The art of speaking : Containing, I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humors, which occur in reading, or public speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the ancients and moderns (with additions and alterations where thought 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 line in Latin from Cicero].
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Eighteenth century collections online.
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| Online Access: | Full text online |
| Item Description: | Attributed to James Burgh in the Dictionary of national biography. Errors in paging: pages 217, 221 misnumbered 127, 211. Reproduction of original from the British Library. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 322 pages, 14 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰. |