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STANDARD SELECTIONS
A COLLECTION AND ADAPTATION OF SUPERIOR PRODUCTIONS FROM BEST AUTHORS FOR USE IN CLASS ROOM AND ON THE PLATFORM
Arranged and Edited by
ROBERT I. FULTON
Dean of the School of Oratory and Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the Ohio Wesleyan University
Dean of the School of Oratory and Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the Ohio Wesleyan University
THOMAS C. TRUEBLOOD
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the University of Michigan
and
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the University of Michigan
and
EDWIN P. TRUEBLOOD
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in Earlham College
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in Earlham College
GINN AND COMPANY
BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON ATLANTA · DALLAS · COLUMBUS · SAN FRANCISCO
Copyright, 1907, by R. I. Fulton, T. C. Trueblood, and E. P. Trueblood ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Athenæum Press GINN AND COMPANY · PROPRIETORS BOSTON · U.S.A.
BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON ATLANTA · DALLAS · COLUMBUS · SAN FRANCISCO
Copyright, 1907, by R. I. Fulton, T. C. Trueblood, and E. P. Trueblood ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Athenæum Press GINN AND COMPANY · PROPRIETORS BOSTON · U.S.A.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I
NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, PATHETIC
II
SOLEMN, REVERENTIAL, SUBLIME
III
PATRIOTIC, HEROIC, ORATORICAL
IV
GAY, HUMOROUS, COMIC
V
DRAMATIC, NOT IN THE DRAMA
VI
SCENES FROM THE DRAMA
Arranged and Edited by
ROBERT I. FULTON
Dean of the School of Oratory and Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the Ohio Wesleyan University
Dean of the School of Oratory and Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the Ohio Wesleyan University
THOMAS C. TRUEBLOOD
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the University of Michigan
and
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in the University of Michigan
and
EDWIN P. TRUEBLOOD
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in Earlham College
Professor of Elocution and Oratory in Earlham College
GINN AND COMPANY
BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON ATLANTA · DALLAS · COLUMBUS · SAN FRANCISCO
Copyright, 1907, by R. I. Fulton, T. C. Trueblood, and E. P. Trueblood ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Athenæum Press GINN AND COMPANY · PROPRIETORS BOSTON · U.S.A.
BOSTON · NEW YORK · CHICAGO · LONDON ATLANTA · DALLAS · COLUMBUS · SAN FRANCISCO
Copyright, 1907, by R. I. Fulton, T. C. Trueblood, and E. P. Trueblood ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
The Athenæum Press GINN AND COMPANY · PROPRIETORS BOSTON · U.S.A.
PREFACE
CONTENTS
PREFACE
I
NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, PATHETIC
II
SOLEMN, REVERENTIAL, SUBLIME
III
PATRIOTIC, HEROIC, ORATORICAL
IV
GAY, HUMOROUS, COMIC
V
DRAMATIC, NOT IN THE DRAMA
VI
SCENES FROM THE DRAMA
STANDARD SELECTIONS
I
NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, PATHETIC
THE ARENA SCENE FROM "QUO VADIS"[1]
Henryk Sienkiewicz
FOOTNOTE:
Henryk Sienkiewicz
FOOTNOTE:
THE ARROW AND THE SONG[2]
H. W. Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
H. W. Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
AUX ITALIENS
R. Bulwer Lytton
R. Bulwer Lytton
BOBBY SHAFTO[3]
Daniel Henry, Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
Daniel Henry, Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
CARCASSONNE
Gustav Nadaud, translated by M. E. W. Sherwood
Gustav Nadaud, translated by M. E. W. Sherwood
THE CHILD-WIFE
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
COUNT GISMOND
Robert Browning
Robert Browning
THE DEATH OF ARBACES[4]
Edward Bulwer Lytton
FOOTNOTE:
Edward Bulwer Lytton
FOOTNOTE:
DORA
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson
AN EASTER WITH PAREPA
Myra S. Delano
