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Excerpt from Practical Elements of Elocution: Designed as a d104-Book for the Guidance of Teachers and Students of Expression If an apology were necessary for the appearance of this book among so many of its kind it should not have been published. We know that it will find its proper place in public favor or disapproval. We ask for it, however, a careful examination, an honest trial, and a candid judgment upon its merits. This evident. departure from previous methods of treatment has made our task a difficult one, and we invite kindly criticism and suggestion for future editions. Following the trend of thought so recently crystallized in the organization of the National Association of Elocutionists, we have endeavored to harmonize the so-called systems of Elocution. In all we have found valuable truths which must have a common basis and should meet on common ground. While this volume is a recall to the old truths recorded by Engel, Austin, and Dr. Rush, it presents them in the newer garb and more recent philosophy of Mantegazza and Delsarte. The student of to-day is not satisfied with the mere statement of facts, he seeks the underlying principles or laws governing a world of facts. 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.