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IRISH ELOQUENCE, THE SPEECHES OF THE CELEBRATED IRISH ORATORS PHILIPS, CURRAN AND GRATTAN TO WHICH IS ADDED THE POWERFUL APPEAL OF ROBERT EMMETT, AT THE CLOSE OF HIS TRIAL FOR HIGH TREASON. SELECTED BY A MEMBER OF THE BAR. 1836. CONTENTS Page P c , b y M r . i n l a y . 5 Speech delivered at a Public Dinner given to hlr. Finlay by the Roman Catholica of the Townand County ofSligo 9 Speech delivered at an Aggregate Meeting of the Roman Catholics of Cork 20 Speech delivered at a D i e r given on Dinas Island, in the M e of Killarney, on Mr. Phillips health being given, together with that of Mr. Payne, a young Ame c a n . . . 3 1 Speech delivered at an aggregate Meeting of the Roman Catholica of the county and C t roffibh . . . . 36 Petition referred to in the preceding Speech, dram by hlr. Phillips at the request of theRommCatholics ofIreland 52 The Address to H. R H. the Princess of IVdes, drawn by hlr. Phillip at the re quetitof the Roman Catholics of Ireland 54 Speech delivered by Mr. Phillip at a public dinner given to him by the Frienda of Civil and Religious liberty, in hverpool 56 Speech of Mr. Phillipe in the case of Guthrie v. Steme, delivered in the Court of CommonPlerts, Dublin 66 Speech of hlr. Phillipe in tha case of OMullan v. MKorkill, delivered at the County Courthouse, Galway 83 Speech in the case of Connaghton v. Dillon delivered in the County Court house of Roscommon . . . . 100 Speech of hlr. Phillip in the case of Creighton v. Townsend, delivered in the Court ofComrnonPleas, Lhblin . 110 Speech in the w e of Blake v. IVilLns, delivered in the County Court house, Galway 121 A Chmcter of Napoleon Buonaparre, down to the period of his Exile to Elba 134 Speech of Blr. Phillips in the case of Bronne v. Blake, for crirn. con delivered in Dublin, onthe9thJuly, l817. 138 Speech of Mr. Phillip at a meeting of the gentlemen, clergy, freeholden, and other inhabitants of the County of Sligo, for the purpose of taking into consideration an Address of Condolence to the King on the Death of his Royal father, and of Congratulation to his hlajestyon his Accession to the Throne 153 Speech of Mr. Phillips delivered at the Annual hleeting of the British and Foreign APxilinrpBibleSociety, bndon . . , 159 Letter of hlr. Phillips to George IV. October 6th, 18. . . . 165 4 PREFACE BY JOHN FINLAY, ESQ. THE Speeches of PHILLIP a S r e now for the first time offered to the world in an authentic form. So far as his exertions have been hitherto developed, his admirers, and they are innumerable, must admit, that the text of this volume is an acJnowledged reference, to which future criticism may fairly resort, nnd from which his friends must deduce any titie which the speaker may have created to the character of an orator. d The interests of his reputation impose no necessity of denying many of those imperfections which have been imputed to these productions. The value of all human esertion is comparative and positive excellence is but a flattering designation, even of the best products of industry and mind. There is, perhaps, but one way by which we could avoid all possible defects, and that is, by avoiding all possible exertion...
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