THE ART OF SPEAKING. containing: I. An Essay; in which are Given Rules for Expressing Properly the Principal Passions and Humours, which occur in Reading, or Public Speaking; And II. Lessons taken from the Ancients and Moderns ... to which are added, a Table of the Lessons; and an Index of the various Passions and Humours in the Essay and Lessons
Newbury-port and Boston: John Mvcall for William Green, 1782. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Small quarto (5" x 7-3/4") in contemporary sheep with a gilt-lettered morocco spine label; 352, [14], [2 - ads] pages. First published in 1762, and in America in 1775, Burgh's work helped shape the theories of speech delivery.....