Elocution and the English Language.

Ut enim hominis decus ingenium, fic ingenii ipsius
lumen est eloquentia.
Cic. de Orat.
LONDON:
Printed for A. Millar, in The Strand;
J. Rivington and J. Fletcher, in Pater-noster-Row;
J. Dodsley, in Pall-Mall; and sold by
J. Wilkie, in St. Paul's Church yard.
M.DCC.LIX.

TO

The two learned Universities

OF

Oxford AND CAMBRIDGE,

The following Discourse

(As a small token of gratitude

For the candour with which they received,

And the generosity with which they encouraged,

His attempt

Towards improving Elocution,

And promoting the study of the English Language)

Is,

With all humility,

And the most profound respect,

Inscribed,

By their

very faithful

and devoted servant,

Thomas Sheridan.