WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS
TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES

AND

WEBSTER'S FIRST BUNKER
HILL ORATION

EDITED WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES

BY

WILLIAM TRUFANT FOSTER

PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND ARGUMENTATION
IN BOWDOIN COLLEGE

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COPYRIGHT, 1909, BY HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION TO THE FAREWELL ADDRESS

I. Biographical Sketch of Washington

II. Important Events in the Life of Washington

III. References on the Life and Writings of Washington

IV. References on the Farewell Address

V. Authorship of the Farewell Address

VI. Questions and Exercises on the Farewell Address.

WASHINGTON'S FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE PEOPLE OF THE

UNITED STATES

INTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST BUNKER HILL ORATION

I. The Bunker Hill Monument

II. Ceremony at the Laying of the Corner-Stone

KI. Account of the Battle of Bunker Hill

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XII. References on the Battle of Bunker Hill

XIII. Other Historical References

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XIV. Questions and Exercises on the First Bunker Hill Oration 70

WEBSTER'S FIRST BUNKER HILL ORATION

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WEBSTER'S THE CHARACTER OF WASHINGTON

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ILLUSTRATIONS

PORTRAIT OF GEORGE WASHINGTON, BY STUART
PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF BUNKER HILL MONUMENT
PORTRAIT OF DANIEL WEBSTER, BY G. A. P. HEALY.