CONTENTS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ELOCUTION.
ery of Glass, 78; Disease of the Throat, 149;
Disinterestedness, 158; Diogenes, 17; Dismiss-
ing, 207; Distraction, 207; Dr. Faustus and the
Devil, 183; Division of Prose and Poetry, 79,
164; Doctor 'm, 38; Down with your Dust, 141;
Dorsal and Abdominal Muscles, 37; Dr. and Pa-
ver, 106; Don't know him, 119; Double Mean-
ing, 78; Dotage, 207; Don't Swear, 208; Dress,
101; Dramatic, 153; Drunkard, 113; Draco's
Laws, 151; Dyspepsia, 104; Dueling, 122; Du-
ties, 30; Dying but once, 81; Dynamics, 140-2;
Dying Christian, 123.
A-its Sounds, 17, 18, 19, 20-2-4-7-9: Ab-95; Difference 55, 64; Difficulty, 201; Discov-
stract Questions, 134-5: Action and Reaction,
82: Accent, 69, 80: Accommodating, 24: Acute
Pain, 196: Admiration, 179, 198: Admonition,
199, 201: Advice to a Traveler, 151: Afraid to do
Ill, 143: Afraid of Work, 80: Affectation, 202:
Affectuous and Heart, 71: A Fool, 192: Afirm-
ing, 200: Agriculture, 96: Agrippa's Promise kept,
186: A get off, 33: Alderman's great Toe, 147:
Alexander and the Pirate, 110: All the Pauses,
93: All the World a Stage, 154: All the Vowel
sounds, 33: Amazement, 188, 201: Amusements,
52: Anecdote on every page: Analysis and Syn-
thesia, 24-9, &c.: Analogies, 27. 72: Anger, 154, E-its Sounds, 21-2-4-9, 57-8, 17; Eat Bacon,
180-2: Anthony's Challenge, 89: Anxiety, 217: 203; Ecstasy, 175; Educators, 25; Education, 18,
Application, 102: Appropriate Sign, 148: Archi- 25, 76, 143-7, 162, 180, 236; Effects of Know-
tecture, 103: Arab and Foot-prints, 86: Arbitra-ledge, 138; Effective Style, 162; Effects of Suc-
ry Rules, 162: Articulation, 24, 56: Arms, 224-9: cess, 204; Eliza's wise Choice, 207; Elocution,
A Scold, 55: Association of Ideas, 169: Aspi- 18. 28, 33-9, 45, 156: Elocutionist, 37; Eloquence,
rates, 65: Attention, 187: Astonishment, 198: 126, 163-4; Emmet's Betrothed, 76; End, Cause,
Attitudes, 10, 236: Au, 25-6: Authority, 44, Effect, 124-8, 132; Emphasis, 98, 118; by Stress,
202: Autumn, 75, 96: Awkwardness, 237 : Aver-101-2-3; by Changing it, 102-4-5; by higher Pitch,
sion, 179.
106; by Quantity, 107-8-9; by a Pause, 113;
B-one Sound, 35: Base Character, 145: Beau- Enjoyment, 94; Eau, Ew, 25; Enunciation, 61;
ty, Wit and Gold, 142: Beautiful World, 197: Encouraging, 208; Envy, 152; Epitaph, 129; En-
Beauty, 136, 154: In the Deep, 164: Be earnest, vy and Jealousy, 166; Earnestness of Manner,
139, 152 Beware of relying too much on Inflec- 151; Error and Truth, 24; Equality, 51; Eter-
tions, 169 Bible, 17, 128, 146: Birth Day, 71:nal Joy, 28; Eternal Progress, 37; Etiquette of
Bigots, 102: Blood Globules, 10: Boasting, 210: Stairs, and of Riding, 191; Evening Bells, 27;
Blushing, 40: Boards or Sheep, 85: Bound in Ethics, 106; Eve's Lament, 137; Everything
calf, not lettered, 220: Botany, 93: Book-keep- Useful, 214; Eve, 233; Experience, 87, 144; Ex-
ing, 36: Blundering on the Truth, 72: Boys and clamation, 90; Extemporizing, 138, 156; Explo-
Frogs, 97: Botany Bay Patriots, 160: Blind sion and Expulsion, the difference, 26, 63; Ex-
man's Rose, 169: Blown up Lieutenant, 71: Bo-tremes, 208; Eyes, 228.
dy and Mind, 70: Bonaparte's Check, 52: Boun-
daries of Knowledge, 56: Boundless Nature of
Oratory, 66: Book of Nature, 203: Bourdaloue,
171: Braying, 223: Breathing, 9, 69, 87: Brough-
am's Eye, 45: Brotherly Love, 190: Bruce and
the Spider. 213: Brutus, 32: Buffoonery, 204:
Bunyan's Indictment, 211: Butterfly, 117.
F-its Sounds, 42-3; Face, 227; Faults in Ar-
ticulation, 43; Fatigue, 209; Far West, 88; Feet
and Hands, 11, 225-6, 236; Female Education,
137; Fear, 191 Fisherman, 115; Finishing one's
Studies, 67; Force of Habit, 115; Folly and Wis-
dom, 97; Flying from and to the Church, 117;
Forehead, 232; Free to do Good, 192; Freedom,
C-its Sounds, 36-7-8-9; Cadence, 139; Catch-28, 78; Franklin's Epitaph, 204; Freedom of
ing a Tartar, 27; Causes of Greek Perfection, Thought, 45; Free Schools, 173; 44 Sounds, 63;
27; Cause and Effect, 32, 99; Census of 1840, Frederick the Great, 47; Friendship, 171; Free-
156; Ch. 37-9, 59; Changes, 40; Change, of Ac-dom of the Press, 148; Forming Theories, 232;
cent, 71-2; Characteristics of Man, 119; Chil- Fright, 183; Fury, 180.
dren and Animals, 121; Chinese, 33; Chinese
Physicians. 136; Cheerfulness, 172; Child of
Promise, 19; Christian Character, 53; Choice
of a Husband, 135; Chemistry, 95; Cicero, 32,
74, 119, 166, 233; Clay, 149; Clemency to Ruffi-
ans, 210, 215: Clergyman in Lent, 63; Classifica-
tion of Consonants, 64-5-7-8; Client's Bones,
145; Cobler. 122; Colon, 87; Colonel, his own
trumpeter, 115; Coincidences, 87; Combina-
tions of Waves, 130; Common Opinions, 55;
Common Sense, 107; Compassion, 117, 123: Com-
pressions and Contractions, 21; Commendation,
205; Conciseness. 164; Conduct towards Swear-
ers, 125; Confidence,-Courage, 210; Confine-
ment of Debtors, 139; Contentment, 83; Con-
quering Love, 168; Conjunction, 168; Contrary,
157; Considerate Minister, 46; Contempt, 190;
Construction of Houses, 105; Contrasts, 33; Con-
sonant Sounds, 35; Constitutional Law, 115;
Cottage for the Poor, 226; Cure for Sore Eyes,
223; Curran, 19; his Daughter, 76.
D-its Sounds, 40-1; Day of Life, 84; Dandy
Officer, 155 Dandies and Puppies, 221; Danger-
ous Biting. 76; Dangers of bad Company, 131;
Dear Wife, 28; Delivery and Painting, 94;
Death of a Heart-Friend, 97; Dead and Living
Temples, 201: Deformed Chest, 9; Debt, 118;
Deceiver, 145; Declamatory and Hortatory. 153;
Dead Languages, 221; Departed Year, 45; Death
and Idleness, 137; Demosthenes, 32, 74, 145, 166,
233; Denying, 206; Despair, 185, 213; Delight,
173; Despotism, 126; Delivery, 150-8; Dia-
phragm, 10; Devotion, 189; Desire, 178; Dia-
tonic Scale, 34. 154; Diphthongs, 31-2; Discre-
tion, 177; Discovery of a Beauty, 229; Disobe-
dience to Deceased Parents, 227; Dissimulation,
G-its Sounds, 44-5-6; Gambling. 153; Gener
al Intelligence, 23; Geography, 101; Garrick,
175, 224; he sat for Fielding's portrait, 219;
Gentleman and Tenant, 88; Genius, 219; Ges-
tures, 231; Gh, 42-5; Giving, Granting, 210;
Glottis, 11; Goblin full of Wrath, 126; Good
Sense, 84; Goodness of Providence, 81; Good
Works, 126; Goldsmith's Gold Pill, 121; Good
Name, 128; Good Example. 149; Government,
116, 139; Grand Objects, 56; Gradations, 50;
Gratitude, 163, 211; Gravity. 209; Greek and
Irish, 101; Great Mistake, 231; Grief, 184, 213;
Grumblers, 151;
H-47, 62-3-5-8; Half Murder, 127; Hamlet's
Instructions on Delivery, 157; Hands and Feet,
11, 224-9; Habits of Thought, 19; Habits, 29;
Hatred. 179, 182; Happiness, 204; Hard Ques-
tions, 223; Harrison and Sunday School Teach-
er, 41; Half Mourning, 61; Hally and Newton,
65; Heart and Lungs, 10; Head, 227; Hanging
for Fashion's Sake, 91; Hearing and Speaking,
168; Heathens going to Heaven, 133; Historian,
194; Too High or too Low, 133; Home, 41, 166;
Hope, 157, 178; Honesty, 174; Honor, 49, 193,
209; Howard, 59, 25, 226; Hoarseness-Cause,
and Cure, 62; Horticulture, 98; Holding one's
own, 69; Horace, 74; How to Prize good For-
tune, 209; How to Succeed, 146, 236; How to
get rid of Admirers, 149; How to produce Sounds,
18; Human Form Clothed, 8; Human Nature,
178; Human Testimony, 181; Humbugs, 108;
Humanity Rewarded, 33.
