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... Preparation , Transition , and Accompaniment of Gesture . 113 The Frequency , Moderation , and Intermission of Gesture .... 123 The Qualities of Gesture , and the Gesture suited to different modes of Public Speaking . 125 Significant ...
... Preparation , Transition , and Accompaniment of Gesture . 113 The Frequency , Moderation , and Intermission of Gesture .... 123 The Qualities of Gesture , and the Gesture suited to different modes of Public Speaking . 125 Significant ...
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... prepared to enter upon a minute development of its various principles , the following Prelimi nary Observations may be of some advantage . Voice is sound , produced by the agitation of air when forcibly expelled from the lungs . The ...
... prepared to enter upon a minute development of its various principles , the following Prelimi nary Observations may be of some advantage . Voice is sound , produced by the agitation of air when forcibly expelled from the lungs . The ...
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... preparing for publication another which will treat exclusively of impediments of speech , I shall con- clude the present chapter with the following Remarks on Stammering , from a Lecture on Elocution delivered before the American Lyceum ...
... preparing for publication another which will treat exclusively of impediments of speech , I shall con- clude the present chapter with the following Remarks on Stammering , from a Lecture on Elocution delivered before the American Lyceum ...
Page 103
... prepare to push towards the star , and as in the dotted hand and arm of Fig . 91 , or in the right arm of Fig . 96 ; or , in order to avoid an object either hateful or horrible , as in Fig . 95 and 105 . Rejecting , rj . Is the action ...
... prepare to push towards the star , and as in the dotted hand and arm of Fig . 91 , or in the right arm of Fig . 96 ; or , in order to avoid an object either hateful or horrible , as in Fig . 95 and 105 . Rejecting , rj . Is the action ...
Page 113
... PREPARATION , TRANSITION , AND ACCOMPANIMENT OF GESTURE . In the transitions of gesture , the hand and arm should not , in general , be precipitated to the intended position by the shortest course ; but , in the calmer parts of the ...
... PREPARATION , TRANSITION , AND ACCOMPANIMENT OF GESTURE . In the transitions of gesture , the hand and arm should not , in general , be precipitated to the intended position by the shortest course ; but , in the calmer parts of the ...
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