The American Union Speaker: Containing Standard and Recent Selections in Prose and Poetry : for Recitation and Declamation, in Schools, Academies and Colleges : with Introductory Remarks on Elocution, and Explanatory Notes

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Taggard and Thompson, 1868 - 588 páginas
 

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The Foundation of National Greatness W E Channing
17
Intemperance W E Channing
18
Inconsistent Expectations Mrs Barbauld
19
The Patriots Sword vindicated T F Meagher
21
On being found Guilty of Treason T F Meagher
23
Address to the American Troops at L I Washington
24
Character of Chatham H Grattan
25
The Press and the Union R Choate
27
American Literature and the Union R Choate
28
The Love of Reading R Choate
29
Eloquence of the American Revolution R Choate
30
Tribute to Webster R Choate
32
Skilful Labor and Cultivated Intellect R Choate
33
The Empire of Mind R Choate
35
The City of our Liberty R Choate
36
Specimen of the Eloquence of James Otis Mrs L M Child
37
Webster in the Dartmouth College Case G S Hillard
38
The Ambition of Webster G S Hillard
39
The Danger of Exclusive Devotion to Business G S Hillard
40
Speech in the Convention of Delegates of Virginia P Henry
41
The Same Concluded P Henry
43
Reply to the Duke of Grafton Lord Thurlow
44
In Prospect of War Robert Hall
46
The American Indians J Story
47
Classical Learning J Story
48
J Story
50
Spartacus to the Gladiators E Kellogg
52
No Extension of Slave Territory R C Winthrop
54
National Monument to Washington R C Winthrop
56
The Perfect Orator Anonymous
57
Necessity of a Pure National Morality L Beecher
58
On the Irish Disturbance Bill D O Connell
59
Cæsars Pause upon the Rubicon J S Knowles
60
Gustavus Vasa to the Dalecarlians Anonymous
61
Nobility of Labor 0 Dewey
62
Salathiel to Titus G Croly
63
An Appeal to the Loyalty of South Carolina A Jackson
64
The Same Concluded A Jackson
65
Burr and Blennerhassett W Wirt
66
Cause for Indian Resentment W Wirt
69
Speech on the British Treaty F Ames
70
Speech against a Libeller Griffin
72
New England and the Union S S Prentiss
74
On sending Relief to Ireland S S Prentiss
75
The New England Common School S S Prentiss
76
Christianity the Source of Reform E H Chapin
78
Northern Laborers C Naylor
79
Broughams Attack on Canning described Anonymous
80
South Carolina during the Revolution R Y Hayne
82
Incompetency of Parliament W C Plunkett
83
Washington C Phillips
85
Education C Phillips
86
Character of Napoleon Bonaparte C Phillips
87
A Collision of Vices G Canning
88
Measures not Men G Canning
89
Parliamentary Reform Lord Brougham
91
Denunciation of Slavery Lord Brougham
92
The Teachers of Mankind Lord Brougham
93
The Greatness of Washington Lord Brougham
95
Washington a Man of Genius E P Whipple
96
Irish Aliens and English Victories R L Sheil
97
The Iliad and the Bible Dr Wayland
99
On admitting California into the Union W H Seward
100
A Highway to the Pacific T H Benton
102
Address to Polish Exiles in London L Kossuth
103
Kossuth on his Credentials L Kossuth
105
The Ides of March L Kossuth
106
The Same Continued L Kossuth
107
The Same Continued L Rossuth
109
The Same Concluded L Kossuth
110
The Mayflower and the Pilgrims E Everett
111
The Discovery of America E Everett
112
Adams and Jefferson E Everett
113
The Indian Chief to the White Settler E Everett
114
The Men of SeventySix E Everett
116
The Same Concluded E Everett
