Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking

Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1811 - Elocution - 407 pages

N the speaking of speeches at schools	7

On the acting of plays at schools	20

Rules for expressing with propriety the prin	28

PART ILESSONS IN READING	57

The fox and the stork	63

Dionysius and Damocles	69

Chesterfield	78

Advantages of and motives to cheerfulnes Spectator	84

SECTION VII	240

Description of Mab queen of the fairies Shakespeare	247

Thomson	253

Gay	258

SECTION VIII	259

Parting of Hector and Adromache	265

The creation of the world	273

On doing as we would be done unto Atterbury	280

The bad reader	89

Proper employment of time	95

On pride	102

Character of Francis	110

House of mourning	116

Brown	128

IV	153

Uncle Tobys benevolence	178

SECTION V	184

The folly and madness of ambition	193

Awkwardness in company	203

The cant of criticism	209

SECTION VI	221

The toilet	227

Extract from the temple of fame	233

On the death of Christ	289

Speech of the Earl of Chesterfield	293

SECTION III	303

SECTION IV	313

Publius Scipio to the Roman army	320

Canuleius to the Roman consuls	329

Jupiter to the inferior deities	338

SECTION V	344

Priuli and Jaffier	351

Hamlets advice to the players	369

Mirror	370

Every man in his humor	376

of Agincourt	382

APPENDIXContaining concise lessons on a new plan	389

Title	Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking
Author	William Scott
Compiled by	William Scott
Edition	25
Publisher	Isaiah Thomas, Jun., 1811
Original from	The Ohio State University
Digitized	Sep 24, 2014
Length	407 pages

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