Myra S. Delano
THOSE EVENING BELLS
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
GINEVRA
Susan Coolidge
Susan Coolidge
THE HIGH TIDE AT LINCOLNSHIRE
Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow
HOW DID YOU DIE?[5]
Edmund Vance Cooke
FOOTNOTE:
Edmund Vance Cooke
FOOTNOTE:
THE INDIGO BIRD[6]
John Burroughs
FOOTNOTE:
John Burroughs
FOOTNOTE:
THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS
R. H. Barham
R. H. Barham
JAFFAR
Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt
JIM BLUDSOE[7]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
KING ROBERT OF SICILY[8]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
THE LADY OF SHALOTT
Alfred Lord Tennyson
PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
Alfred Lord Tennyson
PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
A LEGEND OF SERVICE[9]
Henry van Dyke
FOOTNOTE:
Henry van Dyke
FOOTNOTE:
LITTLE BOY BLUE
Eugene Field
Eugene Field
MARY'S NIGHT RIDE[10]
George W. Cable
FOOTNOTE:
George W. Cable
FOOTNOTE:
NYDIA, THE BLIND GIRL[11]
Edward Bulwer Lytton
THE BLIND FLOWER GIRL'S SONG
I
II
III
IV
FOOTNOTE:
Edward Bulwer Lytton
THE BLIND FLOWER GIRL'S SONG
I
II
III
IV
FOOTNOTE:
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN![12]
ON THE DEATH OF LINCOLN
Walt Whitman
FOOTNOTE:
ON THE DEATH OF LINCOLN
Walt Whitman
FOOTNOTE:
ON THE OTHER TRAIN
A CLOCK'S STORY
Anonymous
A CLOCK'S STORY
Anonymous
THE PANSY
Anonymous
Anonymous
"THE REVENGE"
A BALLAD OF THE FLEET, 1591
Alfred Lord Tennyson
A BALLAD OF THE FLEET, 1591
Alfred Lord Tennyson
THE RIDER OF THE BLACK HORSE
George Lippard
George Lippard
SAILING BEYOND SEAS
Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow
THE SANDS OF DEE
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
THE SCHOOL OF SQUEERS[13]
Charles Dickens
FOOTNOTE:
Charles Dickens
FOOTNOTE:
THE SECRET OF DEATH
Edwin Arnold
Edwin Arnold
SHAMUS O'BRIEN
A TALE OF '98, AS RELATED BY AN IRISH PEASANT
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
A TALE OF '98, AS RELATED BY AN IRISH PEASANT
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
MY SHIPS[14]
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
FOOTNOTE:
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
FOOTNOTE:
THE SOLDIER'S REPRIEVE
R. D. C. Robbins
R. D. C. Robbins
THE SONG[15]
Walter Scott
FOOTNOTE:
Walter Scott
FOOTNOTE:
THE STIRRUP CUP[16]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
THE SWAN-SONG
Katherine R. Brooks
Katherine R. Brooks
SWEET AFTON
Robert Burns
Robert Burns
VIOLET'S BLUE[17]
Daniel Henry Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
Daniel Henry Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
TO A WATERFOWL[18]
William Cullen Bryant
FOOTNOTE:
William Cullen Bryant
FOOTNOTE:
THE WEDDING-GOWN
Etta W. Pierce
Etta W. Pierce
WHEN THE SNOW SIFTS THROUGH[19]
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
TO A WILD FLOWER[20]
Maurice Thompson
FOOTNOTE:
Maurice Thompson
FOOTNOTE:
THE FATE OF ZOROASTER
F. Marion Crawford
F. Marion Crawford
II
SOLEMN, REVERENTIAL, SUBLIME
CENTENNIAL HYMN[21]
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS[22]
Oliver Wendell Holmes
FOOTNOTE:
Oliver Wendell Holmes
FOOTNOTE:
CROSSING THE BAR
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson
THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
EACH AND ALL[23]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FOOTNOTE:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FOOTNOTE:
LAUS DEO![24]
ON HEARING BELLS ANNOUNCING EMANCIPATION
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
ON HEARING BELLS ANNOUNCING EMANCIPATION
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
THE PILGRIM FATHERS
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
THE PRESENT CRISIS[25]
James Russell Lowell
FOOTNOTE:
James Russell Lowell
FOOTNOTE:
THE RECESSIONAL
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
THE SACREDNESS OF WORK
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
WHAT'S HALLOWED GROUND?
Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell
III
PATRIOTIC, HEROIC, ORATORICAL
THE SEVEN GREAT ORATORS OF THE WORLD
I. DEMOSTHENES
THE ENCROACHMENTS OF PHILIP[26]
FOOTNOTE:
THE ENCROACHMENTS OF PHILIP[26]
FOOTNOTE:
II. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
ORATION AGAINST ANTONY[27]
FOOTNOTE:
ORATION AGAINST ANTONY[27]
FOOTNOTE:
III. SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
I. UNDUE LAMENTATIONS OVER THE DEAD
II. ON APPLAUDING PREACHERS
I. UNDUE LAMENTATIONS OVER THE DEAD
II. ON APPLAUDING PREACHERS
IV. JACQUES BÉNIGNE BOSSUET
ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF CONDÉ
ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF CONDÉ
V. WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM
I. WAR WITH AMERICA[28]
FOOTNOTE:
II. ATTEMPT TO SUBJUGATE AMERICA
I. WAR WITH AMERICA[28]
FOOTNOTE:
II. ATTEMPT TO SUBJUGATE AMERICA
VI. EDMUND BURKE
I. IMPEACHMENT OF HASTINGS[29]
FOOTNOTE:
II. CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA[30]
FOOTNOTE:
III. ENGLISH PRIVILEGES IN AMERICA
I. IMPEACHMENT OF HASTINGS[29]
FOOTNOTE:
II. CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA[30]
FOOTNOTE:
III. ENGLISH PRIVILEGES IN AMERICA
VII. DANIEL WEBSTER
I. BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
FOOTNOTE:
II. REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS
III. CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON[32]
FOOTNOTE:
I. BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
FOOTNOTE:
II. REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS
III. CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON[32]
FOOTNOTE:
SIX GREAT TRIUMPHS IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORATORY
I. THE CALL TO ARMS
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
II. COERCION OF DELINQUENT STATES
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
III. THE REPLY TO HAYNE
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
IV. THE MURDER OF LOVEJOY
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
V. THE SLAVERY ISSUE
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
VI. MORAL ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN WAR
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
ABOLITION OF WAR[34]
Charles Sumner
FOOTNOTE:
Charles Sumner
FOOTNOTE:
THE AMERICAN FLAG[35]
Henry Ward Beecher
FOOTNOTE:
Henry Ward Beecher
FOOTNOTE:
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE[36]
Albert J. Beveridge
FOOTNOTE:
Albert J. Beveridge
FOOTNOTE:
THE AMERICAN QUESTION
John Bright
John Bright
AMERICA'S RELATION TO MISSIONS
James B. Angell
James B. Angell
AMERICAN SLAVERY
John Bright
John Bright
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES
William E. Gladstone
William E. Gladstone
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC[37]
Julia Ward Howe
FOOTNOTE:
Julia Ward Howe
FOOTNOTE:
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
CORRUPTION OF PRELATES
Girolamo Savonarola
Girolamo Savonarola
THE CROSS OF GOLD[38]
W. J. Bryan
FOOTNOTE:
W. J. Bryan
FOOTNOTE:
DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN BURNES
J. J. Ingalls
J. J. Ingalls
THE DEATH OF GARFIELD[39]
James Gillespie Blaine
FOOTNOTE:
James Gillespie Blaine
FOOTNOTE:
DEATH OF TOUSSAINT L'OVERTURE[40]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
THE DEDICATION OF GETTYSBURG CEMETERY
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
THE FALLEN HEROES OF JAPAN
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
SECESSION[41]
Alexander H. Stephens
FOOTNOTE:
Alexander H. Stephens
FOOTNOTE:
THE DEATH OF GRADY
John Temple Graves
John Temple Graves
THE GLORY OF PEACE
Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner
THE HOPE OF THE REPUBLIC
H. W. Grady
H. W. Grady
HUNGARIAN HEROISM
Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS[42]
William McKinley
FOOTNOTE:
William McKinley
FOOTNOTE:
IRISH HOME RULE[43]
William E. Gladstone
FOOTNOTE:
William E. Gladstone
FOOTNOTE:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Emilio Castelar
Emilio Castelar
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION[44]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
THE MAN WITH THE MUCK-RAKE[45]
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
MESSAGE TO THE SQUADRON[46]
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
FOOTNOTE:
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
FOOTNOTE:
THE MINUTE MAN
George William Curtis
George William Curtis
A MORE PERFECT UNION[47]
George William Curtis
FOOTNOTE:
George William Curtis
FOOTNOTE:
NAPOLEON
