'Tis heaven itself that points out an hereafter, Eternity! thou pleasing, dreadful thought! Through what new scenes and changes must we pass! But when? or where? This world was made for Cæsar. The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds. * The Sword. † The Book. FINIS. FIVE TRISH NIGPEY Dedication, CONTENTS. Page 4 Lesson LESSONS IN PROSE. 71. The Blind Preacher, Mackenzie. 17 T. Percival. 32 Dr. Johnson. 101 14. Feelings excited by a Long Voyage, W. IRVING. 44 Lesson Page W. IRVING. 54 IBID. 56 IBID. 59 161. Diminution of the Indian Tribes, ARGUMENTATIVE. 13. Truth of Christianity proved from the Conversion of St. Paul, Sterne. 74 Wilson. 132 Ibid. 135 Ibid. 137 STORY. 301 Lord Lyttleton. 41 30. Devotion of Lafayette to America, C. SPRAGUE. 72 Horne. 89 101. Obligations of America to Lafayette, R. Y. HAYNE. 197 of the Legislature, 150. On Resisting the Aggressions of France, HARPER. 284 151. The Liberty of the Press, 152. On the Trial of Rowan, 156. National Glory, 158 Picture of an Informer, 159. Oration at Washington, Curran. 285 SKETCHES OF CHARACTER AND EULOGIES. 47. Character of Julius Cæsar, 49. Eulogium on Gen. Washington, 55. Eulogy on Adams and Jefferson, 146. Character of Wm. Pitt, Earl of Chatham, Grattan. 276 155. Character of Blannerhasset, DRAMATIC. R. HALL. 49 11. Death of a Friend, 16. The Miseries of War, 40. Comforts of the Belief in a Providence, Addison. 90 Chalmers. 168 29. Excellency of the English Language, Earl Moira. 71 33. The Monied Man, |