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Page 240
... affectation ; and although it should be energectic , it should never transgress by extravagance : nor should he for a moment forget the importance of his subject , the solemnity of the place in which he speaks , the respect due to his ...
... affectation ; and although it should be energectic , it should never transgress by extravagance : nor should he for a moment forget the importance of his subject , the solemnity of the place in which he speaks , the respect due to his ...
Page 378
... affectation soon fatigues all , who are not enamoured either of the dancer or of the art . It is perhaps in order to do away this incongruity that ballets are invented and accommodated to some story , so as to create an interest in the ...
... affectation soon fatigues all , who are not enamoured either of the dancer or of the art . It is perhaps in order to do away this incongruity that ballets are invented and accommodated to some story , so as to create an interest in the ...
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... affectation of variety , nor falls short of it through meanness or false shame . The opposite imperfection is affectation . " 6. Grace of gesture . This is the result of all other perfec- tions , arising from a dignified self ...
... affectation of variety , nor falls short of it through meanness or false shame . The opposite imperfection is affectation . " 6. Grace of gesture . This is the result of all other perfec- tions , arising from a dignified self ...
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Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
Of the Voice | 27 |
Of the VoiceGeneral Precepts | 67 |
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