ELOCUTIONIST; AND GEM-BOOK OF BRITISH AUTHORS : CONTAINING A Selection of Pieres adapted for Public Recitation, OR PRIVATE READING, FROM SHAKSPEARE, MILTON, YOUNG, ADDISON, HOOD, CAMPBELL, POPE, BURNS, SCOTT, BYRON, SOUTHEY, GRAY, &c. &c. LONDON: 51, & 52, PATERNOSTER ROW. 1850. CONTENTS. Alp-The Battle Field.— Byron 90 | England-from the Task.—Cowper... 112 96 Enthusiast and the Hawkers, The 85 Apostrophe to Peace, An-T. E. Fuller 42 Farmer's Wife and the Gascon, The Assistant Drapers' Petition, The- 26 Fête-Dieu in Paris, The-Inglis 153 Astronomical Alderman, The-Horace Fisherman's Bride, The-Goslin 147 124 Flight of O'Connor's Child, and As you Like it. Scene from-Shaks- Death of her Lover.-Campbell...... 76 182 Folly of War, The– Byron 60 10 117 Frugal Merchant, The— from The Borough-Crabbe 102 Gertrude Von der Wart.—Mrs. Hemans 43 140 30 12 Better Land, The~ Mrs. Hemans...... 147 Grasp of the Dead, The-L. E. Landon 111 Brutus and Cassius-Shakspere 82 Grave of Körner, The-Mrs. Hemans 79 127 Hamilton Tighe.— Ingoldsby.... 70 Hamlet's Soliloquy, Young England's Cato over the dead body of his Son.- Version of.-J. 0. 8 37 | Hannibal to his Soldiers.--Livy 88 Cato's Soliloquy on Eternity.— Addison 148 Horn of Egremont Chapel, The- Celadon and Amelia.—Thomson ...... 170 Chamois Hunter, The-M. F. Tupper 135 Hotspur's Speech to Henry IV.- 149 Christmas.-Washington Irving... Crescentius.—Miss Landon 24 16, 84 John of Procida, Scene from-Sheridan 62 143 77 154 129 Logan, the Mingo Chief.-- Jefferson 160 Roland Græme.—Cunningham Love-A Tale.—Coleridge ............. 100 Romeo and Juliet, Scene from- Love of Life-from Complaint. Shakspere....... Young Macgregor.--Hogg 167 Samson on his Loss of Sight.--Milton 6 80 Soldier's Dream, A-Richardson 28 Marullus's Speech to the Mob- from Soliloquy for the Worshippers of Julius Cæsar.- Shakspere Bacchus. After Shakspere.—W. G. 138 181 Soliloquy on Sleep.-Shakspere...... 164 Napoleon.--Poetical Album 98 Soot and Sentiment.-- From “ Punch" 11 99 38 22 Three Weeks After Marriage, Scene Othello's Apology. After Shakspere 86 | Threatened Invasion, On the-Hall,.. 137 Parish Poor-House, A-Crabbe 87 | Tinker and Miller's Daughter, The- Peter Pindar 14 162 Unpaid Puff for the Lawyers, An 74 Patent and Dowlas.-Carey ............ 134 Washing Day.—Anonymous 73 | Water Gueuse, The-Anonymous . 185 Polish Refugees, The -Ebenezer Wife-A Tale of Mantua, Scene from Elliott Private Practice-The Editor 48 Wife to her husband, The Sunday Times 104 71 9 THE STANDARD ELOCUTIONIST. SCENE FROM " THE RIVALS." Sheridan. Enter Sir Lucius O'Trigger and Acres, with pistols. Acres. By my valour; then, Sir Lucius, forty yards is a good distance. Odds levels and aims !-I say it is a good distance. Sir Lucius. Is it for muskets or small field pieces ? Upon my conscience, Mr. Acres, you must leave those things to me.—Stay now -I'll show you.—[Measures paces along the stage.] There now, that is a very pretty distance—a pretty gentleman's distance. Acres. Zounds! we might as well fight in a sentry-box! I tell you, Sir Lucius, the farther he is off, the cooler I shall take my aim. Sir Lucius. Faith! then I suppose you would aim at him best of all if he was out of sight! Acres. No, Sir Lucius; but I should think forty, or eight-andthirty yards Sir Lucius. Pho! pho! nonsense! three or four feet between the mouths of your pistols is as good as a mile. Acres. Odds bullets, no !—by my valour! there is no merit in killing him so near : do, my dear Sir Lucius, let me bring him down at a long shot :-a long shot, Sir Lucius, if you love me ! Sir Lucius. Well, the gentleman's friend and I must settle that.But tell me now, Mr. Acres, in case of an accident, is there any little will or commission I could execute for you? Acres. I am much obliged to you, Sir Lucius—but I don't understand Sir Lucius. Why, you may think there's no being shot at without a little risk—and if an unlucky bullet should carry a quietus with it I say it will be no time then to be bothering you about family matters. Acres. A quietus ! B |