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Excerpt from The Rhetorical Speaker: Comprising Selections for Declamation, and Suggestions, Designed to Assist the Efforts of Inexperienced SpeakersThat though he was the most laborious of all the orators, and had almost sacrificed his health to that application, yet he could gain no favor of the people, but drunken seamen, and other unlettered persons, were heard, and kept the rostrum, while he was entirely disregarded.About the PublisherFor...

Excerpt from Biography of Mrs. Rebecca Gair WebsterNone who were acquainted with Mrs. Webster will_be disposed to inquire why this volume has been prepared. Impatient to recal reminiscences of one whose in¿uence was so much prized while she lived, - a preface will not be likely to receive more than a passing glance from them. Fearful, perhaps, at first, whether materials for the work could be procured, they are rejoiced to find evidence be for...

Excerpt from Biography of Mrs. Rebecca Gair Webster None who were acquainted with Mrs. Webster wi11_be disposed to inquire why this volume has been prepared. Impatient to recal reminiscences of one whose in¿uence was so much prized while she lived, - a preface will not be likely to receive more than a passing glance from them. Fearful, perhaps, at first, whether materials for the work could be procured, they are rejoiced to find evidence be f...

Excerpt from The Rhetorical Speaker: Comprising Selections for Declamation, and Suggestions, Designed to Assist the Efforts of Inexperienced Speakers Many, ln this day, object to the practice of speaking in schools, and colleges, as having a tendency to produce formality, and stiffness. But the necessity of constant practice in declamation is acknowledged in, all our acad emies and colleges, by the regular monthly orwekly ex croises which are...

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