Produced by W. B. Jenness
ENTERED ACCORDING TO ACT OF CONGRESS, IN THE YEAR 1865, BY
JOHN D. PHILBRICK,
IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE
OF THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
RIVERSIDE, CAMBRIDGE:
STEREOTYPED AND PRINTED BY
H. O. HOUGHTON AND COMPANY.
PREFACE.
The design of this book is twofold,—to meet the present demand for new selections suited to the spirit of the hour, and also to furnish a choice collection of standard pieces for elocutionary exercises on which time has set its lasting seal. In the execution of this design no pains have been spared in selecting and preparing the best pieces, both new and old.