The art of speaking [electronic resource] : 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 lines in Latin from Cicero].
1795
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The art of speaking [electronic resource] : 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 lines in Latin from Cicero].
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Burgh, James, 1714-1775.
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Danbury, Connecticut : Printed for Edmund and Ephraim Washburn, 1795.
Place of Publication or Printing
United States -- Connecticut -- Danbury.
Language
English
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322, [14] p. ; 12⁰.
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Attributed to James Burgh in the Dictionary of national biography.
Errors in paging: p. 217, 221 misnumbered 127, 211.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
Errors in paging: p. 217, 221 misnumbered 127, 211.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Trumbull, J.H. Connecticut, 1952
Evans, 28374
English Short Title Catalog, W19984.
Evans, 28374
English Short Title Catalog, W19984.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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