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CHAP. XVI.-EXCLAMATION, ECHO, COMMAND, AND APOS

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King Lear in a Storm

Pious Trust in Affliction...

CHAP. XVII.-CLIMAX OR AMPLIFICATION.

Cicero against Verres

Shakspeare 52

..Byron 53

..Erskine 54

Wordsworth 54

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Religious Support in Affliction ....H. Kirke White
Lord Thurlow's Reply to the Duke of Grafton.....

CHAP. XVIII.-SUPPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS ON EXPLA-
NATORY, INVErted, and NEGATIVE CLAUSES, AND
QUOTATIONS

Apposition, Examples of....

Simple Explanation, Examples of.

The Case Absolute, Examples of
The Simile, Examples of

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Transposition, Examples of

Negative Clauses, Examples of
Quotations, Examples of..

A Desert

Hotspur reading a Letter

Justice (from Boileau)

Part E.

CHAP. I.-ON THE READING OF POETRY..

CHAP. II.-EMOTIONAL EXPRESSION

CHAP. III.-PASSIONS, IN WHICH PLEASING EMOTIONS PRE

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(2.) SYMPATHY-The Superiority of Sympathy

Akenside

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Sympathy with a Broken Heart. . Sterne 75 (3.) HOPE-The unappreciable value of Hope.. Cowper 77 The Anticipations of Hope..

Campbell 77

The Sustaining Power of Religious Hope

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Hope amidst Worldly Pursuits....
...Goldsmith
Hope in Death

.Campbell 79

The Assurance of Hope in Final Judgment

(4.) Joy-Joy at Recognition

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Cowper 82 C. Swain 82

Joy of a Pardoned Offender
Joy at a Father's Return...
Angels Rejoicing at the Saviour's Birth

R. Montgomery 84
Ecstacy, or Joy in Heavenly Bliss......Pope 85

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CHAP. IV.-PASSIONS, WITH MENTAL DISTRESS
(1.) SHAME-Coriolanus ashamed of Public Praise

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CHAP. V.-PASSIONS, WITH INTENSE EMOTIONS
(1.) ANGER and RAGE-Adam's Anger against Eve

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Milton 97

Henry the Fifth's Anger against Lord Scroop

Shakspeare 97

Queen Katharine's Indignation against Wolsey

Shakspeare 98

Rage of Marmion against Douglas.. W. Scott 99
W. Tell's Rage at being commanded to

bow to Gesler's cap

Duchess of Gloster's Rage against Richard

III...

...Knowles 99

.Shakspeare 100

(2.) HATRED and REVENGE-Coriolanus' Hate of

the Common People

Zanga's Hatred of Alonzo
Shylock's Hatred of Antonio

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Shakspeare 101 Young 101 Shakspeare 102

Brutus' desire to be Revenged on Tarquin

Payne 103

W. Tell's determination to be Revenged on

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Othello's Remorse..

A Mother's violent Grief and Despair

Despair at Separation from a Lover..C. Swain 108
Death-bed Despair

Despair with Madness

CHAP. VI.-IMPASSIONED SENTIMENT

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.Shakspeare 106

Shakspeare 107

Young 109

.Shakspeare 109

Cowper 110 .C. Swain 111

A noble-minded Abhorrence of Slavery..
A high regard for Woman's Reputation..

CHAP. VII.-POINT AND WIT....
(1.) EPIGRAM-Wit Described..
An Epigram Described

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.Young 112
Anon. 112

The Manchester Millers, Bone and Skin

Dr. Byrom 113

On the Leaves of a well-bound Book..Burns 113

"Dum vivimus, vivamus "

Robert Bloomfield

Excuse to Charles II.

.Dr. Doddridge 113

.H. Kirke White 113

. Waller 113

Interfering with others' Quarrels..Dean Swift 114

(2.) REPARTEE-Dr. Radcliffe and Sir G. Kneller

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Wit and Repartee, under Difficulties..Cowper 115
A Severe Retort

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PARTS II. AND III.

(4.) IRONY, SATIRE, and SARCASM..
Satire Ineffectual when Inapplicable

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Shakspeare 120

Satirical description of a Nobleman.. Dryden 121
Satire on Ignorant Patrons and Parasitical

Authors

Hotspur's Satirical description of a Fop

.Pope 121

Shakspeare 122

Cassius' Sarcastic and Ironical description

of Cæsar

.Shakspeare 123

Ironical description of Infidelity.... Erskine 124
Ironical Condemnation of British Rule in

(5.) ANECDOTE-Anecdote of R. Hall against

India ...

deceiving Children

Anecdote of Abernethy

Sheridan 125

Dr. Gregory 126

.S. Smiles 126

Anecdotes illustrative of Friendship..Cowper 127

Part ELE.

CHAP. I. OBJECT OF THE EXERCISES IN PART III......... 129

CHAP. II.-READING ALOUD, RECITING, AND GESTURE

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CHAP. IV. SIMPLE NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION
A Family of Rank described.
The Village Schoolmaster described
EMOTIONAL NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION..
Description of the Fight between Fitz-James and

Roderick Dhu

Description of a Warrior Dying
Clarence's Dream

CHAP. V.-ARGUMENT

Natural appetency for Rectitude....
The Existence of Angels ....
Against Tyrannical use of l'ower

CHAP. VI.-REQUEST AND SUPPLICATION

Invitation to Companionship

Asking a Favour

Importunity

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The Athenian Senate requesting Timon's Return

A Mother's Supplication in behalf of her Child

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C. Swain 144 .H. Brougham 145

Extract from an Election Speech
Impassioned Appeal on the Reform Bill

Calm and earnest Supplication

A Poet's Prayer....

Lord Brougham 145

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Young 146 ....Pollok 146

CHAP. VII.-ORATIONS AND OTHER POPULAR ADDRESSES.... 147 Condemnation of Agencies in American War..Chatham 147 Anthony's Address over Cæsar's Body....Shakspeare 149 Panegyric of Pompey

CHAP. VIII.-SOLILOQUY.

Cicero 151

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(1.) CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE-Interview between

Danton and Robespierre...
The Three Warnings

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. Mignet 156 Mrs. Thrale 157

(2.) CONVERSATIONS in POETRY-Lord Bathurst and

Mr. Pope

..Pope 159

(3.) DRAMATIC PIECES.-Repartee-Don Armado and

Moth

.Shakspeare 161

Violent and Contending Emotions-Tubal and
Shylock

Painful Anticipation of Banishment-Friar

and Romeo..

and Juba.

....Shakspeare 162

Shakspeare 163

.Addison 165

Noble Sentiments-Cato, Sempronius, Lucius,

APPENDIX.

CHAP. I.-GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE READING OF THE

HOLY SCRIPTURES..

CHAP. II.-PUNCTUATION AND PAUSES

(1.) Improper Division of Chapters

(2.) Periods in the place of Minor Stops.

(3.) Verses wherein the Full Terminal Pause is
prejudicial to the Sense

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