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Figures have been given wherever necessary , and various contrivances have been devised for distinguishing to the eye the ... And the space which each figure occupies singly , as well as the size of the plates , has been reduced to the ...
Figures have been given wherever necessary , and various contrivances have been devised for distinguishing to the eye the ... And the space which each figure occupies singly , as well as the size of the plates , has been reduced to the ...
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The little stars in each subsequent figure of the Plate shew the place of the position of the hands in each former figure ; and the dotted lines connecting them with the hands , shew the lines of transition from one gesture to another ...
The little stars in each subsequent figure of the Plate shew the place of the position of the hands in each former figure ; and the dotted lines connecting them with the hands , shew the lines of transition from one gesture to another ...
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The character of the other parts of the figure , if well delineated , may serve to aid the imagination and judgment in this respect . West's Oliver Cromwell , represented in the House of Commons in the attitude E. phfx – The head erect ...
The character of the other parts of the figure , if well delineated , may serve to aid the imagination and judgment in this respect . West's Oliver Cromwell , represented in the House of Commons in the attitude E. phfx – The head erect ...
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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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