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... GESTURE . Gesture considered in four general points of view - Principal and subordinate gesture — Significant and not significant gesture - Quali- ties of gesture - Proportion of qualities entering into the different styles of public ...
... GESTURE . Gesture considered in four general points of view - Principal and subordinate gesture — Significant and not significant gesture - Quali- ties of gesture - Proportion of qualities entering into the different styles of public ...
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... Gesture and Language ; of the Qualities of Gesture , and of the Gesture suited to different Modes of Public Speaking . GESTURE is in itself capable of being used as the sign of ideas , and therefore of being substituted for language ...
... Gesture and Language ; of the Qualities of Gesture , and of the Gesture suited to different Modes of Public Speaking . GESTURE is in itself capable of being used as the sign of ideas , and therefore of being substituted for language ...
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... gesture and modulation of tones would be imperfect , 467 . Attitudes belong to the class of significant gestures , are dangerous to hazard , 497 - when admissible , 498 - never attempted by some good players , ib . Audience , evidences ...
... gesture and modulation of tones would be imperfect , 467 . Attitudes belong to the class of significant gestures , are dangerous to hazard , 497 - when admissible , 498 - never attempted by some good players , ib . Audience , evidences ...
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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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action actor altogether ancient animi appears atque attention autem body Cæsar celebrated character Chironomia Cicero composition corporis countenance Cresol Cresollius declamation delivered delivery Demosthenes dicere discourse doit effect elevated elocutio Elocution eloquence enim etiam expression eyes feelings fingers geste grace hæc illa imitation Isocrates l'action labour language manner manus marked mind modo modum motions motus mouvemens nature neque nihil notation object observed omnia orator oratory palæstra pantomime passage passions Pathognomy perfection person Plutarch Plutus position principal gesture pronunciatio proper public speaker pulpit Pylades qu'il quæ quædam quam quid quidem Quint Quintilian quod quoque reader reading rhetorical sentiments significant gestures small letters speaking suited sunt talents tamen tion tones variety vocem vocis voice vultus whilst words γὰρ δὲ ἐν καὶ μὲν τὴν τῆς τὸ τὸν τῶν