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Page 330
... hand is held nearly supine , and the fingers are collected " from the smallest ; in the returning sweep , they are extended , " and the hand is turned into another position . 66 " In questioning , we do not compose our gesture after any ...
... hand is held nearly supine , and the fingers are collected " from the smallest ; in the returning sweep , they are extended , " and the hand is turned into another position . 66 " In questioning , we do not compose our gesture after any ...
Page 406
... hand and foot . When strong and mixed emotions are to be expressed , then the hand and foot may be thus at variance , as in the figure from Engle , which expresses surprise well marked by the retiring of the body and of the right foot ...
... hand and foot . When strong and mixed emotions are to be expressed , then the hand and foot may be thus at variance , as in the figure from Engle , which expresses surprise well marked by the retiring of the body and of the right foot ...
Page 425
... hand , and if the hand presents its palm and pushes , as it were , an object away in disgust , the head accom- panies the action not only by retiring back , but by averting the countenance . And the motions expressing this aversion are ...
... hand , and if the hand presents its palm and pushes , as it were , an object away in disgust , the head accom- panies the action not only by retiring back , but by averting the countenance . And the motions expressing this aversion are ...
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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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