The Art of Speaking: Containing. An Essay, in which are Given Rules for Expressing Properly the Principal Passions and Humours, which Occur in Reading, Or Public Speaking. And Lessons, Taken from the Ancients and Moderns; Exhibiting a Variety of Matter for Practice; the Emphatical Words Printed in Italics; with Notes of Direction Referring to the Essay ...S. Butler, 1804 - 291 pages |
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... HUMAN NATURE , & c . Neque vero mihi quidquam præstabilius videtur , quam posse dicendo tenere hominum cœtus , mentes allicere , voluntates impellere quo velit , unde autem velit deducere . CICERO , Baltimore : PRINTED FOR SAMUEL BUTLER ...
... HUMAN NATURE , & c . Neque vero mihi quidquam præstabilius videtur , quam posse dicendo tenere hominum cœtus , mentes allicere , voluntates impellere quo velit , unde autem velit deducere . CICERO , Baltimore : PRINTED FOR SAMUEL BUTLER ...
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... human voice ; some mumbling , as if they were conjuring up spirits ; others bawling , as loud as the vociferous venders of provisions in London streets ; some tumbling out the words so precipitately , that no ear can catch them ; others ...
... human voice ; some mumbling , as if they were conjuring up spirits ; others bawling , as loud as the vociferous venders of provisions in London streets ; some tumbling out the words so precipitately , that no ear can catch them ; others ...
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... human frame contributes to express . the passions and emotions of the mind , and to shew in general its present state . The head is sometimes erected , sometimes hung down , sometimes drawn suddenly back with an air of disdain ...
... human frame contributes to express . the passions and emotions of the mind , and to shew in general its present state . The head is sometimes erected , sometimes hung down , sometimes drawn suddenly back with an air of disdain ...
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... human frame besides . The change of colour ( in white people ) shews , by turns , anger by redness , and sometimes by paleness , fear likewise by paleness , and shame by blushing . Every feature contributes its part . The mouth open ...
... human frame besides . The change of colour ( in white people ) shews , by turns , anger by redness , and sometimes by paleness , fear likewise by paleness , and shame by blushing . Every feature contributes its part . The mouth open ...
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... human nature sunk below the brutal . Anger ( violent ) or rage , expresses itself with rapidity , interruption , noise , harshness , and trepidation . The neck stretched out ; the head forward , often nodding , and shaken in a menacing ...
... human nature sunk below the brutal . Anger ( violent ) or rage , expresses itself with rapidity , interruption , noise , harshness , and trepidation . The neck stretched out ; the head forward , often nodding , and shaken in a menacing ...
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Accufing Affectation Alarm Anger anguish Anxiety Apology Apprehen arms Authority Bevil blood body breast Cæsar Caius Verres Complaint Contempt countenance countrymen Courage daugh daughter dead death defence demnation Demosthenes Diodotus Doubt enemy Exciting expreffed express eyes Falstaff father favour fear gentleman Ghost give gods Greece Grief hand happiness hear heart heaven honour honour's worship hope Horror humour Humph Iago imagine Intreating Jugurtha king Longh look Lord mankind manner matter Merc mercy Micipsa mind mouth Narration nature Nick Bottom offended orator Othello passions patricians person Peter Quince phatical Pity Pray preachers pretend pride Queſtion Quin Quintilian Refufing Remonftr Reproof Roman Scythians shame shew Shyl Shylock Sicily soul speak speaker speech ſpoken Styx Submiffion Surpriſe thee thing thou thought thousand guineas tion utter Vexation virtue voice Volsci whole Wonder words
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