“Common sense is the genius of humanity.”—Guizot.

McE LR ATH AND B A R K ER,

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CONTENTS.

PROEM.

PART I.--DERIVATIVE POWERS.

Chap. I. Rhetoric.
Chap. II. Delivery.
Chap. III. Persuasion.

Chap. IV. Method.
Chap. V. Discipline.
Chap. VI. Tact.

PART II.-ACQUIRED POWERS.
Chap. VII. Originality.

Chap. XIII. Energy.
Chap. VIII. Heroism.

Chap. XIV. Eloquence.
Chap. IX. Proportion.

Chap. XV. Premeditation.
Chap. X. Style.

Chap. XVI. Reality.
Chap. XI. Similes.

Chap. XVII. Effectiveness.
Chap. XII. Pleasantry.

Chap. XVIII. Mastery.

PART III.-APPLIED POWERS.

Chap. XIX. Criticísm.
Chap. XX. Debate,
Chap. XXL Personalities.

Chap. XXII. Questioning.
Chap. XXIII. Repetition.
Chap. XXIV. Poetry.