82. Incentive to Perpetuate our Liberties, .. 83. The Dying Patriot's Bequest, 0. Dewey, 256 91. The World, the Mirror of the Mind, .R. H. Dana, 258 92. The Convict Ship, T. K. Herrey, 260 93. The Evils of Ignorance, Watson, 261 94. The Student, ...... 263 95. Valley of the Jordan and Dead Seag... French of Chateaubriand, 266 96. Elijah's Interview, 268 97. Eulogy on the Lives of Adams and Jefferson, . Story, 269 Sequel to the Same, Webster, 272 98. The Gray Forest Eagle, A. B. Sireet, 273 99. Insignificance of the Earth, Chalmers, 275 100. A Name in the Sand, . H. F. Gould, 278 101. Happiness,... Pollok, 279 102. Analogy between the Decay of Nature and of Man,. . Alison, 281 103. Re-union of Friends, .. Montgomery, 283 104. God, the True Object of Confidence,. Greenwood, 284 105. Hymn to the Creator, .. Rowe, 287 106. Advice to a Young Lawyer, Story, 288 107. The Discoveries of Geology Consistent with the Spirit of Religion, . Everett, 289 108. The Andes, Hines, 291 109. Address to the Condor, Mrs. Ellett, 292 110. Perceptions of the Beautiful, Mrs. Sigourney, 293 Bounties of Nature, 295 111. Pleasures Derived from the Beauty of Nature,. Dwight, 295 Poetry on the same, ..Mrs. Hemans, 296 112. The Mammoth Cave, . Geo. D. Prentice, 296 113. Mental Improvement, a Progressive Work, Ira Harris, 299 114. Life and Death Contrasted, .. Young, 302 115. Veneration for the Tomb, a Proof of the Soul's Immortality, Chateaubriand, 304 The Consolations of Death,... John Foster, 305 The Dying Christian to his Soul,. . Pope, 305 116. Indian Mode of Killing the Buffalo,.. 117. Indian Mode of Killing the Buffalo, --continued, do. 308 118. The White Rose of Miami,...... Mrs. E. L. Schermerhorn, 311 119. Remorse of Conscience; or, Catiline,... 120. An Appeal to the Patriotism of South Carolina,.. . A. Jackson, 318 123. Public Announcement of the Death of John Quincy 124. Eulogy on the Life and Services of John Quincy 126. Farewell of the Soul to the Body, 127. Examples of American Patriotism,.. Influence of the Present, on the Future Destiny of our 134. Destruction of Pompeii, -Continued,. Long-Suffering, Lope de Vega, 351 Improvement, Campbell, 354 137. The Printing Press, . Cumming, 355 Sequel to the Same,. H. Greeley, 350 138. Modern Greece, Byron, 357 139. Character of La Fayette,.. J. T. Headley, 358 140. La Fayette's last Visit to America, do. 361 Welcome to General La Fayette, Everett, 363 401 141. Death, the final Conqueror; or, the Old Baron's last 142. Starved Rock; or, the Last of the Illinois, Lanman, 367 145. Advantages of Small States, 147. The Prisoner of Chillon, --Continued, 148. Insufficiency of Natural Religion, .. 150. The Lord, the King of Glory. 154. The Pleasures of Memory,. 156. Reflections on the Ruins of Chi-Chen,.. 157. Reflections from the Summit of an Egyptian Pyramid,.. 400 158. Superiority of the Works of Nature.over those of Art, 161. Former and Present Condition of New York, Bancroft, 409 165. Consolations of Immortality, . Robert Montgomery, 419 166. Europe and America Contrasted, . Webster, 120 167. The Beauty of the Scene enhances the Beauty of the Deed,... R. W. Emcrson, 422 168. Address of Leonidas,. Richard Glover, 424 169. Soliloquy of the Dying Alchemist,. N. P. Willis, 425 170. Duties of American Citizens, Wayland, 429 171. Duties of American Citizens, -Continued,. edo. 432 172. The Value of Time,.... Young, 436 173. Advertisement of a Lost Day,. Mrs. Sigourney, 438 174. Eulogy on Noah Webster, Chancellor Kent, 439 175. The Uscs of History,. W. Irving, 440 True Fame,... Jay, 441 176. Manifest Presence of the Deity,. R. Montgomery, 442 177. Intellectual and Moral Power, E. L. Magoon, 444 The Light of the Gospel,... .Hoffman, 447 NOTE.-The student will find it advantageous to determine * Some of these signs are the same as used in Porter's Rhetorical works THE SCHOOL READER. FIFTH BOOK. PART FIRST. RHETORICAL PRINCIPLES, “False Eloquence, like the prismatic glass, 1. ELOCUTION is vocal Nature. Her speech is ever distinct, varied, and expressive-ever eloquent. Every sentiment and emotion of the soul, as fear, surprise, love, anger, she expresses in her own appropriate style. The lively expressions of youth, in their ordinary pastimes, are but the spontaneous language which Nature utters. To elucidate Nature's modes of expression, to develop the powers of the voice, and to acquire skill in its management, in conformity with her established laws, are the leading objects of Elocutionary Science. Its design is not, as is too often supposed, to establish certain imaginary and arbitrary rules, by which the voice is to be regulated, but to explain those natural laws, in which natural reading or speaking consists. 2. Though the human voice, in its natural state, is rich in “sweet sounds;" yet, like every other faculty, by proper dis |