The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading

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Pity Mrs Barbauld
29
The Dead Ass Sterne
31
Χ The Sword ibid
34
Maria ibid
36
The Camelion Merrick
41
The Youth and the Philosopher White head
43
Sir Balaam Pope
44
Edwin and Emma Mallet
46
Celadon and Amelia Thomson
49
Junio and Theana Grainger
51
Douglas to Lord Randolph Home
54
Othellos Apology Shakespeare
55
CHAP Page I On Modesty Spectator
57
On Cheerfulness ibid
60
On Sincerity Tillotson
63
On Honour Guardian
66
On Good Humour Rambler
70
On the Knowledge of the World ibid
74
On the Advantage of uniting Gentle ness of Manners with Firmness of Mind Ld Chesterfield
76
On Good Sense Melmoth
79
On Study Bacon
80
Χ On Satirical Wit Sterne
81
The present Condition of Man vindi Shakesp
83
cated Pope
84
On the Order of Nature ibid
86
The Origin of Superstition and Tyranny ibid
87
On Happiness ibid
89
On Virtue ibid
92
On Versification ibid
93
Lessons on Wisdom Armstrong
95
Against Indolence an Epistle
97
Elegy to a young Nobleman Mason
101
Reflections on a Future State ibid
102
On Procrastination Young
103
The Pain arising from Virtuous Emo tionsattended with Pleasure Aken side
105
On Taste ibid
107
The Pleasures arising from a culti vated Imagination ibid
109
CHAP Page
111
Virtue our highest Interest Harris
118
On the Being of a God Young
124
Calistheness Reproof of Cleons Flat
135
The Earl of Arundels Speech propos
143
Mr Pulteneys Speech on the Motion
149
Χ Sir Robert Walpoles Reply
160
XII
170
II
181
111
187
VII
198
Duke and Lord
204
XII
211
XV
220
III
226
The Wish Green
230
Ode to Fancy Warton
252
LAllegro Milton
256
Penseroso ibid
260
The Entry of Bolingbroke and XVIII The Progress of Life Shakespeare
264
Richard into London ibid
265
Life ibid
266
Hotspurs Description of a Fop ibid
267
Clarences Dream ibid
268
Queen Mab ibid
270
The Apothecary ibid
271
Ode to Evening Collins
272
Ode to Spring Mrs Barbauld
274
The Pleasures of Retirement ibid
275
Genius Akenside
279
Greatness ibid
281
Novelty ibid
283
The Story of Le Fevre Sterne
285
Yoricks Death ibid
297
The Beggars Petition
299
Elegy on the Death of an Unfortu nate Lady Pope
301
CHAP Page V Morning Hymn Milton
303
Satans Soliloquy ibid
304
Juba and Syphax Cato
309
Catos Soliloquy ibid
311
Southampton and Essex Earl of Essex
312
Χ Jaffier and Pierre Venice Preservd
314
Edward and Warwick Earl of Warwick
317
Orlando and Adam Shakespeare
321
ΧΙΙΙ Scroop and Richard ibid
323
Hotspur and Glendower ibid
325
Hotspur reading a Letter ibid
328
Henry IVs Soliloquy on Sleep ibid
329
Henry IV and Prince Henry ibid
330
Henry VI Warwick and Cardinal XVIII Henry V to his Soldiers ibid
333
Beaufort ibid
335
Wolsey and Cromwell ibid
336
ΧΧΙ Lear ibid
339
Macbeths Soliloquy ibid
340
Macduff Malcolm and Rosse ibid
341
Antonys Soliloquy over Cæsars Body ibid
344
Antonys Funeral Oration over Cæ sars body ibid
345
Othello and Iago ibid
351
Hamlets Soliloquy on his Mothers Marriage ibid
356
Hamlet and Ghost ibid
357
Hamlets Soliloquy on Death ibid
360
Soliloquy of the King in Hamlet ib
361
XXXII Ode on St Cecilias Day Pope
362
Alexanders Feast Dryden
366
The Country Life Cowbey
370
Health Parnell
372
On Pride Pope
374
Picture of a good Man Young
375

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TitleThe Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers: Essay on Elocution and Directions for Reading
AuthorWilliam Enfield
EditorWilliam Enfield
PublisherF. Louis, 1804
Original fromAustrian National Library
Digitized30 May 2018
Length376 pages
  
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