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The pronouncing and foreigners' Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments; being, not only the properest book for establishing an uniform and permanent Manner of Speaking the most sonorous, harmonious, and agreeable English, among all who can already read English; and also infinitely preferable to any introductory Book hitherto contrived for teaching Children, or grown Persons upon whose Mother Tongue it is, but is likewise calculated to render English universal; for by this Book, Foreigners of any Country may be taught to read English much easier, than their own respective native Languages : recommended as the most proper Book for Sunday Schools. / By T. Spence, Teacher of English.
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- Format:
- Book
- Standardized Title:
- Bible. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Genesis--English--Early works to 1800.
- Bible.
- Bible. Genesis.
- Phonetics--Early works to 1800.
- Phonetics.
- Physical Description:
- 2 unnumbered pages, 6 unnumbered pages ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- This day is published, by way of proposal and specimen, number I of the pronouncing and foreigners Bible
- Fingerprint:
- e.es asg- g,e- o-ng (c) 1800 (Q)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed; and and sold by J. and J. Cook, Pater-noster Row, and J. Debrett, Piccadilly, [1800?]
- Notes:
- This is a prospectus for a proposed edition on Spence's phonetic spelling. No more published.
- A phonetic rendering of part of Genesis.
- Issued in a blue paper wrapper.
- "Conditions. I. It will be put to the Press, as soon as a sufficient Number of Subscribers are obtained. II. A Number, consisting of Two Sheets, or Thirty-two Pages of Letter-press, on the same Type and Paper as this Specimen, Price 6d. will be delivered to the Subscribers every Fortnight, untill all be published ... Three-pence is charged for his Half-sheet, on Account of the uncommon Expence, &c. attending its Publication."
- OCLC:
- 847348827
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