The World's Famous Orations

VOL. VI
IRELAND

1775–1902

THE
WORLD'S
FAMOUS
ORATIONS

WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

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FRANCIS W. HALSEY
ASSOCIATE EDITOR

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CONTENTS

VOL. VI—IRELAND (1775—1902)

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BURKE-I On Conciliation with America (1775) 3

II Principles in Politics (1780) . ... 40

III At the Trial of Warren Hastings (1788).

GRATTAN-I A Plea for Irish Legislative Inde-

pendence (1780) . . . . . .

II Invective Against Corry (1800), . .

SHERIDAN—At the Trial of Warren Hastings

(1788) . . . . . . . . .

CURRAN-I In Behalf of Rowan and Free

Speech (1794) . . . . . . .

II At the Prosecution of Johnson for Libel

(1805) . . . . . . . . . . 127

WOLF TONE-On Being Found Guilty (1798) · 132

EMMET-On Being Found Guilty of Treason

(1803) . . . . . . . . . . 137

CHARLES PHILLIPS—I An Address to Catholics 149

II The Character of Napoleon (About 1817) 157

LORD PLUNKET-On Catholic Relief (1821) . 162

SHEIL—I On the Irish as "Aliens” (1837) 173

II On the Disabilities of the Jews (1848) 177