117
Our Common Schools E Everett
119
Websters greatest Parliamentary Effort E Everett
120
Liberty of Speech
121
What Good will the Monument do? E Everett
122
Emancipation of the Catholics of Ireland J P Curran
123
The Public Informer J P Curran
124
Red Jackets Speech to the Missionary Cram
126
Partition of Poland C J Fox
127
National Disgrace C J Fox
128
A Political Pause C J Fox
129
Washingtons Sword and Franklins Staff J Q Adams
131
The Right of Petition by Woman J Q Adams
132
Hamlets Address to the Players
133
Speech of Titus Quinctius to the Romans
139
Lord Chatham
170
John Hancock
190
Peroration of Opening Speech against Hastings
196
Extract from Demosthenes on the Crown
202
The Star Spangled Banner F S Key
211
Aspirations of Youth J Montgomery
212
The Love of Country and of Home J Montgomery
213
The Bells E A Poe
216
The Raven E A Poe
217
Spirit of Patriotism Sir W Scott
220
Lochinvar Sir W Scott
221
Marmion taking leave of Douglas Sir W Scott
222
Marco Bozzaris
223
Highland WarSong Sir W Scott
224
Davids Lament for Absalom N P Willis
225
Look not upon the Wine N P Willis
226
The Leper N P Willis
227
The Bell of the Atlantic
229
Parrhasius and the Captive N P Willis
230
Casabianca Mrs Hemans
233
The Bended Bow Mrs Hemans
234
The Better Land Mrs Hemans
235
Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers Mrs Hemans
236
Bernardo Del Carpio Mrs Hemans
237
Bernardo and King Alphonso J G Lockhart
240
The Bridge of Sighs T Hood
242
Song of the Shirt T Hood
248
Press On P Benjamin
249
Kindness Sergeant Talfourd
250
How s my Boy? S Dobell
251
Excelsior H W Longfellow
253
The Launching of the Ship H W Longfellow
255
The Negros Complaint W Cowper
257
Loss of the Royal George W Cowper
259
The Seminoles Reply G W Patten
261
The Three Beats G W Patten
262
The Battle of Ivry Lord Macaulay
263
The Soldier from Bingen Mrs Norton
265
Farewell Address at New Orleans
266
Give me three Grains of Corn Mother Mrs A M Edmond
267
Reconstruction of the Union
268
Tells Apostrophe to Liberty J S Knowles
269
William Tell among the Mountains J S Knowles
270
The Barons Last Banquet A G Greenc
271
Public Rumor
272
Secession the Death of Slavery
282
The Passions W Collins
283
Touch not Slavery
284
New England J G Percival
285
The Controversy
286
Song for Saint Cecilias Day J Dryden
287
No Neutrals only Patriots or Traitors
288
The Sailors Song B W Proctor
289
Hireling Laborers of the North
290
Napoleon J Pierpont
291
The Fanaticism of Massachusetts
292
Defence of Massachusetts
293
Thanatopsis W C Bryant
294
The BattleField W C Bryant
296
Address to Kentucky Volunteers
297
The American Question in England
298
Patriotism
299
Hallowed Ground T Campbell
300
Lord Ullins Daughter T Campbell
301
The Same Concluded
302
Fall of Warsaw T Campbell
303
The Duty of the Hour
304
Hohenlinden T Campbell
305
Our Countrys Call
306
Manhood and Country
307
Our Countrys greatest Glory
308
Our National Anniversary
309
Southern Usurpations
310
Monumental Honors
311
The Crime of the Rebellion
312
A Tribute to the Honored Dead
313
On the Confiscation Bill
314
The Crittenden Compromise
315
Reply to Senator Breckinridge
316
Emancipation Its Necessity and Justice
317
The Reconstruction of Louisiana
318
The BibleIts Influence
319
The Bible Its Deep and Lasting Power
320
Support of Government by Force S A Douglas S A Douglas A H Stephens H Wilson H Wilson PAGE
321
Our Countrys Call
322
Not
323
The American Flag
324
Am I for Peace?
