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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,
Suftulit ad proceres; expectatoque refolvit
Ora fono; nec abest facundis gratia dictis.

OVID.

A NEW EDITION, CORRECTED.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR A, MILLAR, W. LAW, AND R. CATER
M,DCC,XCIV.

BRITISH

LIBRARY

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

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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――――

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their country

calls

When this, this little group
From academic fhades and learned halls,
To fix her laws, her fpirit to fustain,
And light up glory thro' her wide domain;
Their various taftes in different arts display'd,
Like temper'd harmony of light and shade,
With friendly union in one mafs fhall blend,
And this adorn the ftate, and that defend.

am, with fincere respect and gratitude,

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DEAR SIR,

Your much obliged,

and most obedient Servant,

W. ENFIELD.

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