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin
NAPOLEON[48]
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
NATIONAL CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS[49]
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
THE NEGRO
Henry W. Grady
Henry W. Grady
NEW ENGLAND
Josiah Quincy
Josiah Quincy
THE NEW SOUTH
Henry W. Grady
Henry W. Grady
DANIEL O'CONNELL[50]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
THE OPEN DOOR
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD[51]
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
THE PERMANENCY OF EMPIRE[52]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
THE PILGRIMS[53]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
PRINCIPLES OF THE FOUNDERS[54]
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WAR[55]
William E. Channing
FOOTNOTE:
William E. Channing
FOOTNOTE:
SCOTLAND
Edmund Flagg
Edmund Flagg
SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
SLAVERY AND THE UNION[56]
Abraham Lincoln
FOOTNOTE:
Abraham Lincoln
FOOTNOTE:
SUBJUGATION OF THE FILIPINO[57]
George F. Hoar
FOOTNOTE:
George F. Hoar
FOOTNOTE:
SUFFERINGS AND DESTINY OF THE PILGRIMS
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
TO ARMS
Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth
TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOTISM[58]
Bourke Cockran
FOOTNOTE:
Bourke Cockran
FOOTNOTE:
A VISION OF WAR[59]
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY[60]
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
GEORGE WASHINGTON[61]
Charles Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Charles Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
IV
GAY, HUMOROUS, COMIC
A BOY'S MOTHER[62]
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
ALMOST BEYOND ENDURANCE[63]
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
BREAKING THE CHARM[64]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
CANDLE-LIGHTIN' TIME[65]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
A BIRD IN THE HAND
F. E. Weatherly
F. E. Weatherly
"THE DAY OF JUDGMENT"[66]
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
FOOTNOTE:
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
FOOTNOTE:
DE APPILE TREE[67]
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
MR. DOOLEY ON LA GRIPPE MICROBES
Finley Peter Dunne
Finley Peter Dunne
A DOCTRINAL DISCUSSION
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Harry Stillwell Edwards
FINNIGIN TO FLANNIGAN[68]
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
GAVROCHE AND THE ELEPHANT[69]
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
THE HAZING OF VALIANT
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE HINDOO'S PARADISE
Anonymous
Anonymous
IF I KNEW
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE IMAGINARY INVALID[70]
Jerome K. Jerome
FOOTNOTE:
Jerome K. Jerome
FOOTNOTE:
JANE JONES[71]
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
KNEE-DEEP IN JUNE[72]
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
LITTLE BREECHES[73]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
THE LOW-BACKED CAR
Samuel Lover
Samuel Lover
MAMMY'S PICKANIN'
Lucy Dean Jenkins
Lucy Dean Jenkins
MANDALAY
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
MISTER COON AND MISTER RABBIT[74]
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
MONEY MUSK
Benjamin F. Taylor
Benjamin F. Taylor
THE ONE-LEGGED GOOSE[75]
F. Hopkinson Smith
FOOTNOTE:
F. Hopkinson Smith
FOOTNOTE:
THE PESSIMIST[76]
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
SCHNEIDER SEES LEAH
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE SUPERFLUOUS MAN
John G. Saxe
John G. Saxe
THE USUAL WAY
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE WEDDING FEE
R. M. Streeter
R. M. Streeter
WHEN MALINDY SINGS[77]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
WHEN THE COWS COME HOME
Agnes E. Mitchell
Agnes E. Mitchell
V
DRAMATIC NOT IN THE DRAMA
THE CONFESSIONAL
Anonymous
Anonymous
JEAN VALJEAN AND THE GOOD BISHOP[78]
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
LASCA
Anonymous
Anonymous
MICHAEL STROGOFF, COURIER OF THE CZAR
Jules Verne
Jules Verne
MRS. TREE[79]
Laura E. Richards
FOOTNOTE:
Laura E. Richards
FOOTNOTE:
THE PORTRAIT
Robert Bulwer Lytton
Robert Bulwer Lytton
THE TELL-TALE HEART
A MURDERER'S CONFESSION
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
THE UNCLE
H. G. Bell
H. G. Bell
VI
SCENES FROM THE DRAMA
THE BELLS
Henry L. Williams
ACT III, SCENE I
Henry L. Williams
ACT III, SCENE I
THE LADY OF LYONS
Robert Bulwer Lytton
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE II
