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The origin of this prejudice may be traced to two sources ; first , the injudicious use of gesture , that is the neglect or ignorance of its proper chara.ter , as suited to certain subjects and certain places .
The origin of this prejudice may be traced to two sources ; first , the injudicious use of gesture , that is the neglect or ignorance of its proper chara.ter , as suited to certain subjects and certain places .
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The imperfection is best overcome by removing the articulation from the improper seat , the throat , to the proper organs , the tongue and the palate : and by practising to continue the sound of the letter in the proper place ...
The imperfection is best overcome by removing the articulation from the improper seat , the throat , to the proper organs , the tongue and the palate : and by practising to continue the sound of the letter in the proper place ...
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The correct reader must evince his own just conception of what he reads , by applying proper emphases , which serve as touches of light in a picture to bring forward the principal objects . He must study purity of pronunciation ...
The correct reader must evince his own just conception of what he reads , by applying proper emphases , which serve as touches of light in a picture to bring forward the principal objects . He must study purity of pronunciation ...
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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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