Excerpt from A Class Book on Rhetoric: Wherein Are Exhibited the Graces and Style of English Composition and Public Oratory In the work now before you, I have endeavored to remedy this defect. To the rules on general composition, I have carefully affixed the necessary examples for practice; that the pupil by the exercise of his own judgement, may apply the rule to the example of false Rhetoric, and by means of which, construe the sentence so that it may appear in the style of graceful composition. 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.