Robert Bulwer Lytton
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE II
RIP VAN WINKLE[80]
Washington Irving
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE I
FOOTNOTE:
Washington Irving
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE I
FOOTNOTE:
THE RIVALS
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
ACT I, SCENE II
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
ACT IV, SCENE II
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
ACT I, SCENE II
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
ACT IV, SCENE II
BEAU BRUMMELL
Blanchard Jerrold
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE III
Blanchard Jerrold
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE III
THE SET OF TURQUOISE
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT I, SCENE II
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT I, SCENE II
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
Oliver Goldsmith
ACT II, SCENE I
Oliver Goldsmith
ACT II, SCENE I
PYGMALION AND GALATEA
W. S. Gilbert
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
W. S. Gilbert
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
INDEX OF AUTHORS
NARRATIVE, DESCRIPTIVE, PATHETIC
THE ARENA SCENE FROM "QUO VADIS"[1]
Henryk Sienkiewicz
FOOTNOTE:
Henryk Sienkiewicz
FOOTNOTE:
THE ARROW AND THE SONG[2]
H. W. Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
H. W. Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
AUX ITALIENS
R. Bulwer Lytton
R. Bulwer Lytton
BOBBY SHAFTO[3]
Daniel Henry, Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
Daniel Henry, Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
CARCASSONNE
Gustav Nadaud, translated by M. E. W. Sherwood
Gustav Nadaud, translated by M. E. W. Sherwood
THE CHILD-WIFE
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
COUNT GISMOND
Robert Browning
Robert Browning
THE DEATH OF ARBACES[4]
Edward Bulwer Lytton
FOOTNOTE:
Edward Bulwer Lytton
FOOTNOTE:
DORA
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson
AN EASTER WITH PAREPA
Myra S. Delano
Myra S. Delano
THOSE EVENING BELLS
Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore
GINEVRA
Susan Coolidge
Susan Coolidge
THE HIGH TIDE AT LINCOLNSHIRE
Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow
HOW DID YOU DIE?[5]
Edmund Vance Cooke
FOOTNOTE:
Edmund Vance Cooke
FOOTNOTE:
THE INDIGO BIRD[6]
John Burroughs
FOOTNOTE:
John Burroughs
FOOTNOTE:
THE JACKDAW OF RHEIMS
R. H. Barham
R. H. Barham
JAFFAR
Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt
JIM BLUDSOE[7]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
KING ROBERT OF SICILY[8]
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
FOOTNOTE:
THE LADY OF SHALOTT
Alfred Lord Tennyson
PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
Alfred Lord Tennyson
PART I
PART II
PART III
PART IV
A LEGEND OF SERVICE[9]
Henry van Dyke
FOOTNOTE:
Henry van Dyke
FOOTNOTE:
LITTLE BOY BLUE
Eugene Field
Eugene Field
MARY'S NIGHT RIDE[10]
George W. Cable
FOOTNOTE:
George W. Cable
FOOTNOTE:
NYDIA, THE BLIND GIRL[11]
Edward Bulwer Lytton
THE BLIND FLOWER GIRL'S SONG
I
II
III
IV
FOOTNOTE:
Edward Bulwer Lytton
THE BLIND FLOWER GIRL'S SONG
I
II
III
IV
FOOTNOTE:
O CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN![12]
ON THE DEATH OF LINCOLN
Walt Whitman
FOOTNOTE:
ON THE DEATH OF LINCOLN
Walt Whitman
FOOTNOTE:
ON THE OTHER TRAIN
A CLOCK'S STORY
Anonymous
A CLOCK'S STORY
Anonymous
THE PANSY
Anonymous
Anonymous
"THE REVENGE"
A BALLAD OF THE FLEET, 1591
Alfred Lord Tennyson
A BALLAD OF THE FLEET, 1591
Alfred Lord Tennyson
THE RIDER OF THE BLACK HORSE
George Lippard
George Lippard
SAILING BEYOND SEAS
Jean Ingelow
Jean Ingelow
THE SANDS OF DEE
Charles Kingsley
Charles Kingsley
THE SCHOOL OF SQUEERS[13]
Charles Dickens
FOOTNOTE:
Charles Dickens
FOOTNOTE:
THE SECRET OF DEATH
Edwin Arnold
Edwin Arnold
SHAMUS O'BRIEN
A TALE OF '98, AS RELATED BY AN IRISH PEASANT
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
A TALE OF '98, AS RELATED BY AN IRISH PEASANT
Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
MY SHIPS[14]
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
FOOTNOTE:
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
FOOTNOTE:
THE SOLDIER'S REPRIEVE
R. D. C. Robbins
R. D. C. Robbins
THE SONG[15]
Walter Scott
FOOTNOTE:
Walter Scott
FOOTNOTE:
THE STIRRUP CUP[16]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
THE SWAN-SONG
Katherine R. Brooks
Katherine R. Brooks
SWEET AFTON
Robert Burns
Robert Burns
VIOLET'S BLUE[17]
Daniel Henry Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
Daniel Henry Jr.
