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... body , as well as the cultivation and discipline of the voice . The necessity of educational training is as great , obvi- ously , in the former of these departments of oratory as in the latter . In both cases , the actual business of ...
... body , as well as the cultivation and discipline of the voice . The necessity of educational training is as great , obvi- ously , in the former of these departments of oratory as in the latter . In both cases , the actual business of ...
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... body ; that the whole mien is upright , even when , in earnest appeals to the speaker's audience , he inclines somewhat forward , that the chest is al- ways well expanded and duly raised , and the head erect , unless the speaker happens ...
... body ; that the whole mien is upright , even when , in earnest appeals to the speaker's audience , he inclines somewhat forward , that the chest is al- ways well expanded and duly raised , and the head erect , unless the speaker happens ...
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... body varied from time to time , in correspondence with the spirit of the language in the compo- sition ; the features of the face giving natural life and warmth to the expression of the sentiment , and the eye directed , with an easy ...
... body varied from time to time , in correspondence with the spirit of the language in the compo- sition ; the features of the face giving natural life and warmth to the expression of the sentiment , and the eye directed , with an easy ...
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... body should rest , principally , on one foot , -not on both feet equally . The latter posture renders the attitude of the whole body stiff and rigid , deprives the action of the arm of the free and consentaneous play of the whole ...
... body should rest , principally , on one foot , -not on both feet equally . The latter posture renders the attitude of the whole body stiff and rigid , deprives the action of the arm of the free and consentaneous play of the whole ...
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... body , thus : In the three false positions , the weight of the body bears upon both feet equally , producing either a clumsy or a stiffened attitude of the whole body , while the true posture gives pliancy and flexibility Fig to the ...
... body , thus : In the three false positions , the weight of the body bears upon both feet equally , producing either a clumsy or a stiffened attitude of the whole body , while the true posture gives pliancy and flexibility Fig to the ...
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