a book which every student should read, the differences between Webster and Burke appear in the author's description of the English statesman and orator. Burke's gait and gestures were awkward. He wore spectacles. His enunciation was vehement and rapid, and his Irish accent diminished the effect of his eloquence. In these respects he was very different as a speaker from Webster. Burke was of necessity didactic. His speeches were more like lectures, and he often wearied his audiences. In these particulars he was also unlike Webster. But in his method, which was admirable; in his reasonings, which were sound; in his exuberance of fancy, his imagery, and the copiousness of his language, he stands side by side with Webster, both being magnificent in the richness and splendor of their eloquence. BOOKS TO BE READ OR CONSULTED IN CONNECTION WITH THE STUDY OF WEBSTER'S ORATION.* Bancroft's "History of the United States," Vol. I. Chap. VII., Vol. VII. Chaps. XXXIX. and XL. Prescott's "Ferdinand and Isabella,” Vol. II. Chap. XVIII. Mowry's "A History of the United States." "Reminiscences of Webster." Peter Harvey. "Works of Daniel Webster," by Edward Everett. (Biographical Memoir.) Vol. I. "Memorial of Webster." Addresses by Hillard and Choate. "The American Revolution." John Fiske. "Essays and Reviews," Vol. I. E. P. Whipple. "American Literature." E. P. Whipple. Webster as a Master of Style. "Select Speeches of Daniel Webster." A. J. George. "Beacon Lights of History." John Lord. "The Greek Revolution." Vol. VI. "Proceedings of the Bunker Hill Monument Association,” 1885, 1889, 1891. "The Rise of the Republic." Richard Frothingham. "The French Revolution." Taine, translated by Durand. "Political History of Recent Times." Müller. "The Siege of Boston." Richard Frothingham. *These works can be found in any fairly equipped public library. 61 A New English Grammar. By James M. Milne, Ph. D. Pp. 384. Introductory price, 75 cents. An Elementary Grammar of the Spanish Language. By Louis A. Loiseaux, Assistant Instructor in Spanish, Columbia University. Pp. 190. (In press.) An Elementary Spanish Reader. By Louis A. Loiseaux, Assistant Instructor in Spanish, Columbia University. (In press.) New Complete Arithmetic. By David M. Sensenig and Robert F. Anderson, Instructors in Mathematics, State Normal School, West Chester, Pa. Pp. 437. Price, 90 cents. Elements of Civil Government. By William A. Mowry, Ph.D., for twenty years Senior Principal of the English and Classical School, Providence, R. I. Pp. 226. Price, 72 cents. SPECIAL STATE EDITIONS. Each contains some 70 additional pages describing the government of the particular state. Price, 90 cents each. Introduction to the Study of Economics. By Charles Jesse Bullock, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Economics, Williams College. New and Revised Edition. Pp. 581. Price, $1.28. Elements of Physics. By S. P. Meads, Professor of Natural Science, Oakland High School, Oakland, Cal. Pp. 288. Price, 72 cents. Elements of Chemistry. By S. P. Meads, Professor of Natural Science, Oakland High School, Oakland, Cal. Pp. 178. Price, 80 cents. An Elementary Experimental Chemistry. By John B. Ekeley, Former Science Master, St. Paul's School, Garden City, N.Y. Pp. 264. Price, 90 cents. Qualitative Chemical Analysis. By John Howard Appleton, A.M., Professor of Chemistry, Brown University. Pp. 144. Price, 75 cents. Quantitative Chemical Analysis. By John Howard Appleton, A.M. Pp. 184. Price, $1.25. The Silver Series of English and American Classics. The best works of the best authors, carefully annotated and explained by leading scholars and critics. Essays and Orations; Fiction and General Literature; Poems, Ballads and Lyrics. Paper and cloth; portraits. Prices, 15 cents to 72 cents. list will be sent on application. Complete SILVER, BURDETT & COMPANY NEW YORK 101 BOSTON CHICAGO |