Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking, as Well as for the Perusal of Persons of Taste : with an Appendix, Containing Concise Lessons on a New Plan, and Principles of English Grammar |
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| 書籍名 | Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking, as Well as for the Perusal of Persons of Taste : with an Appendix, Containing Concise Lessons on a New Plan, and Principles of English Grammar |
| 著者 | William Scott |
| 版 | 5 |
| 出版社 | C. Elliot, 1789 |
| 書籍の提供元 | ニューヨーク公共図書館 |
| デジタル化された日 | 2007年5月21日 |
| ページ数 | 398 ページ |
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