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A plea for spoken language.An essay upon comparative elocution, condensed from lectures delivered throughout the United States.

The Plowshaer;an exemplication of alphabetic reform.

The Plowshaer;an exemplication of alphabetic reform.

A pocket dictionary or complete English expositorshewing readily The Part of Speech to which each Word belongs; its true Meaning, when not self-evident; its various Senses, if more than one, placed in proper Order; and the Language, from whence it is deriv'd, pointed out immediately after the Explication. Also The Technical Terms are clearly explain'd; every Word is so accented, that there can be no Uncertainty as to the Pronunciation; and the Names of the Cities and principal Towns, their Distance from London, their Market Days, and Fairs, according to the New Style, are alphabetically interspers'd; with other useful Articles. To render this Book complete, many modern Words are introduc'd, which are not to be found in other Dictionaries; and to make it more concise and portable, such Words are omitted, as being neither properly English, nor ever used by good Authors, would only serve to mislead and embarrass the Learner. A Work entirely new, and design'd for the Youth of both Sexes, the Ladies and Persons in Business. To which is prefix'd An introduction, Containing an History of the English Language, with a compendious Grammar: And a recommendation of the manuscript copy, in a letter from Dr. Bevis to the publisher.

The poetical works of Geoff. ChaucerIn fourteen volumes. The miscellaneous pieces from Urry's Edition 1721, The Canterbury Tales from Tyrwhitt's Edition 1775.

Popular errors in English grammar, particularly in pronunciation, familiarly pointed out :for the use of those persons who want either opportunity or inclination to study this science

Popular shorthand or steno-phonography.

A portrait of oratory.By J. Garner, M.D.

The power of sound,

A practical and critical grammar of the English language

Practical argumentation,

Practical composition :with numerous models and exercises

Practical cosmophonography;a system of writing and printing all the principal languages, with their exact pronunciation,

A practical course in English composition

Practical elements of elocution ...

The practical elements of rhetoric,

The practical elements of rhetoric, with illustrative examples,

Practical elocution :for use in colleges and schools and by private students

Practical elocution:

The practical elocutionist :or the principles of elocution ...

Practical English composition,

Practical English composition.

Practical English for high schools,

A practical English grammar :for grammar schools, ungraded schools, academies, and the lower grades in high schools

A practical English grammar :for the use of schools and private students

A practical English grammar :with progressive exercises in orthography, analysis, and grammatical composition : adapted to the use of schools and private students

A practical English grammar,for the use of schools, and private gentlemen and ladies; with exercises of false orthography, and syntax at large. By the late Rev. Mr. Hodgson, Master of the Grammar School, in Southampton.

A practical English grammar, with exercises of bad spelling and bad English: or, a plain and easy guide to speaking and writing the English language with accuracy and correctness. Containing, I. Orthography; or the Nature of True Spelling, with the Sounds of the Letters in all States; of the Division of Words into Syllables, and the right Use of Points. II. Prosody; or the Art of pronouncing the Parts or Syllables in Words, correctly, with more extensive Tables of Words properly accented than any Book of the Kind extant. III. Etymology; explaining the different Parts of Speech, the Derivation of Words, their different Endings, Change and Likeness. IV. Syntax; which teaches how to connect Words aright in a Sentence, or Sentences together. V. Etymology and syntax; exemplified in shewing the Parts of Speech of every Word, in several Pieces of English; with Reference to all the Rules, and Reasons why they are so. Together with Abbreviations, Epistolary Correspondence, Affinity in Words in an extensive Manner, Emphasis, Versification, and the Nature of Rhetorical Tropes and Figures. By John Carter, Teacher of the English Language

Practical exercises in English

Practical French phonetics,

Practical grammar :a text book for use in public schools and in English departments of business colleges and in commercial departments of academies and high schools

The practical grammar :containing especially such laws of the English language as are to be observed in avoiding the more common errors; a review of definitions of grammatical terms ... exercises for analysis and parsing; and an appendix of examination lessons

