Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces, in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading & SpeakingHori Brown, 1817 - 398 páginas |
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... countenance , and operate on the body ; but this system , however useful to people of riper years , is too delicate and com . plicated to be taught in schools . Indeed the exact adap- tation of the action to the word , and the word to ...
... countenance , and operate on the body ; but this system , however useful to people of riper years , is too delicate and com . plicated to be taught in schools . Indeed the exact adap- tation of the action to the word , and the word to ...
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... the following manner , that nature expresses them . Tranquility , or apathy , appears by the composure of the countenance , and general repose of the body and limbs , without the exertion of any one muscle . 3 * OE GESTURE . 29.
... the following manner , that nature expresses them . Tranquility , or apathy , appears by the composure of the countenance , and general repose of the body and limbs , without the exertion of any one muscle . 3 * OE GESTURE . 29.
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... countenance open ; the forehead smooth ; the eyebrows arched ; the mouth just not shut ; and the eyes passing with an easy motion from object to object , but not dwel- ling long upon any one . Cheerfulness , adds a smile , opening the ...
... countenance open ; the forehead smooth ; the eyebrows arched ; the mouth just not shut ; and the eyes passing with an easy motion from object to object , but not dwel- ling long upon any one . Cheerfulness , adds a smile , opening the ...
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... countenance ; all of which only heighten the confu- sion of his appearance . Remorse , or a painful sense of guilt , casts down the countenance , and clouds it with anxiety ; hangs down the head , draws the eyebrows down upon the eyes ...
... countenance ; all of which only heighten the confu- sion of his appearance . Remorse , or a painful sense of guilt , casts down the countenance , and clouds it with anxiety ; hangs down the head , draws the eyebrows down upon the eyes ...
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... countenance , gives the whole form an erect and graceful air . The accents are strong , fullmouthed and articulate , the voice firm and even . Boasting , or affected courage , is loud , blustering , threat- ening . The eyes stare ; the ...
... countenance , gives the whole form an erect and graceful air . The accents are strong , fullmouthed and articulate , the voice firm and even . Boasting , or affected courage , is loud , blustering , threat- ening . The eyes stare ; the ...
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