I-its Sounds, 23-4; 21-2-9, 58; Important
Considerations, 73, 108; Ideas, 159; Ignorance
and Error, 160-9; and Willfulness, 161; Impa-
tience, 210; Importance of Early Principles 188;
CONTENTS OF THE PRINCIPLES OF ELOCUTION.
gin of Language, 66; Oratorical and Poetical
Actions and Gestures, 11, 12, 13, 14. 15, 16; and
from 172 onwards; Orthography, 64-5-6-7, 81;
One Thing at a Time, 114; Orthoepy, 81; Ou,
26; Ou and Ow, 32; Osseus or Bony System, 7;
Our Country, 151; Our Food, 31; Our Book, 237;
Ourselves and others, 43; Our Sight, 134.
Imagination, 166: Inadequacy of Language, 85; | Orator's Field. 165-how they are made, 68; Ori-
Independence Forever, 104, 132; Indian Virtue,
235; Injuring Others, 205; Inflections, 119, 125,
169; Inducing Disease, 127; Influence, 79, 160;
Importance of Observation, 86; Inconsistency,
145; Industry, 99, 164; Innocent and Guilty, 28;
In the Truth, 48; Interrogation, 89; Intellectual,
71; Intentions, 71; Intuition, 157; Ínvalids, 122;
Involuntary efforts, 99; Investigation of Thought,
190; Irresolution, 172, 217; It looked so Pretty,
J-its Sounds, 44, 58; Jaw Breakers, 61, and
from 17-62; Jealousy, 214. 224; Joy, 173; Jolly
Laughter, 174; Judging, 215; Jury and the Liar,
120; Justice, 92; Just Aristides, 134.
K-its Sound, 37; Keel Hauling. 75; Keeping
Time from Eternity, 64; King and his Fool, 231;
Kinds of Poetry, 99; King of Poland in France,
207; King's Evil, 31; Kingly Dinner, 151; Kings
and their Trade, 156; Kirwan, 27; Known by the
Fruits, 77; Kosciusko, 96.
P-52; Parenthesis, 91; Party Spirit, 35; Pa-
tience and Perseverance, 42; Patrick Henry's
Treason, 143; Passions and Actions, 170-1, 206,
212; Pardoning, 217; Patience won't have me,
66; Parish Clerk and the Banns, 84; Painting,
208; Painter and the King, 92; Patriots, 133;
Pelayo, 186; Pauses, 85, &c.; Period. 88; Perse-
verance, 146; Perplexity, 217; Peter the Great,
217; Peter Pricker Prandle, 52; Philosophy of
Mind, 98, 123, &c.; Philosopher Outdone, 195;
Philosophy, 121; Physiological Ignorance, 203;
Phrenology. 228; Philosophy and Love. 57; Play
on Words, 174; Perspiration, &c., 8; Pitch, 123,
143-4-7; Pitt, 31, 88; Ph, 42-3; Pleasures of
Piety, 217; Plato, 17; Play on X's, 56; Poor
Priest and the King at Prayer, 208; Political
Economy, 111; Position of Body, 17; Polyglot of
Body and Mind, 230; Poisoned Cup and Cyrus;
188; Pioneers, 150; Position in Bed. 79; Polite-
L-48; Labor, 72; Language (two kinds), 21;
Laconics, often; Law, 109; Last words of Mar-
mion, 115; Lafayette, 94; Language of Feeling,
222; Laughing Scientifically, 77; Lawyer's Hat,
22; Lawyers' Mistake, 29; Lawyer and Physi-
cian, 90; Lawyer and Client. 107, 176; Learning,
148; Legendary Tales, 106; Listening, 187; Liv-ness, 142; Polycarp and his Lord, 153; Poor
ing Temples, 89: Lisping, 36; Logic, 156; Loins
of the Mind, 63; Look at Home. 175; Lost Purse,
206; Long Enough, 49; Lord Thurlow's Speech
from the Woolsack, 200; Love, 176, 187, 189, 217;
Love of Justice, 186; Love and Liberty, 140;
Love and Alcohol, 125; Love on the Scaffold,
232;
Love and the Stars, 109: Lovely Qualities,
233; Luxury, 171; Lying, 155; Lycurgus, 51;gregation, 39; Proverbs on every page; Prom-
Lyceums, 148.