A practical grammar :in which words, phrases, and sentences are classified according to their offices, and their relation to each other : illustrated by a complete system of diagrams

A practical grammar of English pronunciation :on plain and recognized principles, calculated to assist in removing every objectionable peculiarity of utterance arising from either foreign, provincial, or vulgar habits, or from a defective use of the organs of speech ... : together with directions to persons who stammer in their speech : comprehending some new ideas relative to English prosody

A practical grammar of the English language

A practical grammar of the English language :accompanied with notes, critical and explanatory

A practical grammar of the English language :or, an introduction to composition : in which sentences are classified into verbal forms and phrases

A practical grammar of the English languagein which the several parts of speech are clearly and methodically explained; their Concord and Government reduced to Grammatical Rules, and illustrated by a Variety of Examples: together with rules of composition, or the proper arrangement of Words in Sentences, also illustrated by various Examples. By John Burn, Teacher of English in Glasgow.

A practical grammar of the English Language,Containing accurate definitions of the several parts of speech, also rules and directions which extend to every part of the language; with a praxis, shewing how the rules are to be applied in the resolution of sentences. By William Ward; M.A. master of the Grammar-School at Bevorley, in the county of York.

A practical grammar of the English language,in which the principles established by Lindley Murray, are inculcated, and his theory of the moods clearly illustrated by diagrams, representing the number of the tenses in each mood--their signs--and the manner in which they are formed.

A practical grammar of the English language, synthetic and analytic :adapted to the wants of public schools, academies, and private learners

A practical grammar of the English tongue.Containing the most material rules and observations for understanding the English language well, and writing it with Propriety. In Five Parts. I. Orthography, or the Art of Spelling. II. Analogy, which treats of the several Parts of Speech. III. Etymology, or the Derivation of Words. IV. Syntax, or Rules for joining Words rightly in a Sentence. V. Prosody, or Rules for Pronunciation. For the use of schools. First compiled by James Gough, of Mountmelick. Revised, digested and enlarged with sundry material Rules by John Gough, of Cole-Alley, Dublin.

A practical grammar of the English tongue: or, a rational and easy introduction to speaking and writing English correctly and properly; Peculiarly adapted to the Nature and Genius of the Language, And free from the hard and unnecessary Terms of the Latin Rudiments. The whole Treated of in expressive Terms and familiar ..., and in the most natural and instructive Method, viz. That of Question and Answer. Design'd for the use of schools: And tho' calculated ... the Use of the Fair Sex, and such as require only an English Education, may yet be a useful Foundation to those who are design'd for higher Studies By William Loughton, School-Master at Kensington.

The practical grammaror, an easy way to understand English. In which The Rules are laid down in a Manner entirely New; and the Whole rendered so easy, familiar, and entertaining, that a Child of only Eight Years of Age may be perfectly initiated into a Knowledge of the English Tongue, with the greatest Expedition and Pleasure. To which is added, a poetical epitome of grammar, for the help of memory. With a supplement, Containing Examples of bad English to be turned into good, with the good opposite, in order to illustrate every Rule of Syntax, or the Composition of Sentences; and A Short english grammar, upon the plan of the Latin, for the Use of such as are designed for the Study of that Language. Throughout the Whole, whatever is New is delivered in an easy, agreeable Manner; and what was before known, is placed in a Light quite new and amusing. By Thomas Smetham, Master of the Academy at Southgate, and late Master of the Boarding School at Ponder's End.

Practical grammar, based upon the text of Longfellow's "Evangeline" and a selection from Prescott's "Conquest of Mexico,"

Practical grammar.A grammar of the English language, on an improved plan ...

A practical guide to composition :with progressive exercises in prose and poetry

A practical guide to English pronunciation :for the use of schools

Practical hints on the quantitative pronunciation of Latin.For the use of classical teachers and linguists.