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A KEY to the CLASSICAL PRONUNCIATION of GREEK, LATIN, and SCRIPTURE PROPER NAMES; in which the Words are accented and divided into Syllables exactly as pronounced, according to Rules drawn from analogy and the best Usage: To which are added, on the  and  and, shewing the inconsistency and absurdity of the common Opinion on these Subjects.

ELEMENTS of ELOCUTION; in which the Principles of Reading and Speaking are investigated; and such Pauses, Emphasis, and Inflexions of Voice, as are suitable to every Variety of Sentence, are distinctly pointed out and explained; with DIRECTIONS for STRENGTHENING and MODULATING the VOICE, so as to render it varied, forcible, and harmonious. To which is added, A COMPLETE SYSTEM of the PASSIONS, showing how they affect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body; exemplified by a copious Selection of the most striking Passages of. The whole illustrated by COPPER-PLATES, explaining the Nature of, , , and.

THE ACADEMIC SPEAKER; or, A Selection of Parliamentary Debates, Orations, Odes, Scenes, and Speeches from the best Writers, proper to be read and recited by at School. To which is prefixed, ELEMENTS OF GESTURE; or, plain and easy Directions for keeping the in a graceful Position, and acquiring a simple and unaffected Style of Action. Explained and illustrated by Plates, describing the different Positions and Actions of the Speaker.

THEMES and ESSAYS; or, THE TEACHER'S ASSISTANT in English Composition; being plain and easy for writing Themes, and composing Exercises on Subjects proper for the Improvement of Youth, of both Sexes, at School. To which, is added Methods for correcting Juvenile Composition.