2 Sweet’s Practical Elocution,
E x tra c t from a Recommendation furnished W. SeVos, E s q . ,
Jtgerit o f tfie Public School Society q fth e city o f New York .
H a v in g e x am in e d M r . Sw e e t s w o rk on P r a c t ic a l E lo c u tio n , I
i 4 ° n o t h e s i t a t e to e x p r e s s m y f a v o ra b le o p in io n , o f h is sy stem ,
. Believ in g it: io be b e t t e r a d a p te d to com m o n s c h o o ls , a n d e v e ry
..p u rp o s e , o f «auu,
iural system i t c a n n o t But b e b o th e a s ily com p re h e n d e d an d
I t is tp be w is h e d , th a t a s y s t em s o tr u e to .n a tu r e
m a y p r e v a il s in d ;-g i^ v th e .breath o f life to th e fu iu r e o ra to rs-ej^ ,
th e A m e ric a n fo rum an d s e n a te , T h e s e le c tio n 1 fo r e x e rc is e , a o .
f a r a s I h a v e e x am in e d , sedm w o r th y ’ d f a p p r o v a l , a s te s ts of
jr h e tb r ie a ] s k ill, a n d a -m e d ium o f p a r e moi a l im p re s s io n s . 1 h e
e x p la n a tio n p f th e s u b je e t m a lte r is a u s e fu l
g u id e a n d m o d e l in p r a c tic e , a n d t h e te a c h e r w ill fin d it e a sy to
e x te n d still farthe r su c h n e c e s s a ry d e s c rip tio n s p r e v io u s to r e a d -
in g a r r e c i t in g ..
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From L . P . R r o c k e t T j’ M . B . ; - o f Hartford, Ct a
> P bä c t ica x . E to cw r i'o N .- r - J tJ s w ith s in c e re p le a s u r e ,
a n d from g f a l l c o n v ic tio n oF.rits m e r its , th a t; th e w a ite r, a f t e r '
c a re fu l e x am in a tio n , re c om m e n d s th e w o rk of>P*refc4SWCet. S
" th e a tte n tio n o f te ä d f e r s a n d the^ p u b lfc i'- T h e ^ « p o s s e s s e s -
th f e e p rom in e n t e x c e lle n c ie s w h ich g iv e i t a s tro n g c la im upon*
th e p u b lic r e g a r d . T h e s e a r e , .
T h is system and a t the
same time eminently philosophical ; ■"-
' The-selections arc g e kd a tt^ ik v r and made with great, care
and judgment.-
3d. The'Historical, Biographical and Critical Notes; appended
to eachselection, render the Work-kighly valuable. 1 ; • V
AS a n illu s ir a tio n , t a k e W eb&terts v e r s io n o f th e sp e e ch q f J o h n
A d am s , in dfefeUee o f th e D e c la ra tio n o f In d e p e n d e n c e s 1 H ow
d o e s th e k n ow le d g e o f th e c irc um s ta n c e s in w h ich A d aU is w a s
p la c e d , h e ig h te n o u r a dm ir a t io h fo r h lk ^patriotism', a n d le a d u s ,
im b u e d w ith 4 h e s am e ^spirit, -to e n u n c ia ti , th o su rp ö b le '.s'en ji’~
m e n ts 5-in som e m e a s u re , a s h e h i p ^ e i f fWptrid h a v e r i n g e . A n d -
w ith h ow -m u ch m o re p a th o s , c a n iv e r e a d th a t sw e e t-J ittle ly r ic
o f G e n . M o rris , “ W o o dm a n , s p a r e th a t tr e e ,’’. a f t e r le am in g th e
in t e r e s tin g in e id e n t, r e l a te d on th e 148th p a g e . T h e o n ly won*
d e r is , th a t W rite rs oft E lo c u tio n h a v e .not, e re th is , p e rc e iv e d th%
n e c e s s ity o f th i s a id , i n th e d e liv e ry o f vheio S e le c tio n s . T h e
n o t e p a d f a r a s w e h a v e h a d o p p o r tu n ity o f v e rify in g th em , seem
r em a r k a b ly f r e e from e r r o r s in r e g a r d to t fa c ts , a n d tb e k n o ty n
r e p u t a tio n o f th e P r o f e s s o r , is sufficien t gu a rra n ty o f ih e accu-
r p e y a n d c o rre c tn e s s o f h is- d ire e tio n g fo r re a d in g iv T h e s ty le in.
w h ic h J.he w o rk is B ro u g h t, o u t, is v e r y c re d ita b le to it s w o rth y
p n b lis h e rs ,'M e s s rS . E H . P e ä s e & G&J -
Hartford, C t., Jm e 2 2 , 1846.
