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Editor's Acknowledgments | |
Editor's Introduction | |
Identification of Authors | |
Preface | p. 3 |
Introduction: General Instructions for Speaking | p. 5 |
Oration on Eloquence | p. 27 |
Speech in Congress, 1789 | p. 30 |
Speech of a Roman General | p. 32 |
Exhortation on Temperance in Pleasure | p. 33 |
Judah's Plea for Benjamin, before Joseph | p. 35 |
Plea in Behalf of Thomas Muir | p. 37 |
On the starry Heavens | p. 38 |
Paper, a Poem | p. 40 |
Speech before the Roman Senate | p. 41 |
Dialogue between Duellist, Savage, and Mercury | p. 43 |
Speech of an Indian Chief | p. 46 |
On the Creation of the World | p. 47 |
Lines spoken by a little Boy | p. 49 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1766 | p. 50 |
Scene from the Farce of Lethe | p. 52 |
Eulogy on Dr. Franklin | p. 55 |
Epilogue to Addison's Cato | p. 59 |
Self-Conceit, an Address by a small Boy | p. 60 |
Dialogue between Howard and Lester | p. 62 |
Christ's Crucifixion | p. 63 |
The Wonders of Nature | p. 66 |
Dialogue on Physiognomy | p. 68 |
Oration at the Festival of Gratitude | p. 70 |
Address to the President of the United States | p. 73 |
President's Answer | p. 74 |
The oppressive Landlord, a Dialogue | p. 76 |
Speech in the British parliament, 1770 | p. 82 |
On the Day of Judgment | p. 84 |
Christ triumphant over the apostate Angels | p. 86 |
Slaves in Barbary, a Drama in two Acts | p. 88 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 | p. 104 |
Plea before a Roman Court | p. 107 |
Dialogue on Cowardice and Knavery | p. 110 |
Speech in the British Parliament | p. 114 |
Extract from an Oration against Catiline | p. 115 |
Description of the first American Congress | p. 116 |
Speech of a French General to his Army | p. 118 |
Reflections over the Grave of a young Man | p. 120 |
Scene from the Drama of "Moses in the Bulrushes" | p. 120 |
Speech of a Roman General | p. 125 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1784 | p. 127 |
Address to the People of the United States | p. 129 |
Dialogue on the Choice of Business for Life | p. 132 |
Speech of a French General | p. 135 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 | p. 137 |
Dialogue between a School-master and School Committee | p. 138 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 | p. 145 |
On the general Judgment Day | p. 147 |
On the Works of Creation and Providence | p. 150 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1778 | p. 151 |
The Conjurer, a Dialogue | p. 153 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1775 | p. 161 |
Speech of the Caledonian General | p. 162 |
Modern Education, a Dialogue | p. 165 |
On the Existence of God, a Sermon | p. 170 |
The Dignity of Human Nature | p. 177 |
Internal Conference | p. 178 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 | p. 187 |
On the Day of Judgment | p. 189 |
The dissipated Oxford Student | p. 191 |
Speech in Congress, on the British Treaty | p. 201 |
Oration on Independence, July 4, 1796 | p. 204 |
General Description of America, a Poem | p. 207 |
Dialogue between a Master and Slave | p. 209 |
Speech in the Irish Parliament | p. 212 |
Scene from the Tragedy of Tamerlane | p. 216 |
Speech in the British Parliament | p. 220 |
The Last Day | p. 222 |
Dialogue on Loquacity | p. 225 |
American Sages | p. 228 |
Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 | p. 229 |
Scene from the Tragedy of Cato | p. 232 |
Oration delivered at Boston, July 4, 1794 | p. 234 |
Dialogue between a White Man and an Indian | p. 235 |
Oration, pronounced at Boston, July 4, 1796 | p. 238 |
Dialogue between Edward and Harry | p. 240 |
David and Goliath | p. 242 |
Oration on the Powers of Eloquence | p. 246 |
Dialogue on Civilization | p. 252 |
Oration on the Manumission of Slaves | p. 256 |
A Forensic Dispute | p. 257 |
Oration delivered at Boston, March 5th, 1780 | p. 262 |
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