The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
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The true speaker must have a true manner ; and of the five great attributes of genuine expression in attitude and action , TRUTH stands first , followed by FIRMNESS , FORCE , FREEDOM , and PROPRIETY . Grace , which is sometimes added as ...
The true speaker must have a true manner ; and of the five great attributes of genuine expression in attitude and action , TRUTH stands first , followed by FIRMNESS , FORCE , FREEDOM , and PROPRIETY . Grace , which is sometimes added as ...
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The fourth trait of appropriate manner in speaking , implies the absence of all timidity , constraint , bashfulness , awkwardness , frozen or rigid attitudes and postures ; cramped and stiff movements ; narrow , small , confined action ...
The fourth trait of appropriate manner in speaking , implies the absence of all timidity , constraint , bashfulness , awkwardness , frozen or rigid attitudes and postures ; cramped and stiff movements ; narrow , small , confined action ...
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PROPRIETY , or appropriateness of manner in speaking ,the fifth of the good qualities of style , -implies , with reference to the speaker himself , personally , that he possesses the two great requisites to success in gaining and ...
PROPRIETY , or appropriateness of manner in speaking ,the fifth of the good qualities of style , -implies , with reference to the speaker himself , personally , that he possesses the two great requisites to success in gaining and ...
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| Title | The New York Speaker: A Selection of Pieces Designed for Academic Exercises in Elocution |
| Author | Warren P. Edgarton |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | Mason Brothers, 1860 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 30 May 2007 |
| Length | 502 pages |
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