Sweet’s Practical Elocution. 3
> 'k jm O m m h Ê ÎM k Committee on-Booke, e r t r a e te d / r o m fhe ^ « -
U ^ J h e f r E h a x r m m , &?• J ? « N 9 S usse'
made to the Cmrrff Education S o c i e t y ^ the county o f Rensselaer,
and adoptM. June 27, 184o.
9 S w e e t’s E lo c u tio n f t Sufficiently r e c om m e n d e d b y
in som e tw e n ty A c a d em ie s in th e s ta t e o f N ew Y q rk , u n d e r th e
c a r e o f th e fe eg e h ts o f th e U n iv e i s i ty . T h e e lem e n ts o f g o o d
r e a d in g a n d > P e k i n g a r e io rc ib ly s e t fo rth b y P ro fe s s o r Sw e e t,
a n d th e p ie c e s for. p ra c tic e a f e o f th e h ig h e s t-o rd e r.
From the Hon. A l f r ê I) Ç bN SL ig d , Judge of'the Unite! States
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0,w a sc o , -(n e a r. A uburn,,),"-April 2$,, 1841.,.
w a w e x a m i n e d 1 S w e e t ’ S E f c ( ^ t i o n , V j t a ffo rd s m e p le a s u r e
to T e e o m n i e n d , i t fo r re a d in g a n d d e c l am a t io n in A m e ric a n
sC h aïd s’ T h e notes a p p e n d e d to th e p ie c e s a r e i n s t r u c t i v e a n d
u s e fu l, a rt.d i% n ^ F i t , in conh-detion- w ith i t s o th e r m e r i t s , p r e t e r i
t e a n y o th e r w o f k . f i t s ^ u d w ith whm h I a m ^ i n g d .
/ ‘From the Hon, R e u b e n ’H v.d e W a lw o r tH, Chancellor o f the
- State o f ’ N ew fo r k .
Sa r a to g a "Sp r in g s , July 2 8 , 184ik
D e a r S ir—I h a v e e x am in e d y o u r “ P r a c tic a l, E lo c u tio n , s u i a r
a s mv tim e w o u ld a llow , a n d am s a tisfie d it is a v a lu a b le sch o o l
h o o k T o r i h e in s tru c tio n of-.youth, in -th e p rin c ip le s a s w e ll aA tp e
w ith p ro fit hy m o s t.p e rso n s who a r e m o re a d v a n c e d in l|f e j* rS
th e r e fo r e ' t r u s t y o u w i 'l h e saefcèssful in th e n ew edUion w h ic h
y o u p ro p o s é to s te re o ty p e , . W A L W 0 R T H .
S . '^ .S w E E T i P to f - ° f E lo c u tio n . a s
The Qpinions o f Rev. Geo r g *Tw . Eaton, D . D , Professor o f
E tm m n iie i'm d \& * f* r * t P h O o K f ^ i - Rev; , " 8A®E^
Ke h d m c k A i M . Professor, o f the Latin ani_ Greek Lan-
. guages in 'the Theological and LUerary Institution at Hamdw
f h S e e x am in e d Sw e e t’s E lo c u tio n , an d w e th in k it is a
v e rv e x c e lle n t w o rk o tt th a t im p o r ta n t b ra n c h -ot e d u c a tio n . T h e
g e n e ra l u s e id o u t m stU u tio n s o f f t a y m ^ ^
: - 4 S A I IE L C , K E N D R IC K . ’ -
H am ilto n , 'No v . 2 3 ,1 8 4 3 .