1. Thomas SheridanBritish Education: or, the Sources of the Disorders of Great Britain1756 Esther K. Sheldon On the relationship of Sheridan's theatrical career and his elocutionary work, seeThomas Sheridan of Smock-Alley1967 216 217 esp. Wallace A. BaconThe elocutionary career of Thomas Sheridanalso useful isSpeech MonographsXXXI 1964 1 53
2. British Education, p. 1.
3. See David HumeOf eloquencein hisEssays and Treatises on Several SubjectsVol.1 1825 91 103 Edinburgh Adam SmithLectures on Rhetoric and Belles LettresJ.C. Bryce 1983 196 200 Oxford Noah Webster See alsoDissertations on the English Language1979 70 Boston Noah Webster See alsoDissertations on the English Language1979 160ff Boston Jonathan Swift's The collection of dialogues which make upPolite Conversation1738 Jonathan Swift demonstrates the growing attention to good speech, delivery and pronunciation at this time: see Herbert DavidThe Prose WorksVol. IV 1939–1959 99 201 and the Introduction by Swift, pp. 99–124.
4. British Education, p. 52 (emphasis removed).