FOOTNOTE:
TO A WATERFOWL[18]
William Cullen Bryant
FOOTNOTE:
William Cullen Bryant
FOOTNOTE:
THE WEDDING-GOWN
Etta W. Pierce
Etta W. Pierce
WHEN THE SNOW SIFTS THROUGH[19]
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
TO A WILD FLOWER[20]
Maurice Thompson
FOOTNOTE:
Maurice Thompson
FOOTNOTE:
THE FATE OF ZOROASTER
F. Marion Crawford
F. Marion Crawford
II
SOLEMN, REVERENTIAL, SUBLIME
CENTENNIAL HYMN[21]
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUS[22]
Oliver Wendell Holmes
FOOTNOTE:
Oliver Wendell Holmes
FOOTNOTE:
CROSSING THE BAR
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Alfred Lord Tennyson
THE DESTRUCTION OF SENNACHERIB
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
EACH AND ALL[23]
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FOOTNOTE:
Ralph Waldo Emerson
FOOTNOTE:
LAUS DEO![24]
ON HEARING BELLS ANNOUNCING EMANCIPATION
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
ON HEARING BELLS ANNOUNCING EMANCIPATION
John G. Whittier
FOOTNOTE:
THE PILGRIM FATHERS
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
THE PRESENT CRISIS[25]
James Russell Lowell
FOOTNOTE:
James Russell Lowell
FOOTNOTE:
THE RECESSIONAL
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
THE SACREDNESS OF WORK
Thomas Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
WHAT'S HALLOWED GROUND?
Thomas Campbell
Thomas Campbell
III
PATRIOTIC, HEROIC, ORATORICAL
THE SEVEN GREAT ORATORS OF THE WORLD
I. DEMOSTHENES
THE ENCROACHMENTS OF PHILIP[26]
FOOTNOTE:
THE ENCROACHMENTS OF PHILIP[26]
FOOTNOTE:
II. MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO
ORATION AGAINST ANTONY[27]
FOOTNOTE:
ORATION AGAINST ANTONY[27]
FOOTNOTE:
III. SAINT JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
I. UNDUE LAMENTATIONS OVER THE DEAD
II. ON APPLAUDING PREACHERS
I. UNDUE LAMENTATIONS OVER THE DEAD
II. ON APPLAUDING PREACHERS
IV. JACQUES BÉNIGNE BOSSUET
ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF CONDÉ
ON THE DEATH OF THE PRINCE OF CONDÉ
V. WILLIAM PITT, EARL OF CHATHAM
I. WAR WITH AMERICA[28]
FOOTNOTE:
II. ATTEMPT TO SUBJUGATE AMERICA
I. WAR WITH AMERICA[28]
FOOTNOTE:
II. ATTEMPT TO SUBJUGATE AMERICA
VI. EDMUND BURKE
I. IMPEACHMENT OF HASTINGS[29]
FOOTNOTE:
II. CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA[30]
FOOTNOTE:
III. ENGLISH PRIVILEGES IN AMERICA
I. IMPEACHMENT OF HASTINGS[29]
FOOTNOTE:
II. CONCILIATION WITH AMERICA[30]
FOOTNOTE:
III. ENGLISH PRIVILEGES IN AMERICA
VII. DANIEL WEBSTER
I. BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
FOOTNOTE:
II. REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS
III. CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON[32]
FOOTNOTE:
I. BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
FOOTNOTE:
II. REVOLUTIONARY PATRIOTS
III. CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON[32]
FOOTNOTE:
SIX GREAT TRIUMPHS IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN ORATORY
I. THE CALL TO ARMS
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
II. COERCION OF DELINQUENT STATES
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
III. THE REPLY TO HAYNE
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
IV. THE MURDER OF LOVEJOY
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
V. THE SLAVERY ISSUE
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
VI. MORAL ASPECT OF THE AMERICAN WAR
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
ABOLITION OF WAR[34]
Charles Sumner
FOOTNOTE:
Charles Sumner
FOOTNOTE:
THE AMERICAN FLAG[35]
Henry Ward Beecher
FOOTNOTE:
Henry Ward Beecher
FOOTNOTE:
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE[36]
Albert J. Beveridge
FOOTNOTE:
Albert J. Beveridge
FOOTNOTE:
THE AMERICAN QUESTION
John Bright
John Bright
AMERICA'S RELATION TO MISSIONS
James B. Angell
James B. Angell
AMERICAN SLAVERY
John Bright
John Bright
THE ARMENIAN MASSACRES
William E. Gladstone
William E. Gladstone
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC[37]
Julia Ward Howe
FOOTNOTE:
Julia Ward Howe
FOOTNOTE:
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge
CORRUPTION OF PRELATES
Girolamo Savonarola
Girolamo Savonarola
THE CROSS OF GOLD[38]
W. J. Bryan
FOOTNOTE:
W. J. Bryan
FOOTNOTE:
DEATH OF CONGRESSMAN BURNES
J. J. Ingalls
J. J. Ingalls
THE DEATH OF GARFIELD[39]
James Gillespie Blaine
