The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 4A. Waldie, 1843 - Phrenology |
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... sing by the ear , better than by note , Singing promotive of health , The Combinations of Tune , Evils of the modern method of teaching music , 78 83 84 85 87 89 90 91 91 95 98 99 100 101 103 103 104 105 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 ...
... sing by the ear , better than by note , Singing promotive of health , The Combinations of Tune , Evils of the modern method of teaching music , 78 83 84 85 87 89 90 91 91 95 98 99 100 101 103 103 104 105 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 ...
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... Sing by the ear better than The Temperaments , and their balance , 19 by note ,. 117 Means of preserving and regaining this balance , 21 Means of increasing and diminishing Mental Action , Analysis and Cultivation of Locality ,. 121 ...
... Sing by the ear better than The Temperaments , and their balance , 19 by note ,. 117 Means of preserving and regaining this balance , 21 Means of increasing and diminishing Mental Action , Analysis and Cultivation of Locality ,. 121 ...
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... Sing Sing prison , who , from a child , had seen with the right eye only , and whose perceptive organs on the left side , were much larger than on the right . We proposed to send our artist to take a mask , and Mr. F. kindly volunteered ...
... Sing Sing prison , who , from a child , had seen with the right eye only , and whose perceptive organs on the left side , were much larger than on the right . We proposed to send our artist to take a mask , and Mr. F. kindly volunteered ...
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... sing my thoughts into the minds of my fellow - men ? to be elo- quent , to be fascinating in conversrtion , in short to have large language ? I have tried my best , I have studied Greek and Latin - have translated Homer , Virgil ...
... sing my thoughts into the minds of my fellow - men ? to be elo- quent , to be fascinating in conversrtion , in short to have large language ? I have tried my best , I have studied Greek and Latin - have translated Homer , Virgil ...
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... sing : ability to learn tunes and detect discord BY THE EAR : sense of melody and musical harmony . ADAPTATION . - Man is a musical animal , and so constituted as to receive a great amount of real pleasure in singing and listening to ...
... sing : ability to learn tunes and detect discord BY THE EAR : sense of melody and musical harmony . ADAPTATION . - Man is a musical animal , and so constituted as to receive a great amount of real pleasure in singing and listening to ...
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