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CHAPTER XIV . of the Head , the Eyes , the Shoulders , and the Body . Upon the subject of the positions and motions of the head , the best instructions are to be derived from Quintilian . “ As the head gives the chief grace to the ...
CHAPTER XIV . of the Head , the Eyes , the Shoulders , and the Body . Upon the subject of the positions and motions of the head , the best instructions are to be derived from Quintilian . “ As the head gives the chief grace to the ...
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“ The head is capable of many appropriate expressions . " For besides those motions , which by a nod signify assent , or “ rejection , or approbation ; there are other motions of the head “ known and common to all , which express ...
“ The head is capable of many appropriate expressions . " For besides those motions , which by a nod signify assent , or “ rejection , or approbation ; there are other motions of the head “ known and common to all , which express ...
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And the body at the same time will be thrown backwards and the head averted , whilst the whole countenance will express aversion or horror , Fig . 99 , and 39. The gesture of the right - phf ad will be accompanied and noted thus : F ...
And the body at the same time will be thrown backwards and the head averted , whilst the whole countenance will express aversion or horror , Fig . 99 , and 39. The gesture of the right - phf ad will be accompanied and noted thus : F ...
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Contents
Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
Of the Voice | 27 |
Of the VoiceGeneral Precepts | 67 |
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| Title | Chironomia: Or, A Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery Landmarks in rhetoric and public address |
| Author | Gilbert Austin |
| Editors | Mary Margaret Robb, Lester Thonssen |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0809302292, 9780809302291 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / General |
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