!

THE

BRITISH CICERO;

OR,

A SELECTION

OF THE

MOST ADMIRED SPEECHES

IN THE

ENGLISH LANGUAGE;

ARRANGED UNDER THREE DISTINCT HEADS OF POPULAR,
PARLIAMENTARY, AND JUDICIAL ORATORY:

WITH HISTORICAL ILLUSTRATIONS:

TO WHICH IS PREFIXED,

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY AND PRACTICE
OF ELOQUENCE.

BY THOMAS BROWNE, LL. D.

AUTHOR OF "VIRIDARIUM POETICUM," THE “ UNION DICTIONARY," &c. &c.

KE 33263(2)

HARVARD
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
NOV 19 1955

043362

CONTENTS

OF THE

SECOND VOLUME.

CHAPTER V.

PAGE

1

AMERICAN Wars, Historical Illustrations of,

Mr. PITT (afterwards Earl of Chatham) offers his

Sentiments respecting it,

Mr. George Grenville vindicates its Justice and

Policy,

Mr. Pitt's animated and enthusiastic Reply,

Lord North objects to the Repeal of the Duty on

Tea,

Governor Pownal's Observations thereon,

Lord Chatham's Observations on the third Reading

of the Bill for quartering Soldiers in America, in

1774,

Sketch of Mr. Burke's brilliant Speech on Mr. Rose

Fuller's Motion respecting the Repeal of the Tax

upon Tea, April 19th, 1774,

2

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7

ib.

8

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