Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking : as Well as for the Perusal of Persons of Taste : with an Appendix ...Peter B. Gleason, 1812 - 382 páginas |
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... words ; and where the lang⚫age of the tongue is unknown , that of the hands is under- stood , being universal and common to all nations . The legs advance or retreat , to express desire or aver- sion , love or hatred , courage or fear ...
... words ; and where the lang⚫age of the tongue is unknown , that of the hands is under- stood , being universal and common to all nations . The legs advance or retreat , to express desire or aver- sion , love or hatred , courage or fear ...
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... word spoken . The following are , I believe , the principal passions , humors , sentiments and intentions , which are to be ex- pressed by speech and action . And I hope it will be allowed by the reader , that it is nearly in the ...
... word spoken . The following are , I believe , the principal passions , humors , sentiments and intentions , which are to be ex- pressed by speech and action . And I hope it will be allowed by the reader , that it is nearly in the ...
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... words few . Perplexity , or anxiety , which is always attended with some degree of fear and uneasiness , draws all the parts of the body together ; gathers up the arms upon the breast unless one hand covers the eyes , or rubs the OF ...
... words few . Perplexity , or anxiety , which is always attended with some degree of fear and uneasiness , draws all the parts of the body together ; gathers up the arms upon the breast unless one hand covers the eyes , or rubs the OF ...
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... Words , if any , few , and those dragged out , rather than spoken ; the accents weak , and interrupted , sighs breaking into the middle of sentences and words . Despair , as in a condemned criminal , or one , who has lost all hopes of ...
... Words , if any , few , and those dragged out , rather than spoken ; the accents weak , and interrupted , sighs breaking into the middle of sentences and words . Despair , as in a condemned criminal , or one , who has lost all hopes of ...
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... words . If any words , they are few , and expressed with a sullen , eager bitterness ; the tone of voice often loud and furious . As it often drives people to distraction and self - murder , it can hardly be over - acted by one who ...
... words . If any words , they are few , and expressed with a sullen , eager bitterness ; the tone of voice often loud and furious . As it often drives people to distraction and self - murder , it can hardly be over - acted by one who ...
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