CHAP. XVI.-EXCLAMATION, ECHO, COMMAND, AND APOS PAGE 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 59 60 Religious Support in Affliction ....H. Kirke White CHAP. XVIII.-SUPPLEMENTARY OBSERVATIONS ON EXPLA- Apposition, Examples of.... Simple Explanation, Examples of. The Case Absolute, Examples of 60 61 62 62 63 64 65 65 Transposition, Examples of Negative Clauses, 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 (2.) SYMPATHY-The Superiority of Sympathy Akenside PAGE 75 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 79 Hope amidst Worldly Pursuits.... .Campbell 79 The Assurance of Hope in Final Judgment (4.) Joy-Joy at Recognition Cowper 82 C. Swain 82 Joy of a Pardoned Offender R. Montgomery 84 .... CHAP. IV.-PASSIONS, WITH MENTAL DISTRESS 85 CHAP. V.-PASSIONS, WITH INTENSE EMOTIONS 96 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 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 ... PAGE Shakspeare 101 Young 101 Shakspeare 102 Brutus' desire to be Revenged on Tarquin Payne 103 W. Tell's determination to be Revenged on Othello's Remorse.. A Mother's violent Grief and Despair Despair at Separation from a Lover..C. Swain 108 Despair with Madness CHAP. VI.-IMPASSIONED SENTIMENT .Earl of Dorset 106 Shakspeare 107 Young 109 .Shakspeare 109 Cowper 110 .C. Swain 111 A noble-minded Abhorrence of Slavery.. CHAP. VII.-POINT AND WIT.... 110 111 .Young 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 Wit and Repartee, under Difficulties..Cowper 115 xii PARTS II. AND III. (4.) IRONY, SATIRE, and SARCASM.. PAGE 120 Shakspeare 120 Satirical description of a Nobleman.. Dryden 121 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 (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 CHAP. IV. SIMPLE NARRATION AND DESCRIPTION Roderick Dhu Description of a Warrior Dying CHAP. V.-ARGUMENT Natural appetency for Rectitude.... CHAP. VI.-REQUEST AND SUPPLICATION Invitation to Companionship Asking a Favour Importunity 133 The Athenian Senate requesting Timon's Return A Mother's Supplication in behalf of her Child PAGE C. Swain 144 .H. Brougham 145 Extract from an Election Speech Calm and earnest Supplication A Poet's Prayer.... Lord Brougham 145 ............ 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 151 152 (1.) CONTINUOUS DIALOGUE-Interview between Danton and Robespierre... 155 . 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 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 169 170 171 173 174 |