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perform the scene himself , and when he came to the passage " which he had found fault with , he represented a man ... When , by the com“ mand of Augustus , he performed the same character in his palace , he both drew his bow and shot ...
perform the scene himself , and when he came to the passage " which he had found fault with , he represented a man ... When , by the com“ mand of Augustus , he performed the same character in his palace , he both drew his bow and shot ...
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... were agitated with “ various terrors , and fearing even for their lives , he suddenly sprang out , and accompanied by a loud concert of trumpets " and other instruments , performed the gestures of a soliloquy , a and disappeared .
... were agitated with “ various terrors , and fearing even for their lives , he suddenly sprang out , and accompanied by a loud concert of trumpets " and other instruments , performed the gestures of a soliloquy , a and disappeared .
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The gestures of the arms and hands , may be performed by cach separately , or by both together , each using similar or dissimilar actions . Thus the arms and hands may mutually imitate the positions of each other , or the hands only may ...
The gestures of the arms and hands , may be performed by cach separately , or by both together , each using similar or dissimilar actions . Thus the arms and hands may mutually imitate the positions of each other , or the hands only may ...
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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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