The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10)

About this eBook

Editor

Allen, Edward A. (Edward Archibald), 1843-1922

Credits

Produced by Kent Fielden

Language

English

LoC Class

PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Subject

Speeches, addresses, etc.

Category

Text

eBook-No.

14182

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14182

Release Date

November 27, 2004

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE ADVISORY COUNCIL — TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. 3.PREFACE — THE ORATORY OF ANGLO-SAXON COUNTRIES — PIERRE ABELARD (1079-1142) — THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS — THE LAST ENTRY INTO JERUSALEM — THE DIVINE TRAGEDY — CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS (1807-1886) — CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS, JUNIOR — JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826) — THE BOSTON MASSACRE — JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848) — ORATION AT PLYMOUTH — SAMUEL ADAMS (1723-1803) — AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE — AELRED — A FAREWELL — A SERMON AFTER ABSENCE — ON MANLINESS — AESCHINES (389-314 B.C.) — FREDERICK A. AIKEN (1810-1878) — DEFENSE OF MRS. MARY E. SURRATT — ALBERTUS MAGNUS (1205-1280) — THE MEANING OF THE CRUCIFIXION — THE BLESSED DEAD — ETHAN ALLEN — FISHER AMES (1758-1808) — ON THE BRITISH TREATY — ST. ANSELM (1032-1109) — THOMAS ARNOLD (1795-1842) — THE REALITIES OF LIFE AND DEATH — CHESTER ALAN ARTHUR (1830-1886) — ATHANASIUS (298-373) — THE DIVINITY OF CHRIST — SAINT AUGUSTINE (354-430) — THE LORD'S PRAYER — FRANCIS BACON (1561-1626) — JAMES BARBOUR (1775-1842) — BARNAVE (1761-1793) — ISAAC BARROW (1630-1677) — BASIL THE GREAT (329-379) — RICHARD BAXTER (1615-1691) — JAMES A. BAYARD (1767-1815) — THOMAS F. BAYARD (1828-1898) — LORD BEACONSFIELD (BENJAMIN DISRAELI) (1804-1881) — THE VENERABLE BEDE (672-735) — THE MEETING OF MERCY AND JUSTICE — HENRY WARD BEECHER (1813-1887) — LORD BELHAVEN (1656-1708) — JOHN BELL (1797-1869) — JUDAH PHILIP BENJAMIN (1811-1884)

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