Fund, 200; Point of Law, 132; Pope and the 1,
159; Pots and all gone, 173; Principles of Elo-
cution, from 17-237; Prejudice, 140; Precept
and Example, 141: Precipitancy, 62; Pride, 154,
218 219; Prize of Immortality, 184; Preceding
Principles, 125, &c.; Position of Feet and Hands,
11; Progress of Society, 119; Prayer to the Con-
ises, 124; Promising, 219; Principal and Inter-
est, 59; Powerful Stimulus, 145; Punning, 172;
Pronunciation, 81, 84; Provincialisms, 83; Pro-
longation of Sound, 70, 73; Providence, 117; Pi-
ty, 177, 225, 83; Public Speakers should live long-
est, 149; Pursuit of Knowledge, 168; Pupil and
Apprentice, 46; Pulpit and Theatres. 132; Pune-
tual Hearers, 139; Punishments, 218; Pulpit
Flattery, 189; Pungent Preaching, 212.
Q-37; Quack, 82: Qualifications of Teach-
Quantity, 70: Qualities of Voice, 140, 142: Qua-
ker and Soldier, 128: Question Direct, 89:
Queen's Reprimand to her Daughter, 24:
Queen Elizabeth and her Ladies, 195: Quinc-
tillian, 229.
M-49; Management of the Breath, 97; Man
a Microcosm, 88. 203; Making Resolutions, 203;
Madness, 231; Making Game of a Lady, 113;
Material of all Sounds, 47; Means of Happiness,
95; Mahomet and the Hill, 112; Malice. 216;
Matter and Manner, 50, 131, 158, 161; Mathe-
matics, 54; Mark to Hit, 113; Means of getting
a Living, 105; Mediums, 20-1: Male and Female
Voices, 147; Maxims, everywhere; Mercy, 177;
Mathematical Honor, 68; Matrimony, 56; Mel-ers, 20: Quaker Presents, 199: Qualities, 22:
ancholy, 216; Means to be used, 19; Men and
Brutes, 38; Merchants and Pigeons, 111; Men-
tal Violence, 57; Mediocrity, 137; Melody, 135-6;
Miser, 87; Mineralogy, 91; Mirth, 174; Minor
Passions, 199: Ministry of Angels, 171; Mock
Trial of a King, 205; Moon Eclipsed, 93; Mono-
tone, 119: Mourners, 187; Movement of Voice,
138; Modulation, 143-4; Modes of Spelling, 67;
Mother's Injunction and Bible, 82; Mouthing,
116; Mother perishing in a Snow Storm. 111;
Mother and Daughter in Prison, 185; Modesty,
218. 223; Mouth. 229; Mr. Psalter. 36; Music,
101, 163-4-5; Mummy, 23; Muscle Breakers, 43,
52, and among the Letters; My Mother, 210;
Musical Pun. 34: Muscular System. 7; Muscular
Action. 9, and elsewhere; Mutual Mistake, 89.
N-50-1: Nature always True, 159, 205; Nat-
ural Theology, 90; Nature and Art. 151; Natu-
ralists and Realists. 137: Narrow Escape, 25;
Natural Philosophy. 25: Natural Death. 42; Nat-
ural and Spiritual 18; Natural History, 86; Nail
Fortune's Wheel, 167; Niagara Falls. 167; New
Character, 99; New Field. 68; Nerves of Or-
ganic Life, 5-of Motion and Sense, 6-of Res-
piration, 6; Ng, 51; Nobleman and Beggar Boy,
191; Newton and his Dog, 225; Nothing True
but Heaven, 189; Nothing from Nothing, 167;
Number, 155; Nursery, 39.
O-25-6-7; 19. 24-9, 30, 57; Obeying Orders,
146; Observe, 205; Oi and Oy, 31: Old and New
Methods of Spelling, 65-6-7; Old Habits, 124;
Only way to teach Reading, 169; Only Natural
Sound. 18; and Notes on, 47; One Tongue
enough, 48: Opening the Mouth, 110; Operating
Circumstances, 162; Oratory, 27, 74, 110, 156;
R-53-4: Rainbow, 175: Ranges of Voice,
134: Raising Rent, 70: Rage, 180: Rapture, 175:
Reading, 33, 57, 103, 120: Reading Rooms, 46:
Range of Knowledge, 66: Railery, 192, 220:
Reasoning, 202: Recitations, 166: from 237-316:
Recipients, 32: Reading by vowel sounds, 33:
Religious Persecutions. 187: Reading Discours-
es, 71: Remorse, 184, 220: Refusing. 219: Rea
son, 131, 227: Reproach, 182: Reproving, 221:
Revision, 117: Refinement, 93: Rhetoric. 156:
Rhetorical Pause, 92, 108: Rhetorical Action,
234: Reforms, 164: Riches and Talent, 132:
Right Views, 80: Rythm, 96: Rhymetry and
the Queen, 123: Rolla's Address to the Peru-
vians, 153: Rhyme, 167: Rose, 72: Revenge,
181: Ruined Debtor's satisfaction, 179: Rum and
Grave Stones, 44: Rouge, 168: Routes, 216.
