The Columbian OratorAn 1797 publication of Enlightenment era thought, read by virtually every American schoolboy in the early 19th century |
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Contents
Preface | 3 |
General Instructions for Speaking | 5 |
Oration on Eloquence | 27 |
Speech in Congress 1789 | 30 |
Speech of a Roman General | 32 |
Exhortation on Temperance in Pleasure | 33 |
Judahs Plea for Benjamin before Joseph | 35 |
Plea in Behalf of Thomas Muir | 37 |
Address to the People of the United States | 129 |
Dialogue on the Choice of Business for Life | 132 |
Speech of a French General | 135 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1777 | 137 |
Dialogue between a Schoolmaster and School Committee | 138 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1770 | 145 |
On the general Judgment Day | 147 |
On the Works of Creation and Providence | 150 |
On the starry Heavens | 38 |
Paper a Poem | 40 |
Speech before the Roman Senate | 41 |
Dialogue between Duellist Savage and Mercury | 43 |
Speech of an Indian Chief | 46 |
On the Creation of the World | 47 |
Lines spoken by a little Boy | 49 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1766 | 50 |
Scene from the Farce of Lethe | 52 |
Eulogy on Dr Franklin | 55 |
Epilogue to Addisons Cato | 59 |
SelfConceit an Address by a small Boy | 60 |
Dialogue between Howard and Lester | 62 |
Christs Crucifixion | 63 |
The Wonders of Nature | 66 |
Dialogue on Physiognomy | 68 |
Oration at the Festival of Gratitude | 70 |
Address to the President of the United States | 73 |
Presidents Answer | 74 |
The oppressive Landlord a Dialogue | 76 |
Speech in the British parliament 1770 | 82 |
On the Day of Judgment | 84 |
Christ triumphant over the apostate Angels | 86 |
Slaves in Barbary a Drama in two Acts | 88 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1770 | 104 |
Plea before a Roman Court | 107 |
Dialogue on Cowardice and Knavery | 110 |
Speech in the British Parliament | 114 |
Extract from an Oration against Catiline | 115 |
Description of the first American Congress | 116 |
Speech of a French General to his Army | 118 |
Reflections over the Grave of a young Man | 120 |
Speech of a Roman General | 125 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1784 | 127 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1778 | 151 |
The Conjurer a Dialogue | 153 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1775 | 161 |
Speech of the Caledonian General | 162 |
Modern Education a Dialogue | 165 |
On the Existence of God a Sermon | 170 |
The Dignity of Human Nature | 177 |
Infernal Conference | 178 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1777 | 187 |
On the Day of Judgment | 189 |
The dissipated Oxford Student | 191 |
Speech in Congress on the British Treaty | 201 |
Oration on Independence July 4 1796 | 204 |
General Description of America a Poem | 207 |
Dialogue between a Master and Slave | 209 |
Speech in the Irish Parliament | 212 |
Scene from the Tragedy of Tamerlane | 216 |
Speech in the British Parliament | 220 |
The Last Day | 222 |
Dialogue on Loquacity | 225 |
American Sages | 228 |
Speech in the British Parliament 1777 | 229 |
Scene from the Tragedy of Cato | 232 |
Oration delivered at Boston July 4 1794 | 234 |
Dialogue between a White Man and an Indian | 235 |
Oration pronounced at Boston July 4 1796 | 238 |
Dialogue between Edward and Harry | 240 |
David and Goliath | 242 |
Oration on the Powers of Eloquence | 246 |
Dialogue on Civilization | 252 |
Oration on the Manumission of Slaves | 256 |
A Forensic Dispute | 257 |
Oration delivered at Boston March 5th 1780 | 262 |