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... feet , obtrusive curvilinear sweeps of the arm , and gestures in- troduced because they are pretty or graceful . — FIRMNESS . The second feature of good style in gesture , FIRMNESS , is opposed to all feeble slackness , or yielding weak ...
... feet , obtrusive curvilinear sweeps of the arm , and gestures in- troduced because they are pretty or graceful . — FIRMNESS . The second feature of good style in gesture , FIRMNESS , is opposed to all feeble slackness , or yielding weak ...
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... feet glued to the floor ; the very features of the face apparently immovable and blank ; the eyes fixed on vacancy , or on the floor , instead of communicating with the audi- ence ; the whole facial expression reminding an observer of ...
... feet glued to the floor ; the very features of the face apparently immovable and blank ; the eyes fixed on vacancy , or on the floor , instead of communicating with the audi- ence ; the whole facial expression reminding an observer of ...
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... 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 muscular system , and gives a mechanical air to every motion of ...
... 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 muscular system , and gives a mechanical air to every motion of ...
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... feet , which plants them parallel , and pointing in a line drawn straight forward from the speaker's body , thus : In the three false positions , the weight of the body bears upon both feet equally , producing either a clumsy or a ...
... feet , which plants them parallel , and pointing in a line drawn straight forward from the speaker's body , thus : In the three false positions , the weight of the body bears upon both feet equally , producing either a clumsy or a ...
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... therefore quiet and retired , rather than active and advanced . The posture of the feet , accordingly , is that in which the weight of the speaker's body rests on the left foot 30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . New England,
... therefore quiet and retired , rather than active and advanced . The posture of the feet , accordingly , is that in which the weight of the speaker's body rests on the left foot 30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . New England,
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