This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Subtitle: Consisting of Specimens of Modern Eloquence, Together With Poetical Extracts Adapted for Recitation, and Dramatic Pieces for Exhibitions; Original Published by: A.S Barnes & Burr in 1864 in 528 pages; Subjects: Recitations; Speeches, addresses, etc., American; Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State; History / United States / General; Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric; Language Arts & Disciplines / Speech; Language Arts & Disciplines / Public Speaking;