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 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 lines in Latin from Cicero].
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | The fifth edition. |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 17487. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | Attributed to James Burgh in the Dictionary of national biography. Error in paging: page 177 misnumbered 777. Booksellers' advertisements, pages [366-368]. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 349 pages, 19 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm. (octavo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Massachusetts -- Newburyport. United States -- Massachusetts -- Boston. |