41. The Homan Voice - Holmes 134; title: 42. The Ben of Liberty - Headley 137; title: 43. The Just Man - Guiles 140; title: 44. Summer Hymn - From the German of Scheffler 142; title: 45. The Christian Preacher - Lamartine 144; title: 46. What is Glory - Motherwell 145; title: 47. Christendom - Novalis 146; title: 48. The Good Old Times - Rev. J. M. Neale 149; title: 49. Maryland - Wm. Geo. Reed 153; title: 50. The Female Martyr - Whittier 154; title: 51. American History - Gulian C. Verplanck 156; title: 52. Soggarth Aroon ilanim 158; title: 53. Summer’s Farewell - B. Cook 160; title: 54 Borne Under Nero - Manahan 163; title: 55. Aero 104; title: 56. The Martyrs of Fatherland - de Vere 165; title: 57. The American Republic - Judge Story 167; title: 58. Don't Forget - B. F. Taylor 170; title: 59. The Penitent’s Prayer - Goethe 171; title: 60. The Church-Bell - Cardinal Wiseman 172; title: 61. The Bier that Conquered 178; title: 62. St Bernard - Montalembert 175; title: 63. O for the Wings of the Wind to Wander! Judge Arrington 178; title: 64. A Man Overboard Mitchell 179; title: 65. The Fount of Song - Miss Brown 180; title: 66. Monasteries - Hurter 189; title: 67. Charity - Gorman 188; title: 68. The Peri's Song - Moore 186; title: 69. Floating Island - Huc 186; title: 70. The Skylark - Hogg 188; title: 71. Revolutionists - Guizot 189; title: 72. The Aztec Empire - Prescott 190; title: 73. The Valley of Mexico - Ib. 192; title: 74. What is Poetry? - G. W. Prentice 198; title: 75. Our Neighbor - E. A. Starr 194; title: 76. The Angelos - Cardinal Wiseman 195; title: 77. Song of the Shirt - Hood 196; title: 78. The Press - Balmes 199; title: 79. Rains of Copan and Palenqne - Stephens 201; title: 80. The Spirit of Beauty - Dawes 208; title: 81. Man's Position in Creation - Faber 204; title: 82. The Acadians - D. MacLeod 207; title: 83. The Tyrolese - Wordsworth 209; title: 84. To the Memory of those who fell in the Rebellion of 1745 - Collins 210; title: 85. The Gray Forest Eagle - S. B. Street 210; title: 86. Mother - Pere Felix 218; title: 87. The Extra Train 214; title: 88. The Month of October in Italy - Cardinal Wiseman 217; title: 89. Coxcombry in Conversation - Cowper 219; title: 90. Henry IV’s Apostrophe to Sleep - Shakspeare 220; title: 91. Success the Reward of Merit - Rev. F. S. Baker 221; title: 92. Alexander’s Feast - Dryden 222; title: 93. The Silver-Bird’s Nest - Miss H. F. Gould 223; title: 94. The Burial at Sea - Rev. J. M. Neale 224; title: 95. The Glove and the Lions - L. Hunt 22 5; title: 96. Modern Theories - Montalembert 226; title: 97. To-morrow is Saint Crispian - Shakspeare 228; title: 98. A Challenge to America - Punch 229; title: 99. The Wonderful “One-Hoss Shay" - Holmes 280; title: 100. Last Days of Peter Stuyvesant - Irving 234; title: 101. Steam - Punch 236; title: 102. Origin of the City of New York 237; title: 103. The Dismissal of General Von Poffenburgh - Ib. 238; title: 104. The Height of Ridiculous - Holmes 239; title: 105. Country Excursion - Dickens 240; title: 106. Country Excursion — (Concluded) - Ib. 243; title: 107. Sir Hudibras - Butler 246; title: 108. Modern Improvements - Halleck 247; title: 109. Squire Bull and his Son Jonathan - J. K. Paulding 248; title: 110. An Amusing Anecdote 251; title: 111. Fame - Joanna Baillie 253; title: 112. Life - Longfellow 258; title: PART III.— ORATORICAL.; title: 1. Oratory as an Art - Knowles 255; title: 2. The Study of Oratory in Greece and Rome - Wirt 256; title: 3. Oration on the Crown - Demosthenes 257; title: 4. Oration on the Crown (Concluded) - Ib. 260; title: 5. Public Spirit of the Athenians - Demosthenes 261; title: 6. A Last Appeal - Ib. 262; title: 7. Cicero and Demosthenes Compared - Fenelon 264; title: 8. Catiline Denounced - Cicero 265; title: 9. Catiline Expelled - Ib. 267; title: 10. The Quarrel Scene from Julius Cesar - Shakspeare 268; title: 11. Marc Antony’s Oration - Ib. 272; title: 12. Against the Execution of Louis XVI - Virgniaud 275; title: 13. The Rising of the Vendee - Croly 277; title: 14. Lord Strafford's Defence 270; title: 15. Senatorial Denunciation of Richard Cromwell - Sir Henry Vane 281; title: 16. King John and Hubert - Shakspeare 283; title: 17. Strictures on William Pitt - Sir Robert Walpole 284; title: 18. Reply of William Pitt 286; title: 19. Hotspur - Shakespeare 288; title: 20. Repeal of the Stamp Act - Lord Chatham 290; title: 21. Reconciliation with America - Earl of Chatham 292; title: 22. The American War - Fox 294; title: 23. The Foreign Policy of Washington - Ib. 295; title: 24. “A Political Pause" - Ib. 297; title: 25. The American War Denounced - William Pitt 298; title: 26. On an Attempt to coerce him to Resign - Ib. 299; title: 27. Sectarian Tyranny, 1812 - Henry Grattan 301; title: 28. Reply to the Duke of Grafton - Thurlow 302; title: 29. A Collision of Vices - Canning 303; title: 30. “Measures not Men" - Ib. 305; title: 31. Danger of Delay Lord - Brougham 306; title: 32. Parliamentary Reform - Ib. 308; title: 33. The Established Church in Ireland - T. B. Macaulay 311; title: 34. Satirical Extract from a Speech of Mr. Canning on the Address (1825) - Canning 313; title: 35. Declaration of Irish Rights - Grattan 315; title: 36. Reply to Mr. Flood, 1783 - Ib. 317; title: 37. The Irish Parliament - Ib. 319; title: 38. The O’Kavanagh - J. Augustus Shea 321; title: 39. On American Taxation - Burke 322; title: 40. Enterprise of American Colonists - Ib. 324; title: 41. Pandemonium - Ib. 325; title: 42. Impeachment of Warren Hastings - Ib. 326; title: 43. Peroration to the Impeachment of Warren Hastings - Ib. 328; title: 44. Hyder Ali's Invasion of the Carnatic 330; title: 45. Marie Antoinette, Queen of Louis XVI. - Burke 333; title: 46. The Tithe Bills - O'Connell 334; title: 47. The Tail - Ib. 335; title: 48 Scenes of Onr Youth - Blackwood's Magazine 336; title: 49 The Pillar Towers of Ireland - J. F. McCarthy 338; title: 50. The Irish Disturbance - Bill O'Connell 340; title: 51. Religious Liberty - Ib. 342; title: 52. The Irish Soldier - Curran 343; title: 53. Laws for Ireland - Grattan 345; title: 54. National Independence - Otis 347; title: 55. The American Revolution - Jonah Quincy 349; title: 56. The Age of Washington - Father Ames 351; title: 57. Union and Liberty - O. W. Holmes 351; title: 58. The Federal Constitution, 1787 - Franklin 358; title: 59. Dissolution of the National Compact - Gouveror Morris 354; title: 60. Washington’s Sword and Franklin’s Staff - J. Q. Adams 356; title: 61. Liberty or Death - Patrick Henry 357; title: 62. Liberty or Death — (Concluded) - Ib. 359; title: 68. Return of British Fugitives, 1782 - Ib. 360; title: 64. Lafayette - John Quincy Adams 362; title: 65. American Innovations - James Madison 365; title: 66. The Eagle - Percival 366; title: 67. The Prospect of War - J. C. Calhoun 368; title: 68. Reply to Foot’s Resolutions - Robert Y. Hayne 370; title: 69. Song of Marion’s Men - Bryant 373; title: 70. Matches and Overmatches - Webster 375; title: 71. The South during the Revolution - Hayne 377; title: 72. The Federal Union - Webster 378; title: 73. Peaceable Secession - Ib. 379; title: 74. Free Trade - Hayne 381; title: 75. Our Country - Webster 382; title: 76. The State Constitution - Judge Gaston 384; title: 77. The Folly of Disunion - Ib. 386; title: 78. Party Spirit - Ib. 387; title: 79. Factious Power - Ib. 388; title: 80. The Permanence of American Liberty - McDuffie 389; title: 81. New Territories - Winthrop 390; title: 82. The Disinterestedness of Washington - R. T. Paine 392; title: 83. Our Republic - T. Ewing 394; title: 84. Liberty and Greatness - Legare 395; title: 85. Constitutional Changes - John Randolph of Roanoke 397; title: 86. The Patriot's Courage - Clay 399; title: 87. Honorable Ambition - Ib. 400; title: 88. Aspirations for America - C. M. Clay 401; title: 89. The Evils of War - H. Clay 403; title: 90. Hohenlinden - Campbell 404; title: 91. Valedictory Address to the Senate - Clay 406; title: 92. Freedom of Discussion - W. C. Preston 409; title: 93. The Mexican War - T. Corwin 412; title: 94. Retributive Justice - Ib. 418; title: 95. The Cause of the Union - R. C. Winthrop 415; title: 96. Duty of American Citizens - Douglas 418; title: 97. The Foundation of National Character - Edward Everett 419; title: PART IV.— MISCELLANEOUS.; title: 1. On being found guilty of High Treason - Robert Emmet 421; title: 2. Aaron Burr - William Wirt 430; title: 3. Who is Blannerhassett? - Ib. 431; title: 4. The Habeas Corpus Act - Curran 433; title: 5. Curran’s Appeal to Lord Avonmore - Ib. 485; title: 6. Great Minds in their Relations to Christianity - Erskane 437; title: 7. Guilt cannot Keep its Own Secret - Daniel Webster 489; title: 8. An Appeal to the Jury - Phillips 441; title: 9. Ireland - T. F. Meagher 442; title: 10. Adherbal against Jugurtha - Sallust 448; title: 11. Alaric the Visigoth - Everett 440; title: 12. Speech of Salathiel in Favor of Resisting the Roman Power 449; title: 13. Extract from Roderick, the Last of the Goths - Southey 451; title: 14. Salathiel to Titus 451; title: 15. Sempronius’ Speech for War - Addison 453; title: 13. Cains Marius to the Romans - Paraphrase from Sallust 453; title: 17. Brutus on the Death of Caesar 455; title: 18. The Spartans’ March - Felicia Hemans 456; title: 19. The Death of Leonidas - Croly 457; title: 20. The Flight of Xerxes - Miss Jewsbury 458; title: 21. Scipio to his Army - Livy 459; title: 22. Hannibal to his Army - Ib. 461; title: 23. Regains to the Roman Senate 463; title: 24. Leonidas to his Three Hundred 465; title: 25. Speech of Galgacos to the Caledonians - Tacitus 467; title: 26. Titus Quintius against Quarrels between the Senate and the People - Livy 469; title: 27. Richard to the Princes of the Crusade - Sir Walter Scott 471; title: 28. Alfred the Great to his Men - Knowles 472; title: 29. The Battle - Schiller 473; title: 30. Before Vicksburg 476; title: 31. The Alarm — April 19, 1776 - Bancroft 477; title: 32. Paul Revere’s Ride - Longfellow 479; title: 33. Macbriar’s Speech to the Scotch Insurgents - Scott 483; title: 34 Spanish War Song 484; title: 35. Spartacus to the Gladiators 485; title: 36. The Battle Hymn - K. T. Komer 488; title: 37. Flodden Field - Scott 489; title: 38. Flodden Field — (Concluded) - Ib. 492; title: 39. Edinburgh after Flodden - William Edmudstoune Aytoun 496; title: 40. The Light Brigade - Tennyson 499; title: 41. The Claims of Italy 501; title: 42. Napoleon to the Army of Italy 502; title: 43. Napoleon to the Soldiers at Fontainebleau - Lamartine 503; title: 44. Napoleon's Return - Miss Wallace 505; title: 45. The Soldier’s Funeral - Landon 508; title: 46. Press On - Park Benjamin 509; title: 47. Death and the Warrior - Hemans 510; title: 48. King Richard’s Meditation on Kings - Shakespeare 511; title: 49. Welcome to General Lafayette - Edward Everett 512; title: 50. Rolla’s Addresss 513; title: 51. Address to the Son - Ossian 514; title: 52. England's Doom - Abp. Spalding 515; title: 53. A National Monument to Washington - B. C. Winthrop 516; title: 54 Washington’s Farewell to his Army - Una 518; title: 55. The Spirit of Democracy in America and in Europe - Lacordaire 520; title: 56. The Death of O’Connell - W. H. Seward 522; title: 57. The Execution of Montrose, 1645 - Aytoun 523; title: 57.