FOOTNOTE:
James Gillespie Blaine
FOOTNOTE:
DEATH OF TOUSSAINT L'OVERTURE[40]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
THE DEDICATION OF GETTYSBURG CEMETERY
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
THE FALLEN HEROES OF JAPAN
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
SECESSION[41]
Alexander H. Stephens
FOOTNOTE:
Alexander H. Stephens
FOOTNOTE:
THE DEATH OF GRADY
John Temple Graves
John Temple Graves
THE GLORY OF PEACE
Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner
THE HOPE OF THE REPUBLIC
H. W. Grady
H. W. Grady
HUNGARIAN HEROISM
Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS[42]
William McKinley
FOOTNOTE:
William McKinley
FOOTNOTE:
IRISH HOME RULE[43]
William E. Gladstone
FOOTNOTE:
William E. Gladstone
FOOTNOTE:
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Emilio Castelar
Emilio Castelar
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
James A. Garfield
James A. Garfield
LOUISIANA PURCHASE EXPOSITION[44]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
THE MAN WITH THE MUCK-RAKE[45]
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
MESSAGE TO THE SQUADRON[46]
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
FOOTNOTE:
Admiral Heihaichiro Togo
FOOTNOTE:
THE MINUTE MAN
George William Curtis
George William Curtis
A MORE PERFECT UNION[47]
George William Curtis
FOOTNOTE:
George William Curtis
FOOTNOTE:
NAPOLEON
Thomas Corwin
Thomas Corwin
NAPOLEON[48]
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
NATIONAL CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS[49]
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
Theodore Roosevelt
FOOTNOTE:
THE NEGRO
Henry W. Grady
Henry W. Grady
NEW ENGLAND
Josiah Quincy
Josiah Quincy
THE NEW SOUTH
Henry W. Grady
Henry W. Grady
DANIEL O'CONNELL[50]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
THE OPEN DOOR
Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry
ORGANIZATION OF THE WORLD[51]
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
THE PERMANENCY OF EMPIRE[52]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
THE PILGRIMS[53]
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Wendell Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
PRINCIPLES OF THE FOUNDERS[54]
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
THE RESPONSIBILITY OF WAR[55]
William E. Channing
FOOTNOTE:
William E. Channing
FOOTNOTE:
SCOTLAND
Edmund Flagg
Edmund Flagg
SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
SLAVERY AND THE UNION[56]
Abraham Lincoln
FOOTNOTE:
Abraham Lincoln
FOOTNOTE:
SUBJUGATION OF THE FILIPINO[57]
George F. Hoar
FOOTNOTE:
George F. Hoar
FOOTNOTE:
SUFFERINGS AND DESTINY OF THE PILGRIMS
Edward Everett
Edward Everett
TO ARMS
Louis Kossuth
Louis Kossuth
TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOTISM[58]
Bourke Cockran
FOOTNOTE:
Bourke Cockran
FOOTNOTE:
A VISION OF WAR[59]
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
Robert G. Ingersoll
FOOTNOTE:
WAR IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY[60]
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
Edwin D. Mead
FOOTNOTE:
GEORGE WASHINGTON[61]
Charles Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
Charles Phillips
FOOTNOTE:
IV
GAY, HUMOROUS, COMIC
A BOY'S MOTHER[62]
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
ALMOST BEYOND ENDURANCE[63]
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
BREAKING THE CHARM[64]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
CANDLE-LIGHTIN' TIME[65]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
A BIRD IN THE HAND
F. E. Weatherly
F. E. Weatherly
"THE DAY OF JUDGMENT"[66]
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
FOOTNOTE:
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
FOOTNOTE:
DE APPILE TREE[67]
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
MR. DOOLEY ON LA GRIPPE MICROBES
Finley Peter Dunne
Finley Peter Dunne
A DOCTRINAL DISCUSSION
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Harry Stillwell Edwards
FINNIGIN TO FLANNIGAN[68]
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
S. W. Gillilan
FOOTNOTE:
GAVROCHE AND THE ELEPHANT[69]
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
THE HAZING OF VALIANT
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE HINDOO'S PARADISE
Anonymous