325
The Great Bell Roland
326
The Massachusetts Line
327
On the Shores of Tennessee
328
A Battle Song of Freedom
329
The Voice of the North
330
The Watchers
331
Barbara Frietchie
332
Pro Patria
333
Hamlets Soliloquy
344
Wolsey on being cast off by the King
350
POETRY
353
The Eloquence of Revolutions
356
The Mainspring of the Rebellion
370
B F Butler
375
B F Butler 376 B F Butler
376
S Dickinson
381
Frémont
382
R H Dana Jr 383 R H Dana Jr
385
G Putnam 387 G Putnam
388
J A Andrew
390
J A Andrew
391
G S Hillard
393
Stone
396
Swain
397
W Phillips W Phillips 397 399 W Phillips
399
Bancroft
403
404
406
H Wilson
412
H Wilson
414
G W Curtis
425
G W Curtis 426 G W Curtis
426
W Holmes
433
O W Holmes 434 0 W Holmes
434
E Everett
440
E Everett
441
H W Beecher
443
Trumbull
445
Trumbull
446
Baker
449
G S Boutwell
451
N P Banks 451 T Parker
453
T Parker
455
S K Lothrop
456
Bryant W C Bryant
458
457
459
G W Curtis 460
460
Anonymous
461
T Tilton 462 Robert Lowell
465
Beers
466
G Hamilton
468
J G Whittier
470
J G Whittier 471 J G Whittier
471
O W Holmes 482 W Holmes 383 O W Holmes
483
O W Holmes
485
Proctor
488
Proctor
489
W F Williams
491
W W Story
492
Benton T
493
G H Boker 493 495 334 The Cavalry Charge 335 The Cumberland 336 United States National Anthem 337 The Fisherman of Beaufort 338 The Flo...
495
J Pierpont
496
HUMOROUS SELECTIONS PROSE
497
Plea of Sergeant Buzfuz 349 Mr Puffs Account of Himself C Dickens 499 R B Sheridan
502
Lyceum Speech of Mr Orator Climax
503
Bullum vs Boatum Anonymous
505
G A Stevens 505 352 Pleading Extraordinary Anonymous
507
Fuss at Fires Anonymous
509
Mr Pepperages Peroration Anonymous
510
Fourth of July Oration C F Brown
511
POETRY
513
T Hood 513 T Hood 515 T Hood
515
Vanity Fair 528 J T Fields 529 J G Saxe 530 356 The Duel 357 Music for the Million 358 Ode to my Boy aged three Years 359 The Height of the Ri...
528
The Alarmed Skipper
529
The ColdWater
530
Hotspurs Account of a Fop Shakspeare
533
How to have what we Like Horace Smith
535
The three Black Crows Byrom
536
Helps to Read Byrom
537
STANDARD DIALOGUES 372 Prince Arthur of Bretagne Shakspeare
541
Quarrel of Brutus and Cassius Shakspeare
545
Dogberrys Charge Shakspeare
548
Indigestion Anonymous
551
The Two Robbers Dr Aiken
553
The Miser Fielding
555
The Letter Anonymous
557
The Frenchmans Lesson Anonymous
558
How to tell Bad News Anonymous
559
The Choleric Father R B Sheridan
561
Rolla and Alonzo Kotzebue
564
The English Traveller Anonymous
566
The Embryo Lawyer Allingham
569

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Página 330 - Dark-heaving; boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity — the throne Of the Invisible ; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made; each zone Obeys thee ; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Página 175 - Be not too tame, neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, the word to the action; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature; for anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first and now, was and is to hold, as 'twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure.
Página 251 - Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge, and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope!
Página 242 - With fingers weary and worn, With eyelids heavy and red, A woman sat, in unwomanly rags, Plying her needle and thread — Stitch — stitch — stitch ! In poverty, hunger, and dirt, And still with a voice of dolorous pitch, — Would that its tone could reach the Rich ! She sang this " Song of the Shirt !
Página 343 - tis not to me she speaks: Two of the fairest stars in all the heaven, Having some business, do entreat her eyes To twinkle in their spheres, till they return. What if her eyes were there, they in her head; The brightness of her cheek would shame those stars, As daylight doth a lamp; her eye in heaven Would through the airy region stream so bright, That birds would sing, and think it were not night. See, how she leans her cheek upon her hand! O, that I were a glove upon that hand, That I might touch...
Página 309 - Strike — till the last armed foe expires; Strike — for your altars and your fires; Strike — for the green graves of your sires; God — and your native land!
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Página 214 - thing of evil!— prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us— by that God we both adore — Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn, It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore.

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