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Excerpt from Practical Elocution: Containing Illustrations of the Principles of Reading and Public Speaking Who does not know that inattention to a rance of it? Knowledge is not intuitive ame, which would burn him, and the reach. It is a truism, but, nevertheless, one which is too often practically disregarded, that we know little or nothing, except what we learn. Why} then talk so much of nature's orators l Cicero says, that the, poet is born, but the orator is made. Nature, doubtless, makes a great difference in the capacities with which she endows her children; but art makes a still greater difference. It is an excellent letter addressed to a young man engaged in the study of law, the late Hon. William Wirt, truly observes, that it is a at of fate, from which no genius ca'n absolve youth, that tw is no excellence without great labor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Excerpt from Practical Elocution: Containing Illustrations of the Principles of Reading and Public Speaking; Also a Selection of the Best Pieces From Ancient and Modern Authors, Accompanied by Explanatory Notes; The Whole Adapted to the Purposes of Improvement in Reading and Oratory The Supreme Being has kindly allotted to us our portion of human ex istence, in a country, c constitution and laws of which recognize in eve citizen, the right to form, to cherish, and to express his opinions on 1 subjects interesting to our common welfare, - a country where the opinion of a majority prevails, and where eloquence creates public opinion. Here, as in the free states of antiqui every man's opinion should be written on his forehead. Here, too, e noble science and art of elocution should receive, at least attention enough to elevate the standard of public speaking, [articularly among our representatives and senators in congress. Then. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.