S-36-8-9, 42, 46: Sadness and Sorrow, 186:
Safe now, 222: Satan's Speech, 169: Saving
Fuel, 20: Sailor and Countess' Eyes, 35: Sailor
and Highwayman, 114: Semi-colon, 85: Science,
114: Scientific Enthusiasm, 181: Servile Imita-
tion, 182: Seasons, 28: Selfishness, 128, 163:
Scorn, 190, 222: Seeing Right, 220: Seeing a
Wind, 23: Self-love, 73: Sea Lawyers, 77:
Sense governs, 129: Sheridan, 107: Shouting,
115: School Teachers, 130: Sight Reading, 57:
Skips and Slides. 167: Shame, 223: Schoolmas-
ter and Pupils, 43: Sharp Reply, 163: Slander,
139: Slender Voice, 155: Sinking in the Sto-
mach, 92; Sounds, 22; Simple Laughter, 192; Simple Bodily Pain,
195; Speculation like a Cold Bath, 144; Strong Points, 106; Stand-
ing, 22; Starry Firmament [Addison], 46; Strength of Voice, 145;
Society owes all a Living, 63; Sources of Faults, 235; Socrates
and the Tyrants, 102; Speaking the Gauntlet, 116; Student's Poe-
try, 116; Sommerfield and the Bishop, 138; Standard of Speaking,
152; Sterling Integrity, 154; Style, 148, 151-9, 160-1-2; Stress,
67; Sublimity and Pathos, 22; Striking out Beauties, 177; Stage
Regulator, 178; Sowing and Reaping, 180; Suggestions, 154, 235;
Surmise, 215; Suspicion, 224; Stupidity, 30; Stretch of Thought,
231; Spinsters, 54; Successful Speaker, 128; Swiss Retort, 127;
Swearing King, 103; Standing, 22; Swearing, 167; Surprise, 188,
223; Stages of Progress, 170.
T-39, 41; Talent, 120; Tale of Wonder, 226; Tallow and
Talent, 158; Telling Stories, 78; To teach Children, 109; Tele-
scope, 91; Terror, 183, 225, 231; Temperance, 198; Teaching,
225; Theology, 19; Tendency of our Language, 157; Theatres,
174; Thinking, 175; Thought and Feeling, 114; Thats, 49; This-
tle Sifter, 60; True Wisdom, 34; Triphthongs, 32: Three Essen-
tials in all things, 51: Th, 60-1, True Empire, 76: Three De-
grees of Speech, 112: Taree modes of Existence, 121: Thorax,
9: Tight Dressing, 9: These are my Jewels, 196: Time in Man,
166: Truth, 171, 192: True Happiness, 172: This World, 202:
A fleeting show, 189; True Eloquence, 209: To act a Passion, 212:
Too common, 221: True Modesty, 21: To and The, 57: Tough
Animal, 79: Truths not Fictions, 170: Too hard, 142: Truth and
Nature, 130: To prevent Suicide, 108: Turn Bread into Stones,
202: Tyrolese Songs, 234: Transition, 146: True Philosophy, 135:
To succeed, 146: Tremor of Voice, 156: Try again, 156: Tran-
quillity, 172: Tweedledum and Tweedledee, 228: The Feet, 174:
Twilight Dews, 193: Thou art, O God, 188: The Rose, 72: The
Union, 55.
U-28-9, 30, 22, 24, 55, 58: Ugly Dreams, 165: Unaccented
Vowels, 75: Uncertain quantity of Wine, 62: Unwelcome Visitor,
74: Use of Spelling, 68.
V-43: Vanity Reproved, 162: Vain Mother, 58: Varieties on
every page Veneration, 189, 226: Ventriloquism, 60: Vehemence
of Action, 232: Views of Truth, 211: Virtue the best Treasure, 222:
Virtue before Riches, 160: Virtuous Friendship, 237: Vexation,
227: Voice, 166; Vocal Organs, 11; Vocal Gymnastics, 23.
W-55, 26; Warren's Address at the Battle of Bunker Hill,
paraphrased, 57; War and Truth, 90; Washington and Mother,
194; and W. and the U. S., 100; Wh, 62; What is Ours, 61; Wet
Minister, 18; What a Bug! 226; Waves or Circumflexes, 130–3;
Weeping Emperor, 218; What the Youth had learned, 115; Who
is wrong in the Argument, 122; What for? 150; We love them
so, 60; Who rules? 53; Whitfield Rambling, 50; Wm. Penn, 37;
Wirt, 150; Windpipe, &c., 11; Wife, 153; Wild Oats, 19; Win-
ter Evenings, 62; Wisdom of our Ancestors, 129: Weeping, 194:
William and Lucy, 194: Word Painting, 95, 139, 142: Whipped
for making Rhymes, 191: Words, 20: Worth, 65: Woman, 75,
133, 136, 152: Wonder, 188, 226: Woman as she should be, 32:
Working a Passage, 98: Wrong Choice, 47: Written Language,
63-4: World not all a fleeting show, 85: Written Page, 230.
