The American Speaker: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and Exercises on Pronunciation, Pauses, Inflections, Accent, and Emphasis: Also, Copious Extracts in Prose and Poetry ...

John Frost

F.W. Greenough, 1838 - 448 pages

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DIFFERENT Methods by which the Principles and Lessons may be Page	15

Sentences depending on Adjectives	21

Exclamation	28

Simple Concluding Series	34

Series of Serieses	39

Transposition of Accent	46

Treble Emphasis	53

Rules for Rhetorical Pauses	64

The Death of Aliatar	240

The American Eagle	242

My own Fireside	244

The Indian Hunter a	246

The Example of the Northern to the Southern Republics of America	247

Close of the Speech of Daniel Webster on the Greek Ques tion in the House of Representatives of the United States January 1824	249

Mr Poinsetts Speech on the same Question	252

Conclusion of Mr Clays Speech on the same Question	259

Religion never to be treated with Levity	71

Song from the Lady of the Lake	82

Speech of Patrick Henry before the Virginia Convention	92

Vindication of Spain pronounced during the Debate on	99

Hymn of the Moravian Nuns at the Consecration of	106

Character of Blannerhassett	113

of Virginia in favour of permitting the British Refugees to return to the United States	122

Extract from a Speech of John Randolph in the Convention of Virginia in 18291830	125

Second Extract from the same	126

The Torch of Liberty	127

Character of William Penn	129

Speech of a Christian Martyr	130

Property an Element of Society	131

Whats hallowed Ground?	134

Speech of Raab Kiuprili	137

Extract from a Speech of Mr G Morris on the Judiciary Establishment	138

Decision of Character	140

Bonaparte to the Army of Italy	142

On a future State	143

On the Works and Attributes of the Almighty	144

On the Beauties of Nature	145

On Autumn	146

Extract from a Speech of James Wilson in the Convention for the Province of Pennsylvania in Vindication of the Colonies January 1775	148

The Soldiers Dream	152

Third Extract from the same	156

Fourth Extract from the same	158

Fifth Extract from the same	159

The Battle of Busaco	161

Boadicea an Ode	162

On the Downfall of Poland	163

On ancient Greece	165

Loudhons Attacka Hungarian Warsong	166

The Day of Judgment	167

Extract from a Speech of Edmund Randolph on the Expe diency of adopting the Federal Constitution delivered in 1	169

Second Extract from the same	170

Third Extract from the Speech of Edmund Randolph	175

The dying Chief	178

The Mariners Dream	179

The American Patriots Song	181

1223	183

72	191

The Burial of Sir John Moore	192

Battle Hymn	193

Extract from a Speech of James A Bayard on the Judiciary Act delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States February 19 1802	196

Extract from a Speech of John Randolph in Committee of the whole House of Representatives on Mr Greggs Resolution to prohibit the Importation ...	198

Second Extract from the same	200

Dress and Armour of Sir Hudibras	204

Description of Wyoming	206

Song of the Greek Bard	207

Description of the Minstrel	210

Description of Rome	212

Invocation	213

Extract from a Speech of John Randolph delivered in the House of Representatives of the United States December 10 1811	214

Second Extract from the same	216

A Farewell to Scotland	220

Arria	221

The Mariners Song	222

Aspirations of Youth	223

The Homes of England	224

Extract from Roderick the last of the Goths	225

The African Chief	226

The Greek Partisan	227

Speech of John C Calhoun in the House of Representatives of the United States December 12 1811	228

Conclusion of the Speech of John C Calhoun	233

Song of Marions Men	238

Extract from a Speech of John Randolph on the same Ques tion	265

Second Extract from the same Speech	267

An Indian at the Buryingplace of his Fathers	270

The Treasures of the Deep	272

The Close of Autumn	273

The Coral Grove	274

Lord Byrons last Verses	275

The Bugle	276

A Health	277

Extract from Mr Websters Speech at the Dinner in honour of the Memory of Washington in the City of Washington February 22 1832	278

Extract from Mr Haynes Speech on the Tariff Bill in Con gress January 1832	281

The Mountain Church	285

The Mother and her Infants	286

Scene in the burning of Rome by Nero	287

Extract from Mr Websters Speech on the Trial of J F Knapp	290

The Value of the Bible	293

The Pleasures and Pains of the Student	294

Mary Anna Gibbes the young Heroine of Stono	298

The first Crusaders before Jerusalem	301

James Oglethorpe	304

Address of Daniel Webster to the Survivors of the Battle of Bunker Hill delivered at the laying of the Cornerstone of the Bunker Hill Monument	306

The Patronage of Sovereigns	308

The Mothers of the West	310

Extract from the Partisan	311

Extent of Country not dangerous to the Union	317

Extract from President Jeffersons Inaugural Address	319

Nature	321

Extract from Mr MDuffies Speech on Corruption	322

On the Measure of the Irish Union	324

Speech of Robert Emmett at the close of his Trial for High Treason	326

Right of Discovery	328

Right of Cultivation	330

Mr Clays Speech on Occasion of introducing his Public Lands Bill	332

Extract from Sir James MIntoshs Speech on the Trial of M Peltier	335

America	339

Speech on the Catholic Question	340

The Patriots Hope	342

Character of true Eloquence	343

The Best of Classics	344

The Love of Country and of Home	345

No Excellence without Labour	346

The Passing of the Rubicon	347

To the American Flag	348

Influence of great Actions dependent on their Results	350

A Political Pause	351

Prevalence of War	352

Impressions derived from the Study of History	354

Noble Burst of Judicial Eloquence Delivered in the cele brated Case of the King against John Wilkes	355

Speech of Lord Chancellor Thurlow in the House of Lords in Reply to the Duke of Grafton	357

Conduct of La Fayette in the American Revolution	358

The Mob	359

National Recollections the Foundation of National Character	360

Exposure to the Horrors of Indian Outrage	362

Arnold Winkelried	363

The Atheist and the Acorn	364

The Indian	365

The Characters of Jefferson and Napoleon contrasted	387

A parental Ode to my Son aged three Years and five Months	393

Thomas of Torres	399

The Quack	407

Scene from The Honeymoon	419

Scene from Oralloossa in which the Destruction of the Coya	426

Colonel Arden and Rissolle	432

Scene from Rienzi	439

Scene from William Tell	445

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Title	The American Speaker: Containing Numerous Rules, Observations, and Exercises on Pronunciation, Pauses, Inflections, Accent, and Emphasis: Also, Copious Extracts in Prose and Poetry ...
Author	John Frost
Publisher	F.W. Greenough, 1838
Original from	University of Minnesota
Digitized	26 Aug 2010
Length	448 pages

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