Chironomia: Or, A Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery |
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be so It may therefore be fairly concluded , that to neglect all or any part of the labour which constitutes correct delivery ; whether it be the due management of the voice , the expression of the countenance , or the appropriate ...
be so It may therefore be fairly concluded , that to neglect all or any part of the labour which constitutes correct delivery ; whether it be the due management of the voice , the expression of the countenance , or the appropriate ...
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... that it belongs to no particular people to the exclusion of others ; and that it is not the gift of nature more than other high acquirements ; but that it is the reward of arduous labour , under the guidance of consummate art .
... that it belongs to no particular people to the exclusion of others ; and that it is not the gift of nature more than other high acquirements ; but that it is the reward of arduous labour , under the guidance of consummate art .
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He must examine , and correct where deficient , his own articulation , his accent , his voice and all his powers ; he must think no labour too minute , nor to arduous which may tend to his improvement and perfection .
He must examine , and correct where deficient , his own articulation , his accent , his voice and all his powers ; he must think no labour too minute , nor to arduous which may tend to his improvement and perfection .
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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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