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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Thompson, Brown, and Company, 1876 - 536 pages
 

Contents

The Founders of Boston Pres Quincy
14
The American Sailor R F Stockton
16
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
An Appeal in Behalf of Patriotism and Loyalty J Story
49
Our Duties to the Republic 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
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
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
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
Eulogy on OConnell W H Seward
106
National Bankruptcy Mirabeau
107
A Tribute to Massachusetts C Sumner
108
Robespierres Last Speech Robespierre
109
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 12C 91 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
PAGE
135
South Carolina and Massachusetts
145
The Same Concluded
151
Defence of American Clergymen
157
National Glory
163
Lord Chatham
170
John Hancock
190
Peroration of Opening Speech against Hastings
196
Extract from Demosthenes on the Crown
202
Grattan
209
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
222
Highland WarSong Sir W Scott
224
The Battle of Naseby Macaulay
225
Look not upon the Wine N P Willis
226
The Relief of Lucknow Anonymous
227
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 Couper
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
Public Rumor
266
Give me three Grains of Corn Mother Mrs A M Edmond
267
Tells Apostrophe to Liberty J S Knowles
269
William Tell among the Mountains J S Knowles
270
The Sword Miss Landon
279
The Fireman Anonymous
280
Speak Gently Anonymous
281
The Reconstruction of Louisiana
282
The Passions W Collins
283
The Bible Its Deep and Lasting Power
284
The Perpetuity of the Union
285
Samuel Adams
286
New England J G Percival 235
287
The Sailors Song B W Proctor
289
Napoleon J Pierpont 250
291
Thanatopsis W C Bryant
294
The BattleField W C Bryant
296
Hallowed Ground T Campbell
300
Lord Ullins Daughter T Campbell
301
Fall of Warsaw T Campbell
303
Hohenlinden T Campbell
305
WarSong of the Greeks 1822 T Campbell
306
The Flight of Xerxes Miss Jewsbury
307
Old Ironsides O W Holmes
308
Charge of the Light Brigade A Tennyson
309
Arnold Winkelreid J Montgomery
311
New Englands Dead I M Lellan
312
Never Give Up Anonymous
314
The American Flag J R Drake
317
The Widow of Glencoe W E Aytoun
318
Burial of Sir John Moore C Wolfe
321
The Maniac Lewis
322
Rienzi to the Romans Miss Mitford
324
The Bell of the Atlantic Mrs Sigourney
326
The Struggle for Fame C Mackay
328
The SailorBoys Dream Dimond
329
Entry of the Austrians into Naples T Moore
331
Battle Hymn of the Berlin Landsturm Körner
332
The Main Truck or a Leap for Life G P Morris
333
Catiline on his Banishment G Croly
334
Apostrophe to the Ocean Lord Byron
335
Battle of Waterloo Lord Byron
337
The Destruction of Sennacherib Lord Byron
339
Antonys Address to the Romans Shakspeare
341
Hamlets Soliloquy Shakspeare
344
Soliloquy of Hamlets Uncle Shakspeare
345
Perseverance keeps Honor bright Shakspeare
346
Macbeths Soliloquy Shakspeare
347
Romeo in the Garden Shakspeare
348
Polonius to Laertes Shakspeare
349
Wolsey on being cast off by the King Shakspeare
350
Wolsey to Cromwell Shakspeare
351
Griffiths Description of Wolsey Shakspeare
352
RECENT SELECTIONS PROSE
353
The Orators of Revolutions R Choate
355
The Eloquence of Revolutions R Choate
356
American Nationality R Choate
358
The Same Continued R Choate 858
359
The National Ensign R C Winthrop
360
An Appeal to the People J Bright
361
The Assault on Charles Sumner A Burlingame
363
Strength of the Government T Parsons
365
The Higher Law A P Peabody
366
Step to the Captains Office and Settle G B Cheever
368
Washington and Lincoln C Sumner
370
Lincolns Address at Gettysburg A Lincoln
372
Sumners First Speech in the Senate G W Curtis
373
Our Reformers J C Fremont
374
R H Dana Jr
377
G Putnam G Putnam 377
378
J A Andrew 380 J A Andrew
381
Swain
384
W Phillips
385
A H Stephens 385 G W Curtis
387
G W Curtis 388 G W Curtis
388
Carl Schurz
393
W Holmes 393 Bishop Whipple
394
A H Rice 396 C Sumner
397
N P Banks 398 T Parker
400
T Parker
401
S Dickinson
402
G W Curtis
403
R H Dana Jr
407
Our Countrys Call
408
Bryant
409
Not
410
The American Flag 1875 W C Bryant 410 G W Curtis
411
Lexington
412
The Great Bell Roland
413
The Massachusetts Line
416
On the Shores of Tennessee
417
A BattleSong for Freedom
419
The Voice of the North
421
The Watchers 298 Barbara Frietchie 299 Fall of the Indian Heroes 300 Union and Liberty 301 Sheridans Ride J G Whittier 412 T Tilton 413 R Lowe...
422
The Face against the Pane Joaquin Miller
428
W Holmes T B Read W E Aytoun T B Aldrich 426
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PROSE
439
Mr Puffs Account of Himself 306 Lyceum Speech of Mr Orator Climax 307 Bullum vs Boatum C Dickens 441 R B Sheridan
444
Anonymous
445
G A Stevens
449
Fuss at Fires Anonymous
451
Mr Pepperages Peroration Anonymous
452
Fourth of July Oration C F Brown
453
Mark Twain on European Guides S L Clemens
455
The Duel T Hood
459
Music for the Million T Hood
465
The Height of the Ridiculous O W Holmes
467
The September Gale O W Holmes
468
Love and Murder Anonymous
470
The Removal Anonymous
472
Nongtongpaw C Dibdin
474
The Alarmed Skipper J T Fields
475
The ColdWater Man J G Saxe
476
Whittling J Pierpont
479
How to have what we Like Horace Smith
481
The Three Black Crows Byrom
482
Helps to Read Byrom
483
The Throes of Science F Bret Harte
484
The Smack in School E W Palmer
485
STANDARD DIALOGUES 331 Prince Arthur of Bretagne Shakspeare
489
Quarrel of Brutus and Cassius Shakspeare
493
Dogberrys Charge Shakspeare
496
Indigestion Anonymous
499
The Two Robbers Dr Aiken
501
The Miser Fielding
503
The Letter Anonymous
505
The Frenchmans Lesson Anonymous
506
How to Tell Bad News Anonymous
507
The Choleric Father R B Sheridan
509
Rolla and Alonzo R B Sheridan
512
The English Traveller Anonymous
514
The Embryo Lawyer Allingham
517
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