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... sometimes by separate figures , sometimes by dotted lines , expressing changes of position in the same figures , and sometimes by stars and dots , which shew the line of motion from a previous to a subsequent action . But ...
... sometimes by separate figures , sometimes by dotted lines , expressing changes of position in the same figures , and sometimes by stars and dots , which shew the line of motion from a previous to a subsequent action . But ...
Page 329
... sometimes press the palm of " the hand near the ball of the thumb , which is joined itself " to the first fingers at the middle joint . Fig . 53. " Sometimes the fourth finger is inclined obliquely . Fig . 54. " Sometimes the four ...
... sometimes press the palm of " the hand near the ball of the thumb , which is joined itself " to the first fingers at the middle joint . Fig . 53. " Sometimes the fourth finger is inclined obliquely . Fig . 54. " Sometimes the four ...
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... sometimes drawn suddenly back with an air of disdain , sometimes shews by a nod a particular person or object ; gives assent , or denial by different motions ; threatens by one sort of movement , approves by another , and expresses ...
... sometimes drawn suddenly back with an air of disdain , sometimes shews by a nod a particular person or object ; gives assent , or denial by different motions ; threatens by one sort of movement , approves by another , and expresses ...
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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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