* A Storm at Sea - Southey 527; title: 58. How they Brought the Good News from Ghent - R. Browning 527; title: 59. Cato on the Soul's Immortality - Addison 530; title: 60. Marc Antony’s Apostrophe to Caesar’s Body - Shakspeare 531; title: 61. Scene from Julias Caesar - Ib. 531; title: 62. Peter Plymlsy’s Letters - Sydney Smith 536; title: 63. The Reform Bill - Sydney Smith 533; title: 64. Taxes the Price of Glory - Ib. 540; title: 65. The Union - De Haes Janvier 541; title: 66. The Destiny of America - Story 542; title: 67. Republics - Legare 544; title: 68. Cato's Speech over his Dead Son - Addison 545; title: 69. Who is there to Mourn? - Logan 546; title: 70. Black Hawk’s Address to General Street 548; title: 71. The Indian Hunter - Longfellow 549; title: 72. Rights of the Indians defended - Everett 551; title: 73. Lines to a Fallen Leaf - Richard Ternan 553; title: 74. Dry burgh Abbey - Charles Swain 554; title: 75. Marius in Prison - De Quincey 559; title: 76. Marius - Lydia Marta Child 560; title: 77. A Legend of Bregenz - Miss A . A. Proctor 561; title: 78. The Fire-Worshippers — (From "Lalla Rookh”) - Moore 567; title: 79. The Irish Emigrant’s Mother - D. F. McCarthy 568; title: 80. England’s Present - Ewing 572; title: 81. The Bible - Donoso Cortes 575; title: 82. Influence of Pagan Classics on Religion - Gaume 577; title: 83. Pagan and Christian Classics - Digby 580; title: 84. Christian Orators — Fathers of the Church - Chateaubriand 582; title: 85. “Let the Waters be Gathered Together” - St. Basil 584; title: 86. “In the Beginning was the Word” - Ib. 587; title: 87. Letter of St. Basil, Describing his Hermitage, to St. Gregory Nazianzen - St. Basil 589; title: 88. Thou art Beautiful, O Sea! - Ib. 590; title: 89. Venerable Bede 591; title: 90. To the Christians of Rome 592; title: 91. Julian the Apostate 595; title: 92. Martyrdom of St. Theodosia - Mrs. A. H. Dorsey 597; title: 93. St. Cecilia before the Roman Prefect 599; title: 94. The Second Coming of Jesus Christ - St. Ephrem of Edessa 603; title: 95. My God! I Love Thee! - St. Augustine 608; title: 96. Defence of Eutropius - St. Chrysostom 609; title: 97. Supplication 615; title: 98. Appeal for the Crusaders, to the People of Franconia - St. Bernard 617; title: 99. Bossuet as an Orator - Chateaubriand 620; title: 100. The Great Conde - Bossuet 621; title: 101. Christ our Light - De la Motte Fouque 623; title: 102. Funeral Oration of Henrietta of England - Bossuet 625; title: 103. Funeral Oration of the Duchess of Orleans - Ib. 627; title: 104. The Death of the Sinner - Massillon 629; title: 105. On the Small Number of the Elect - Ib. 630; title: 106. Exordium at St. Sulpice Pere - Bridaine 632; title: 107. Song of the Angels over the Skeptic’s Conversion. - From an unpublished Poem by Judge Arrington 684; title: 109. Heroism of the Hospital and the Prison - Ib. 637; title: 110. Mental and Moral Destitution of Deaf-Mutes - Ib. 640; title: 111. Paradise - Faber 642; title: 112. The Song of the Cossack - Francis Mahony 644; title: 113. Ireland and the Irish - Henry Giles 647