Collectanea Oratoria, Or, Academic Orator: Consisting of a Diversity of Oratorical Selections, Appertaining to Every Class of Public Orations...to which is Prefixed a Dissertation on Oratorical Pronunciation Or Action, Mostly Abstracted from Professor Ward's System of Oratory

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Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1808 - 491 pàgines

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To the genius of Shakespear
77
Homers description of the first battle of the Greeks
82
Senecas address to Nero complaining of the envy of
94
From the funeral oration of Lysias in praise of the Athe
102
Deliberative
112
Wolseys advice to Cromwell how to rise without
118
The seasons
122
Norfolks advice to the Duke of Buckingham to restrain
124
Satans speech to his angels at the opening the debate
132
The speech of Belial dissuading war Milton
134
Old Nestors speech endeavouring to reconcile Achilles ånd Agamemnon Cowper
136
Agamemnons artful speech proposing a return in order to try the disposition of the army
137
Mutinous harrangue of Thersites 25 Ulysses indignant rebuke of Thersites ibid
138
Agamemnons reply to Nestor his generous confession and spirited address ibid
139
Hectors reprehension of Paris for avoiding Menclaus ibid
140
Agamemnon to his troops exciting them to battle and exhorting the leaders by praises and reproofs ibid
141
Joves prohibition of all interference of the Gods convened in council between the Greeks and Trojans
143
The embassy from Agamemnon to Achilles 32 Achilles reply ibid
144
ibid
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The Trojan Council admonished by Polydamus and Hector on the appearance of Achilles ibid
150
Agamemnons apology for his behaviour to Achilles ibid
152
Hector animating the Trojans to oppose Achilles ibid
153
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185
Lord Thurlow on the East India bill
190
Mr Fox on East India affairs
196
Mr Fox in support of his East India billPart 1
206
Mr Fox in defence of his East India billPart 3
212
56 Mr Burke on India affairs 213 57 Mr Burke on India affairsPart 2
213
Lord North on addressing his Majesty and on the coalition
221

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Pàgina 360 - Speak, ye who best can tell, ye sons of light, Angels : for ye behold him, and with songs And choral symphonies, day without night Circle his throne rejoicing ; ye in heaven, On earth join all ye creatures to extol Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.
Pàgina 373 - Lord our heavenly Father, Almighty and everlasting God, who hast safely brought us to the beginning of this day; Defend us in the same with thy mighty power; and grant that this day we fall into no sin; neither run into any kind of danger; but that all our doings may be ordered by thy governance, to do always that is righteous in thy sight, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Pàgina 246 - My story being done, She gave me for my pains a world of sighs: She swore, in faith, twas strange, 'twas passing strange, Twas pitiful, 'twas wondrous pitiful...
Pàgina 364 - The spacious firmament on high, With all the blue ethereal sky, And spangled heavens, a shining frame, Their great Original proclaim : The unwearied sun, from day to day, Does his Creator's power display, And publishes to every land The work of an Almighty hand. Soon as the evening shades prevail, The moon takes up the wond'rous tale, And nightly to the...
Pàgina 52 - Who is here so base, that would be a bondman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so rude , that would not be a Roman? If any, speak; for him have I offended. Who is here so vile, that will not love his country? If any, speak; for him have I offended. I pause for a reply.
Pàgina 334 - And he told it to his father, and to his brethren : and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth ? And his brethren envied him ; but his father observed the saying.
Pàgina 33 - I speak not to disprove what Brutus spoke, But here I am to speak what I do know. You all did love him once, not without cause ; What cause withholds you, then, to mourn for him?
Pàgina 36 - ... little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fallen upon her in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers. I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards to avenge even a look that threatened her with insult.
Pàgina 114 - Now, my co-mates and brothers in exile, Hath not old custom made this life more sweet Than that of painted pomp? Are not these woods More free from peril than the envious court? Here feel we but the penalty of Adam, — The seasons...
Pàgina 341 - Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the throne will I be greater than thou.

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