The young woman's guide to excellence / by William A. Alcott.

  • William Alcott
Date:
1841
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Credit: The young woman's guide to excellence / by William A. Alcott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    story well; and yet, owing to the neglect of this matter in education, no art, perhaps, is more uncommon. A few leading principles, duly attended to, will, it is believed, enable those who have already had some teaching on this subject, to turn their conversation to better advantage; as well as aid, in the work of reformation, those who have not been duly instructed. 1. We should enunciate correctly, and speak distinctly. Few persons do this; and hence much of the pleasure which might otherwise be had, is lost. 2. We should endeavor, as far as in us lies, to speak with grammatical correctness. The custom of having two sorts of language—one for composition and the other for conversation- appears to me to have a very ill tendency. J would have no one converse in a language he does not understand; but I would have every one converse correctly. 3. We should endeavor to select such topics as are not only profitable to one party—eithei ourselves or those with whom we are convers- ing—but such also as are likely to be accepta- ble. It is of little use io force a topic, however great, in our judgment, may be its importance
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