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The World’s Famous Orations, Vol. VI
Ireland (1775–1902)
| Two millennia of Western Civilization come into focus through these 281 masterpieces delivered by 213 rhetoricians. |
Contents
| Index to Authors |
| NEW YORK: FUNK AND WAGNALLS, 1906 NEW YORK: BARTLEBY.COM, 2002 |
- Edmund Burke
- I. On Conciliation with America
- II. Principles in Politics
- III. At the Trial of Warren Hastings
- Henry Grattan
- I. A Plea for Irish Legislative Independence
- II. Invective Against Corry
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
- At the Trial of Warren Hastings
- John Philpot Curran
- I. In Behalf of Rowan and Free Speech
- II. At the Prosecution of Johnson for Libel
- Wolf Tone
- On Being Found Guilty
- Robert Emmet
- On Being Found Guilty of Treason
- Charles Phillips
- I. An Address to Catholics
- II. The Character of Napoleon
- Lord Plunket
- On Catholic Relief
- Richard Lalor Sheil
- I. On the Irish as “Aliens”
- II. On the Disabilities of the Jews
- Isaac Butt
- At the Bar of the House of Lords
- Daniel O’Connell
- In Favor of the Repeal of the Union
- Thomas Francis Meagher
- On Abhorring the Sword
- A. M. Sullivan
- On the Zulu War
- Charles Stewart Parnell
- I. On the Forged Letter Printed in the London “Times”
- II. On the Home Rule Bill
- Michael Davitt
- On the Irish Land League
- John Dillon
- On the Death of Gladstone
- John Edward Redmond
- Ireland and the Coronation