The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . Bill 26/ Earl of Beaconsfield Introduction ........ 269 On the Evacuation of Candahar . . 27/ John Bright Introduction ........ 289 On Peace 2p/ William Ewart Gladstone Introduction J09 On the Disestablishment of the Irish Church . jii ILLUSTRATIONS Lord MaCaulay .... Frontispiece From a drawing by George Richmond, Lord Erskine 26 After the painting by Cosway, George Canning 76 From a bust by F. Chantrey, , in theNational Portrait Gall
The world's orators : comprising the great orations of the world's history, with introductory essays, biographical sketches and critical notes . Bill 26/ Earl of Beaconsfield Introduction ........ 269 On the Evacuation of Candahar . . 27/ John Bright Introduction ........ 289 On Peace 2p/ William Ewart Gladstone Introduction J09 On the Disestablishment of the Irish Church . jii ILLUSTRATIONS Lord MaCaulay .... Frontispiece From a drawing by George Richmond, Lord Erskine 26 After the painting by Cosway, George Canning 76 From a bust by F. Chantrey, , in theNational Portrait Gallery, London Sir James Mackintosh . . . 112 From a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence, Sir Robert Peel 182 From the painting by John Linnell, in theNational Portrait Gallery, London Lord Brougham 2^8 After the painting by Lonsdale Lord Lytton 262 From an original drawing by F. Say Illustrations Earl of Beaconsfield 2j2 From the painting by Sir Johfi E. Millais, in theNational Portrait Gallery, London. William Ewart Gladstone. /Etat 69 From a steel engraving William Ewart Gladstone. /Etat ^i After the portrait hy Joseph Severn 312. THE WORLDS ORATORS THE WORLDS ORATORS THE ORATORY OF ENGLAND PART SECOND THE field of oratory widened with the develop-ment of national life. With the progress ofthe English people came a marked increase of theimpulses and opportunities which are the basis oforatorical effort. These impulses and opportunitieswere as varied as the talents of the orators theyproduced. It was, however, from the vortices ofstorm-centres that eloquence most often storm-centres thronged the passing years;they arose from the clashing of conflicting interestsin the disorders attendant upon revolution and war,abuses in the formation and administration of gov-ernment, disabilities imposed upon classes andsects, restrictions upon liberty, and the distress otthe people. Nor were they limited even to these VOL. VII.—I. 2 The Worlds Orators causes; others, hardly l
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