Excerpt from Representative British Orations: With Introductions and Explanatory Notes IN preparing this - the fourth volume of Rep rrsmtatz'w Brz'tz's/z Oratz'ons - a work which, in its three-volume form, has met with a large ac ceptance from the public, the editor has been embarrassed by fulness rather than lack Of material. Indeed, in its former shape, the book fairly justified its title: it was representa tive rather than exhaustive of the subject. From the rich field of possible material the editor has Selected specimens Of oratory di verse enough in style and occasion, but each, it is hoped, typical Of the general trend of the period covered (1813 - of the change from the passionate, partisan forensics Of o'connell to the calm emphasis Of Lord Rosebery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.