TO

JOHN CARILL WORSLEY, Efq;

LATE PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY IN WARRINGTON.

SIR,

HIS work having been undertaken principally with the defign of affifting the Students at Warrington in acquiring a juft and graceful Elocution, I feel a peculiar propriety in addreffing it to you, as a public acknowledgment of the fteady fupport which you have given to this. Inftitution, and the important fervices which you

have rendered it.

In this Seminary, which was at firft established, and has been uniformly conducted, on the extenfive plan of providing a proper courfe of Inftruction for young men

in the most ufeful branches of Science and Literature, you have feen many refpectable characters formed, who are now filling up their stations in fociety with reputation to themselves

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themselves and advantage to the Public.
And, while the fame great object continues
to be pursued, by faithful endeavours to
cultivate the understandings of youth, and
by a steady attention to difcipline, it is hoped,
that you
will have the fatisfaction to obferve
the fame effects produced, and that the scene
will be realized, which OUR POETESS has
fo beautifully described :

WHEN this, this little group their country calls
From academic fhades and learned halls,
To fix her laws, her spirit to fustain,

And light up glory thro' her wide domain;
Their various taftes in different arts difplay'd,
Like temper'd harmony of light and fhade,
With friendly union in one mafs fhall blend,
And this adorn the ftate, and that defend.

I am,

With fincere Refpect and Gratitude,

DEAR SIR,

Your much obliged,

and most obedient Servant,

WILLIAM ENFIELD.

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UCH declamation has been employed to convince the world of a very plain truth, that to be able to speak well is an ornamental and ufeful accomplishment. Without the laboured panegyrics of ancient or modern orators, the importance of a good elocution is fufficiently obvious. Every one will acknowledge. it to be of fome confequence, that what a man has hourly occafion to do, fhould be done well. Every private company, and almoft every public affembly affords opportunities of remarking the difference between a juft and graceful, and a a 3 faulty