X-Pages 56, 57, 63, 64, 65, and 38.
Y-Pages 58, 22, 23, 24, 29, 63, 64.
Z-Pages 38, 46, 63, 67: Zo-ol-o-gy, 7, 104.
CONTENTS OF READINGS AND RECITATIONS.
A-Accomplished Young Lady, 261; Adams and Jefferson, 273;
Advantages of Knowledge, 291; Adherence to Truth, 270; Against
the American War, 243; Alexander Selkirk (Cowper), 295; Alex.
ander's Feast, 315; Alexander at Olympia Games, 230; Antony's
Oration over Cæsar, 252; America, 277, 280; American Flag, 288;
Aspirations of Youth, 246; Atheist and Acorn, 250.
B-Baron's Last Banquet, 289; Rasque Girl, or Love's Sacrifice,
313; Balance of Happiness, 239: Battle Field, 242; Battle of Wa
terloo, 264; Beggar's Petition, 275; Benefits of Agriculture, 288;
Beauties of Nature, 302; Best Cure for Trouble, 300; Best of
Wives, 314; Burr and Blannerhassett, 268; Brutus' Harangue on
the death of Cæsar, 261; Burial of Sir John Moore, 242; By.
ron's Apostrophe to the Ocean, 263.
C-Cato's Senate, 276: his Soliloquy, 310; Cassius against C
sar, 242, Character of Woman, 248; of Pitt, 297; of Bonaparte,
302; Changing and Unchanging, 239; Chestnut Horse, 249; Char.
ity, 261; Cicero against Verres, 308; Constancy of Woman, 295;
Coral Grove, 260; Cure for Hard Times, 285.
D-David's Lament over Absalom [Willis], 266; Darkness [By-
ron], 258 Deserted Wife, 304; Dew Drop, 291; Destruction of
Senacharib's Army (Byron], 240; Dignity of Human Nature, 305;
Disappointed Ambition, 240: Doctor and his hopeful Pupil, 293;
Duty of American Citizens, 311; Douglas' Account of himself, 244,
E-Education, 278; Emmet's Vindication, in full, 306; Eulo-
gium on the South (Hayne), 254; Do, on the North (Webster,)
254; Eulogium on Kosciusko, 298; Eve's Love for Adam, 294;
Exile of Erin, 273; Eyes, 279.
F-Fall of Beauty, 314; Fancied Infallibility, 238; Female
Character, 295; Fever Dream, 265; Fireside Happiness, 285;
Flight of Xerxes, 241; Fortune Teller, 282; Footsteps of Angels,
278; Freeman, 301; Frenchman and his Host, 281.
G-Gambler's Wife, 257; Goodness of God, 256; Games, 259;
Ginevra, or Lost Bride (Rogers), 272; Gentleness, 246; Genuine
Taste, 257; God in Nature, 276: Good Night (Sands), 282; Groves
God's first Temples (Bryant), 283; Grave of the Renowned, 310;
Greek Literature, 287.
H-Hannibal to his Soldiers, 247; Home, 313; Human Life,
309; Hypocrite (Pollok), 273.
I-Immortality of the Soul (Addison), 238; Indian Language.
292; Immortal Mind, 257; Improvement of the Mind, 248; In-
dian Names, 248; Influence of the Wise and Good, 309; Infant
Sleeping in a Garden, 239; Industry and Eloquence, 301; Invalid
Abroad, 252.
J-John Adams' Speech, on adopting the Declaration of Inde
pendence, 245; Justice, 240.
L-Land of Rest, 278; Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers, 311;
Lay of the Madman, 300; Liberty and Union, 255; Life is Real,
305; Life of a Drunkard, 253; Lord Ullin's Daughter, 290; Loch-
invar (Scott), 297; Locke, 293; Loss of National Character, 282;
Lucy, 307.
M-Maid of Malahide, 267; Maniac, a scene in a Private Mad-
house (Lewis), 270; Maria taking the Vail, 314; Maria (Cole-
ridge), 316; Marco Bozzarris, 267; Majesty of the Law, 293; Ma-
ternal Affection, 303; Military Insubordination (Clay), 271, Mod-
ulation, 255; Moloch's Oration for War, 308; Marseilles Hymn
of Liberty, 292; Moonlight and Battlefield, 255; My Country,
250; Moral Effects of Intemperance, 240; Mother's Love, 237.'