Anonymous
IF I KNEW
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE IMAGINARY INVALID[70]
Jerome K. Jerome
FOOTNOTE:
Jerome K. Jerome
FOOTNOTE:
JANE JONES[71]
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
KNEE-DEEP IN JUNE[72]
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
James Whitcomb Riley
FOOTNOTE:
LITTLE BREECHES[73]
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
John Hay
FOOTNOTE:
THE LOW-BACKED CAR
Samuel Lover
Samuel Lover
MAMMY'S PICKANIN'
Lucy Dean Jenkins
Lucy Dean Jenkins
MANDALAY
Rudyard Kipling
Rudyard Kipling
MISTER COON AND MISTER RABBIT[74]
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
Joel Chandler Harris
FOOTNOTE:
MONEY MUSK
Benjamin F. Taylor
Benjamin F. Taylor
THE ONE-LEGGED GOOSE[75]
F. Hopkinson Smith
FOOTNOTE:
F. Hopkinson Smith
FOOTNOTE:
THE PESSIMIST[76]
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
Ben F. King
FOOTNOTE:
SCHNEIDER SEES LEAH
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE SUPERFLUOUS MAN
John G. Saxe
John G. Saxe
THE USUAL WAY
Anonymous
Anonymous
THE WEDDING FEE
R. M. Streeter
R. M. Streeter
WHEN MALINDY SINGS[77]
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
Paul Laurence Dunbar
FOOTNOTE:
WHEN THE COWS COME HOME
Agnes E. Mitchell
Agnes E. Mitchell
V
DRAMATIC NOT IN THE DRAMA
THE CONFESSIONAL
Anonymous
Anonymous
JEAN VALJEAN AND THE GOOD BISHOP[78]
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
Victor Hugo
FOOTNOTE:
LASCA
Anonymous
Anonymous
MICHAEL STROGOFF, COURIER OF THE CZAR
Jules Verne
Jules Verne
MRS. TREE[79]
Laura E. Richards
FOOTNOTE:
Laura E. Richards
FOOTNOTE:
THE PORTRAIT
Robert Bulwer Lytton
Robert Bulwer Lytton
THE TELL-TALE HEART
A MURDERER'S CONFESSION
Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe
THE UNCLE
H. G. Bell
H. G. Bell
VI
SCENES FROM THE DRAMA
THE BELLS
Henry L. Williams
ACT III, SCENE I
Henry L. Williams
ACT III, SCENE I
THE LADY OF LYONS
Robert Bulwer Lytton
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE II
Robert Bulwer Lytton
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE II
RIP VAN WINKLE[80]
Washington Irving
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE I
FOOTNOTE:
Washington Irving
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE I
FOOTNOTE:
THE RIVALS
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
ACT I, SCENE II
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
ACT IV, SCENE II
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
ACT I, SCENE II
ACT II, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
ACT IV, SCENE II
BEAU BRUMMELL
Blanchard Jerrold
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE III
Blanchard Jerrold
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT II, SCENE III
THE SET OF TURQUOISE
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT I, SCENE II
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT I, SCENE II
SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER
Oliver Goldsmith
ACT II, SCENE I
Oliver Goldsmith
ACT II, SCENE I
PYGMALION AND GALATEA
W. S. Gilbert
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
W. S. Gilbert
ACT I, SCENE I
ACT III, SCENE I
INDEX OF AUTHORS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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BRITISH AND AMERICAN ELOQUENCE
CHOICE READINGS FROM POPULAR AND STANDARD AUTHORS
STANDARD SELECTIONS
EXTEMPORE SPEAKING
MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ORATORY
VOCAL EXPRESSION IN SPEECH
BOOKS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
THE MAKING OF ARGUMENTS
THE PRINCIPLES OF ARGUMENTATION
ORAL ENGLISH
BOOKS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
THE BRIEF-MAKER'S NOTEBOOK
BOOKS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
ESSENTIALS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
BRITISH AND AMERICAN ELOQUENCE
CHOICE READINGS FROM POPULAR AND STANDARD AUTHORS
STANDARD SELECTIONS
EXTEMPORE SPEAKING
MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ORATORY
VOCAL EXPRESSION IN SPEECH
BOOKS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
THE MAKING OF ARGUMENTS
THE PRINCIPLES OF ARGUMENTATION
ORAL ENGLISH
BOOKS IN PUBLIC SPEAKING
ELEMENTS OF PUBLIC SPEAKING
THE BRIEF-MAKER'S NOTEBOOK
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