Lessons in Elocution: Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse, for the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
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... hand , as if lifeless , must drop down to the side , the very moment the last accented word is pronounced ; and the body , without altering the place of the feet , poise itself ou the left leg , while the left hand raises itself , into ...
... hand , as if lifeless , must drop down to the side , the very moment the last accented word is pronounced ; and the body , without altering the place of the feet , poise itself ou the left leg , while the left hand raises itself , into ...
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... hand downwards , so as to make it perfectly horizontal.- This will infallibly incline the elbow outwards , and pre- vent the worst position the arm can possibly fall into , which is , that of inelining the elbow to the body . This ...
... hand downwards , so as to make it perfectly horizontal.- This will infallibly incline the elbow outwards , and pre- vent the worst position the arm can possibly fall into , which is , that of inelining the elbow to the body . This ...
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... hand , with the palm downwards , in a horizontal position , and when it approaches to the head , the arm should , with a jerk , be suddenly straightened into its first position , at the very moment the emphatical word is pronounced ...
... hand , with the palm downwards , in a horizontal position , and when it approaches to the head , the arm should , with a jerk , be suddenly straightened into its first position , at the very moment the emphatical word is pronounced ...
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... hand , and stand exactly fronting each other , the impropriety will be palpable , and the spectacle disgusting , It need scarcely be noted , that if the speaker in a scene , uses that hand which is next the audience , he ought likewise ...
... hand , and stand exactly fronting each other , the impropriety will be palpable , and the spectacle disgusting , It need scarcely be noted , that if the speaker in a scene , uses that hand which is next the audience , he ought likewise ...
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... hand ; namely , that which is next to the speaker ; and it may be observed in passing , that to all the other advantages of speaking which are supposed to belong to one side of the house - may be added - the graceful use of the right hand ...
... hand ; namely , that which is next to the speaker ; and it may be observed in passing , that to all the other advantages of speaking which are supposed to belong to one side of the house - may be added - the graceful use of the right hand ...
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