WASHINGTON'S

FAREWELL ADDRESS

AND

WEBSTER'S

FIRST BUNKER HILL

ORATION

EDITED

WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

BY

CHARLES ROBERT GASTON, PH.D.

TEACHER OF ENGLISH IN THE RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK CITY

STANDARD

ENGLISH

CLASSICS

GINN & COMPANY

BOSTON . NEW YORK CHICAGO LONDON

INTRODUCTION :

CONTENTS

Life of Washington the Statesman

Composition and Publication of the Farewell Address

Life of Webster the Orator

The Occasion, the Oration, and the Battle

Topics and Questions on Washington's Address

Topics and Questions on Webster's Oration

Books on Washington and Webster

WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL Address

WEBSTER'S FIRST BUNKER HILL ORATION.

NOTES