THE SPEAKER: OR, MISCELLANEOUS PIECES, SELECTED FROM THE BEST ENGLISH WRITERS, And disposed UNDER PROPER HEADS, With a View to facilitate the IMPROVEMENT of YOUTH IN READING AND SPEAKING. To which is prefixed an ESSAY on E LOCUTION. By W. ENFIELD, LL. D. -Oculos, paulum tellure moratos, OVID. A NEW EDITION, CORRECTED. LONDON: PRINTED FOR A, MILLAR, W. LAW, AND R. CATER ΤΟ John Carill Worfley, Efq. LATE PRESIDENT OF THE ACADEMY IN WARRINGTON. SIR, THIS 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 steady fupport which you have given to this Inftitution, and the important fervices which you have rendered it. In this Seminary, which was at first established, and has been uniformly conducted, on the extenfive plan of providing a proper course of Inftruction for young men in the most useful branches of Science and Literature, you have feen many refpectable characters formed, who are now filling 1 up their stations in fociety, with reputation to themselves, and advantage to the Public. And, while the fame great object continues to be purfued, by faithful endeavours to cultivate the understandings of youth, and by a fteady 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―――― I their country calls When this, this little group am, with fincere respect and gratitude, DEAR SIR, Your much obliged, and most obedient Servant, W. ENFIELD. |