Lessons in elocution: or A selection of pieces, in prose and verse, for the improvement of youth in reading and speaking, by William Scott. To this edition are prefixed Elements of gesture. Illustrated by four elegant plates; and Rules for expressing, with propriety, the various passions and emotions of the mind.

People / Organizations

• Isaiah Thomas ("printed for")

Imprint

Worcester, (Massachusetts): Printed by Mower & Greenleaf, for Isaiah Thomas, 1800.

Publication year

1800-1800

ESTC No.

W13295

Grub Street ID

322616

Description

viii,[1],14-436p. : ill. ; 12⁰

Note

"Elements of gesture" taken from John Walker's Academic speaker; "Rules for expressing with propriety, the various passions and emotions of the mind" from James Burgh's Art of speaking.

Errors in paging: p. 213, 232 misnumbered 113, 332.

The "copper-plates" are in fact relief cuts, and are integral with the text.

"Rules respecting elocution. Extracted from Walker's Speaker, and not published in any other edition of Scott's Lessons."--p. 50-60.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-U? W? X-2M? 2N?