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Page 93
... respect . But in the opening of an oration it appears more particularly necessary to bespeak favour by the demeanour . Every circumstance that can indicate respect for the audience should be studied . The speaker should rise up in his ...
... respect . But in the opening of an oration it appears more particularly necessary to bespeak favour by the demeanour . Every circumstance that can indicate respect for the audience should be studied . The speaker should rise up in his ...
Page 139
... respect to us , and are like ourselves with respect to their more lively neighbours , the Italians . And again , the ancient inhabitants of Italy , the Romans , held the Greeks to be more disposed to gesticulate than themselves . And ...
... respect to us , and are like ourselves with respect to their more lively neighbours , the Italians . And again , the ancient inhabitants of Italy , the Romans , held the Greeks to be more disposed to gesticulate than themselves . And ...
Page 341
... respect are : Fig . 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87. The breast noted ( B ) . " The eyes ( E ) . The lips ( L ) . The forehead ( F ) . The chin ( C ) . Besides the particular positions of the arms and hands , which have now been treated of ...
... respect are : Fig . 83 , 84 , 85 , 86 , 87. The breast noted ( B ) . " The eyes ( E ) . The lips ( L ) . The forehead ( F ) . The chin ( C ) . Besides the particular positions of the arms and hands , which have now been treated of ...
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Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
Of the Voice | 27 |
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