The art of speaking : Containing, I. An essay; in which are given rules for expressing properly the principal passions and humours, which occur in reading, or public speaking; and II. Lessons taken from the ancients and moderns (with additions and alterations where though useful) exhibiting a variety of matter for practice; the emphatical words printed in italics; with notes of direction referring to the essay. To which are added, a table of the lessons, and an index of the various passions and humours in the essay and lessons. [Three lines in Latin from Cicero].
| Author/creator | Burgh, James |
| Other author | Bumstead, Joseph, 1768?-1838, printer. |
| Other author | Larkin, Ebenezer, 1769?-1813 bookseller. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Boston : Printed by Joseph Bumstead, for Ebenezer Larkin, Jun. bookseller and stationer, no. 50, Cornhill, 1793. |
| Description | 322, 18 unnumbered pages ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| General note | Attributed to James Burgh in the Dictionary of national biography. |
| General note | Error in paging: p. 259 misnumbered 359. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Boston Public Library. |
| References | Evans, 25239 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W19982. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Textbooks. |