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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... whole weight of his body on the right leg ; the other , just touching the ground , at the distance at which it would naturally fall , if lifted up to show that the body does not bear upon it . The knees should be straight , and braced ...
... whole weight of his body on the right leg ; the other , just touching the ground , at the distance at which it would naturally fall , if lifted up to show that the body does not bear upon it . The knees should be straight , and braced ...
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... whole arm , with the elbow , forming nearly an angle of a square , should move upwards from the shoulder , in the same position as when gracefully taking off the hat ; that is , with the elbow extended from the side , and the upper ...
... whole arm , with the elbow , forming nearly an angle of a square , should move upwards from the shoulder , in the same position as when gracefully taking off the hat ; that is , with the elbow extended from the side , and the upper ...
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... whole speech ; the next lesson , two or three more , and so on to the rest . This will excite emulation , and give the teacher an op- portunity of racking them according to their merit . SECTION III . Rules for expressing , with ...
... whole speech ; the next lesson , two or three more , and so on to the rest . This will excite emulation , and give the teacher an op- portunity of racking them according to their merit . SECTION III . Rules for expressing , with ...
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... whole human frame besides . The change of color ( in white people ) shews , by turns , anger by red- ness , and sometimes by paleness , fear likewise by pale- ness , and shame by blushing . Every feature contributes its part . The mouth ...
... whole human frame besides . The change of color ( in white people ) shews , by turns , anger by red- ness , and sometimes by paleness , fear likewise by pale- ness , and shame by blushing . Every feature contributes its part . The mouth ...
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... whole frame ; giving considerable pain , which occasions holding the sides . # Railery , in sport , without real animosity , puts on the aspect of cheerfulness . The tone of voice is sprightly . With contempt , or disgust , it casts a ...
... whole frame ; giving considerable pain , which occasions holding the sides . # Railery , in sport , without real animosity , puts on the aspect of cheerfulness . The tone of voice is sprightly . With contempt , or disgust , it casts a ...
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