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founding Rome, Speech of Quinctius Capitolinus, Caius Marius to the Romans, Demosthenes to the Athenians, The perfect Speaker, On the Duties of School-Boys, from the pious and judicious Rollin, Columbia.--A Poem, The Choice of a Rural Life.--A Poem, Hymns and Prayers, Character of Man, Winter, Douglas's Account of himself, ------how he learned the Art of War, Baucis and Philemon, On Happiness, Speech of Adam to Eve, Soliloquy and Prayer of Edward the Black Prince, before the battle of Poictiers, Invocation to Paradise Lost, Morning Hymn, _ibid._ The Hermit, by Dr. Beatie, Compassion, Advantages of Peace, The Progress of Life, Speeches in the Roman Senate, Cato's Soliloquy on the Immortality of the Soul, Hamlet's Meditation on Death, _Select Passages from Dramatic Writers._ Joy,----_Distressed Mother,_ Grief,----_Distressed Mother,_ Pity,----_Venice Preserved,_ Fear,----_Lear,_ Awe and Fear,----_Mourning Bride,_ Horror,----_Scanderberg,_ Anger,----_Lear,_ Revenge,----_Merchant of Venice,_ Admiration,----_Merchant of Venice,_ Haughtiness,----_Tamerlane,_ Contempt,----_Fair Penitent,_ Resignation,----_Jane Shore,_ Impatience,--_Volpone_ Remorse and Despair,--_Busiris_, Distraction,--_Jane Shore_, Gratitude,--_Fair Penitent_, Intreaty,--_Jane Shore_, Commanding,--_Rinaldo and Armida_, Courage,--_Alfred_, Boasting,--_Every Man in his Humour_, Perplexity,--_Tancred and Sigismunda_ Suspicion,--_Julius Caesar_, Wit and Humour,--_2d Henry_ 4, _1st Henry_ 4, Ridicule,--_Julius Caesar_, Perturbation--_Lear_, ELEMENTS OF GESTURE. Section I, Section II. Section III. On Reading and Speaking, * * * * * THE YOUNG GENTLEMAN AND LADY'S MONITOR, AND ENGLISH TEACHERS ASSISTANT, _Pursuit of Knowledge recommended to Youth_. 1. I am very much concerned when I see young gentlemen of fortune and quality so wholly set upon pleasure and diversions, that they neglect all those improvements in wisdom and knowledge which may make them easy to themselves and useful to the world. The greatest part of our _British_ youth lose their figure, and grow out of fashion, by that time they are five and twenty. 2. As soon as the natural gaiety and amiableness of the young man wears off, they have nothing left to recommend them,
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