N-National Glory, 241; National Union, 250; Natural Histo-
ry of Love, 264; Nature's Wants are few, 284; Nature of True
Eloquence, 286; Needle (Woodworth), 272; Night Scene in
Turkey, 246; New Year, 279; No excellence without Labor, 305;
Nobility of Labor, 266; Nose and the Man, 265.
O-Ode on the Passions (Collins), 249; Ode for the 4th of July,
316; Of Elocution, 244; Old Oaken Bucket (Woodworth), 256;
Old Hat, 296; Orator Puff, 315; Ossian's Address to the Moon,
241; Do. to the Sun, 244; Othello's Apology for Marrying, 296:
Our Country, 240; Our Toils and their Reward, 238.
P-Parts of the Whole, 238; Parrhasius and the Olynthian Cap.
tive (Willis), 274: Patrick Henry's Speech, setting in motion the
ball of the Revolution, 277: Passing the Rubicon, 290; Passage
of the Red Sea (Heber), 286; Patriotic Triumph, 263; Peace
and War contrasted, (Hall) 257; Perfect Orator, 279; Ferry's Vic-
tory on Lake Erie, 260; Physical Education, 284; Philosophy and
Religion, 316; Pilgrims and their Destiny, 312; Play-place of early
days, 276; Political Corruption, 310; Fower of Eloquence (Carey),
250; Press on, 246; Pride of Profession, 316; Progress of Liberty,
256; of Government, 290; Public Faith, 309.
Q-Queen Mab (Shakspeare), 289.
R-Razor Seller, 271; Rainy Day, 239; Rejected, 304; Respect
to Old Age, 282; Recitations, instead of Theatres (Dr. Channing),
264; Resurrection of the Lord (Hardie), 292; Richard III, 304;
Right of Free Discussion (Webster), 256.
S--Sailor Boy's Dream, 262; Serpent of the Still, 253; She walks
in Beauty (Byron), 238; Ship, 241; Slander, 260, 294, 311; Soul's
Defiance, 286; Speech of Belial, 275; of Cataline, 293; Spirit of
British Law, 271; Star of Bethlehem, 294; Stag Chase (Scott), 284;
Stream of Life, 296; Sublimity of Mountain Scenery, 250; Swear.
ing nobly reproved, 193.
T-Talents always Ascendant, 269; Thanatopsis (Bryant), 287;
Thunder Storm on the Alps, 303; Three Black Crows, 259: The
Whiskers, 243; The Hermit (Beattie), 247; The Murderer Knapp
(Webster, 251; Tit for Tat, or Coquetry Punished (Woodworth),
263; Tribute to Penn, 312; Do, to Washington, 287; To Mary in
Heaven (Burns), 303; To-day and To-morrow, 307; True Friend-
ship, 260.
V-Victim Bride and Miser (Harrison), 291; Village Black.
smith (Longfellow), 299; Vulture and Captive Infant, 247.
W-Way to be Happy, 278; Wilderness of Mind (Osborne),
258; Wife, Children and Friends, [Spenser), 279; Woolsey's Solil-
oquy on Ambition, 312; World at a Distance [Cowper], 253;
World to Come, 280.
References and Testimonials. Jsubject; his instructions are of vast importance to EXTRACT-From the Faculty of the Hanover Col- public speakers. His appearance, his manner, his lege, Ia. Having attended Prof. Bronson's prelec- voice, and his mode of treating the subject of Elotions to the students of this College, in the art of cution, are altogether original. His Recitations are Elocution, we take great pleasure in bearing testi- well done, and give an agreeable variety to the Lecmony, no less to his laborious fidelity to his pupils, tures. His Instructions must prove of immense than to the soundness of his principles, and his own
thorough acquaintance with the subject he professes EXTRACT-From the Lexington, Ky. Intelligencer. to teach. Mr. Bronson is no charletan in his pro- Reader, do you ever spend money for sperttuities, fession. Not content with communicating abstract such as balls, circuses, menageries or theatres? If knowledge, nor with exhibiting his own power of so, we are not going quarrel with you, or criticise applying that knowledge, his great aim seems to be your taste. But we are about to say, that a source -to make the student a practical Elocutionist. We of amusement, cheaper, more intellectual, more most cheerfully recommend him to the patronage decidely improving, and at the same time unques of an enlightened public; and, especially, to the tionably innocent and entertaining, is presented in patrons of public Institutions of Learning. the Lectures on Elocution and Music now in pro
EXTRACT-From the Committee of the classes at gress by Professor Bronson. Princeton Theological Seminary. We take plea PROF. BRONSON is evidently master of his professure in expressing our approbation of the principles sion: he not only understands Oratory theoretically of Prof. Bronson's system, and the manner in and practically, but possesseɛ a most happy faculty which he inculcates them in his practical Lectures. of teaching it. Those who are foud of splendid His model is NATURE; and therefore, his primary specimens of Elocution should not fail of attending object is to bring into active operation all those or these Lectures. The knowledge obtained from this gans which nature designed to be employed in the system is especially necessary for Mothers, and production of vocal sounds. This object once at those who have the training of children, or the tained, the beneficial consequences, which, follow, teaching of vocal music.-Daily Democrat, (Roare numerous; and, to the Public Speaker, inval-chester,) N. Y.
