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Page 349
... head , the best instructions are to be derived from Quintilian . 66 26 แ " As the head gives the chief grace to the person , so does it principally contribute to the expression of grace in delivery . " It must be held in an erect and ...
... head , the best instructions are to be derived from Quintilian . 66 26 แ " As the head gives the chief grace to the person , so does it principally contribute to the expression of grace in delivery . " It must be held in an erect and ...
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... 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 modesty ...
... 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 modesty ...
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... head , the head bends towards the 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 ...
... head , the head bends towards the 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 ...
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Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
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