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... Heads , 105. To the Neapolitans , 106. The Seer , 107. City and Country , 108. Hiawatha's Departure , 109. Parrhasius , and the Captive , 110. Hope , 111. My Aunt , 112. The Isles of Greece , 113. Napoleon , 114. Universal Freedom , 115 ...
... Heads , 105. To the Neapolitans , 106. The Seer , 107. City and Country , 108. Hiawatha's Departure , 109. Parrhasius , and the Captive , 110. Hope , 111. My Aunt , 112. The Isles of Greece , 113. Napoleon , 114. Universal Freedom , 115 ...
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... Heads , Maclaine's Child , Ocean , Overthrow of Belshazzar , His Captors to Andrè , Katy - did , Death of Aguilar , Universal Freedom , The Toast , The Inquiry , Death of De Argentine , The Song of the Bell , Home , · • The Pioneer ...
... Heads , Maclaine's Child , Ocean , Overthrow of Belshazzar , His Captors to Andrè , Katy - did , Death of Aguilar , Universal Freedom , The Toast , The Inquiry , Death of De Argentine , The Song of the Bell , Home , · • The Pioneer ...
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... head and neck . Firmness implies that one limb is firmly braced , as a steady support to the whole body ; that the whole mien is upright , even when , in earnest appeals to the speaker's audience , he inclines somewhat forward , that ...
... head and neck . Firmness implies that one limb is firmly braced , as a steady support to the whole body ; that the whole mien is upright , even when , in earnest appeals to the speaker's audience , he inclines somewhat forward , that ...
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... head on the public fountain , indifferent whether it gives out little water or much . Freedom , as an appropriate feature of manner in declama- tion , manifests itself in easy attitudes , calmness and self - posses- sion in mien and ...
... head on the public fountain , indifferent whether it gives out little water or much . Freedom , as an appropriate feature of manner in declama- tion , manifests itself in easy attitudes , calmness and self - posses- sion in mien and ...
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... head , and only serve to lower him in the respect of his audience , and , so far , to injure himself and his cause . That moderation which withholds strong effects till they are due , and then bounds them by the limits of judgment and ...
... head , and only serve to lower him in the respect of his audience , and , so far , to injure himself and his cause . That moderation which withholds strong effects till they are due , and then bounds them by the limits of judgment and ...
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