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... nature is assisted by careful " cultivation . But to this I assent not unwillingly , that from " nature we derive the principal requisites . For he certainly " will not be able to deliver himself well , who either cannot depend on his ...
... nature is assisted by careful " cultivation . But to this I assent not unwillingly , that from " nature we derive the principal requisites . For he certainly " will not be able to deliver himself well , who either cannot depend on his ...
Page 168
... nature , and must be derived originally , from the natural expression of the passions , is unquestionable . The object of art in the study of gesture is to correct and to embellish nature , in this as in most other instances , by ...
... nature , and must be derived originally , from the natural expression of the passions , is unquestionable . The object of art in the study of gesture is to correct and to embellish nature , in this as in most other instances , by ...
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... nature , hides none of its emotions : " the savage and clown , who have no guide other than pure " nature , expose their hearts to view by giving way to all the " natural signs : and even when men learn to dissemble their " sentiments ...
... nature , hides none of its emotions : " the savage and clown , who have no guide other than pure " nature , expose their hearts to view by giving way to all the " natural signs : and even when men learn to dissemble their " sentiments ...
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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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