uable. Articulation becomes easy and distinct, the The mere announcement of Prof Bronson's Lecvoice acquires increased clearness, strength, flexi-tures and Recitations, will be sufficient, in Trenton, bility and compass; and exhaustion, arising from
protracted vocal labor, is avoided; together with to draw a large audience.-N. J. State Gazette. inflamation of the lungs, and BRONCHITIS-those Among the professors of Elocution of the present fearful forms of disease, which darken the prospects day, perhaps no one has attained the fame of Mr. and curtail the usefulness of so many at the present Bronson. He understands the art of speaking theoday. Mr. B's oral instruction is entirely practical, retically and practically-medically and philoloand well calculated to verify the truth of his theory.gically-in every shape and in every form. Such We all join in expressing our high approbation of varied qualifications as he possesses are rarely his system, and our firm conviction that it is well found, and all who read the Herald should hear worthy the attention of all who aim at becoming him.-N. Y Herald. good Singers, Readers, or public Speakers.
Professor Bronson's lectures have been listened EXTRACT-From the Classes in the Miami Uni-to by crowded audiences. He has been compelled, versity, Ohio. We take pleasure in expressing our for want of room to leave Masonic Hall, and occu entire satisfaction with him as a teacher, and of his py the Westminister Street Chapel.-Prov. R. L mode of instruction. By this analysis and exposi. Journal.
tion of the elementary principles of language, he EXTRACT. From a letter by MR. LOWELL places within the hands of his pupils a Key to their MASON, Boston, a celebrated composer and teafaults, together with a definite mode of correcting cher of Music.
them, and guiding their further efforts to improve "As far as I can judge of your principles, I apin the art of Elocution. By his faithful attention, prove; they appear to me to be founded in truth he has succeeded in giving entire satisfaction to all and nature. I have introduced something of your who have attended his Lectures. Being convinced system into my classes. Knowing what I now that his plan is founded upon correct philosophical know, I should certainly give the money right over principles, and is adequate to the accomplishment again for the knowledge 1 acquired; yes, double, of its professed object,-and having every con- were it necessary. Could I command the time I fidence in his capability and faithfullness, we cheer-should like to pursue the study much longer with fully recommend Prof. Bronson to all to whom he you; but what I have already acquired I consider may offer his services, as a competent teacher of highly important, and you have my THANKS as well Elocution. jas my MONEY.'"
EXTRACT. From some of the Professors in EXTRACT-From the Journal of Commerce, NY. Rutger's College, New Brunswick, N. J.-Having Mr. Bronson is certainly one of the most original attended Professor Bronson's Course of Lectures, and entertaining men with whom we meet. He we cheerfully bear witness to his COMPETENCY and treats on all matters relating to sound, and its or faithfulness as an instructor; and are well satis: gans, and illustrates his principles by examples of fied that his system of discipline, if duly followed singing and rhetorical rehearsal of a high charac up, cannot fail to impart distinctness of articulater. tion, with an easy and impressive elocution.
The Recitations of Prof. Bronson were received EXTRACT-From the students of Jefferson Col-with great satisfaction, by one of the largest asser lege, Canonsburgh, Pa.-We take this opportunity blies that we have ever seen in College Hall. N of expressing our approbation of Prof. Bronson's author need ask more, than to have the delicate system, and of his capability to instruct others in touches of his fancy, and the hidden meaning of he this most important art. He is a perfect master of thought, brought out by the professor-Cincin all he teaches, and the principles on which he bases nati Daily Gazette.
his instructions are so accordant with Philosophy Prof. Bronson's Lectures and Recitations have and common sense, as to recommend them to the been received with decided favor in almost every approval of every admirer of elegant enunciation, City in the Union, and in our principal Towns and either in Reading or Oratory. We recommend and Literary Institutions. We heard him some him to all persons who feel desirious of acquiring years since, and derived much instructions and prothe art of Reading and Speaking with science and fit from his original theory of the Human Voice; of effect. the means of strengthening and perfecting it, and d From the Mercantile Journal, Boston. We have curing the prevalent diseases of the vocal organ no doubt but that Prof. Bronson is master of his Bronchitis, &c. N. Y. Daily Tribune.
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