Lessons in elocution: or A selection of pieces, in prose and verse
Subtitle: for the improvement of youth in reading and speaking
By: By William Scott. ; To which are prefixed, Elements of gesture, illustrated by four elegant copper-plates; and Rules for expressing, with propriety, the various passions and emotions of the mind
Edition: The seventh American edition.
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 32814
Publisher: Printed and sold by Peter Brynberg.
Published: 1797
Place of publication: Wilmington [Del.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
Subjects: Elocution
Notes: "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.

Edition statement transposed; precedes "To which are prefixed ..." on title page.

Signatures: pi⁴ A-2I⁶ (2I6 verso blank).

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

Evans 32814

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