The art of speaking. Containing, I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in reading, or public speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the ancients and moderns (with additions and alterations where though useful) exhibiting a variety of matter for practice; the emphatical words printed in italics; with notes of direction referring to the essay. To which are added, a table of the lessons, and an index of the various passions and humours in the essay and lessons. [Three lines in Latin from Cicero]
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- Imprint
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[Boston]: Printed at Boston by Thomas Hall, for James White, Court Street, and Ebenezer Larkin, Cornhill, MDCCXCV. [1795]
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Hall, Thomas, d. 1798, printer. White, James, 1755?-1824, bookseller. Larkin, Ebenezer, 1769?-1813, bookseller.
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- 1795
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- W19983
- Grub Street ID
- 329613
- Description
- 322,[14]p. ; 12⁰
- Note
- Attributed to James Burgh in the Dictionary of national biography.
Errors in paging: p. 122 numerals inverted; p. 134 misnumbered 431.
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- Signatures: A-U? W? X-2C? 2D? 2E?