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... the eyes are turned earnestly in the same direction ; which evident desire of inspecting the object more nearly is also accompanied by an advanced step of the right foot , the principal gesture being performed by the right hand .
... the eyes are turned earnestly in the same direction ; which evident desire of inspecting the object more nearly is also accompanied by an advanced step of the right foot , the principal gesture being performed by the right hand .
Page 473
Fear thus generated “ in an infant , must , like every other passion , have an object . “ What is the object of this passion ? surely not the frown “ considered abstractedly , for a child never abstracts .
Fear thus generated “ in an infant , must , like every other passion , have an object . “ What is the object of this passion ? surely not the frown “ considered abstractedly , for a child never abstracts .
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Terror excites the person who suffers under it , to avoid or to escape from the dreaded object . If it be supposed to be some dangerous reptile on the ground , and very near , the expr sion is represented by the figure starling back ...
Terror excites the person who suffers under it , to avoid or to escape from the dreaded object . If it be supposed to be some dangerous reptile on the ground , and very near , the expr sion is represented by the figure starling back ...
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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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