Elements of elocution : in which the principles of reading and speaking are investigated...with directions for strengthening and modulating the voice...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 Shakespeare. The whole illustrated by copper-plates explaining the nature of accent, emphasis, inflection, and cadence, by John Walker
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Title
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Elements of elocution : in which the principles of reading and speaking are investigated...with directions for strengthening and modulating the voice...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 Shakespeare. The whole illustrated by copper-plates explaining the nature of accent, emphasis, inflection, and cadence, by John Walker
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Description
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ESTC N9129. Western copy listed. Contains diagrams.
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Copy bound in contemporary tree calf with simple gilt frame and black and orange endpapers. Contains the armorial bookplate of Henry John Boulton.
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Creator
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Walker, John
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Publisher
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Printed by Cooper and Wilson; and sold by G.G. and J. Robinson, Pater-noster row etc.
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Date
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1799
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Spatial Coverage
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London
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Provenance
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Yes
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Identifier
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Matches #961, p. 36
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PN4111.W3 1799