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.