The Columbian Orator : Containing a Variety of Original And Selected Pieces, Together With Rules, Calculated to Improve Youth And Others in the Ornamental And Useful Art of Eloquence

Dialogue on physiognomy -- Oration at the Festival of Gratitude / Carnot -- Address to the President of the United States / Adet -- President's answer / Washington -- The oppressive landlord, a dialogue -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 / Mansfield -- On the Day of Judgment / Davies -- Christ triumphant over the apostate Angels / Milton -- Slaves in Barbary, a drama in two acts / Everett -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 / Pitt -- Plea before a Roman Court / Socrates -- Dialogue on cowardice and knavery -- Speech in the British Parliament / Sheridan -- Extract from an Oration against Catiline / Cicero -- Description of the first American Congress / Barlow -- Speech of a French general to his army / Buonaparte -- Reflections over the grave of a young man / Harvey -- Scene from the Drama of "Moses in the Bulrushes / H. More -- Speech of a Roman general / C. Cassius -- Speech in the British parliament, 1784 / Erskine -- Address to the people of the U. States / Washington -- Dialogue on the choice of business for life -- Speech of a French general / Buonaparte -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 / Pitt -- Dialogue between a schoolmaster and school-committee -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 / Pitt -- On the general Judgment Day / Dwight -- On the works of creation and providence / Hervey -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1770 / Fox -- The Conjurer, a dialogue / Everett -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1775 / Pitt -- Speech of the Caledonian general / Galgachus -- Modern education, a dialogue -- On the existence of God, a sermon / Maxcy -- The dignity of human nature / Burges -- Infernal conference / Cumberland -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 / Pitt -- On the Day of Judgment / Young -- The dissipated Oxford student / altered from Burney -- Speech in Congress, on the British Treaty / Ames -- Oration on independence, July 4, 1796 / Blake -- General description of America, a poem / Everett -- Dialogue between a master and a slave / Aikin -- Speech in the Irish Parliament / O'Connor -- Scene from the Tragedy of Tamerlane / Rowe -- Speech in the British Parliament / Barre -- The last day / Everett -- Dialogue on loquacity -- American sages / Barlow -- Speech in the British Parliament, 1777 / Pitt -- Scene from the Tragedy of Cato / Addison -- Oration delivered at Boston, July 4, 1794 / Phillips -- Dialogue between a white man and an Indian / Everett -- Oration, pronounced at Boston, July 4, 1796 / Lathrop -- Dialogue between Edward and Harry / Everett -- David and Goliath / H. More -- Oration on the powers of eloquence -- Dialogue on civilization -- Oration on the manumission of slaves / Miller -- A forensic dispute / Everett -- Oration delivered at Boston, March 5th, 1780 / Mason Shaw & Shoemaker Holograph on the first prelim. p.: John J. Ballard, February 21 1822 Holograph on t.p.: John J. Ballard's book