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... 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 muscular system ...
... 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 muscular system ...
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... rest on the retired foot . The speaker , on the contrary , who falls into any one of the wrong positions , has to go ... rests on the left foot 30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . New England,
... rest on the retired foot . The speaker , on the contrary , who falls into any one of the wrong positions , has to go ... rests on the left foot 30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS ON DECLAMATION . New England,
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... rests on the left foot retired , as in the illustration formerly given by " Fig . 1. " For the conveni- ence of a suggestive marginal notation , of the style of a given passage , this attitude may be indicated by the use of initial let ...
... rests on the left foot retired , as in the illustration formerly given by " Fig . 1. " For the conveni- ence of a suggestive marginal notation , of the style of a given passage , this attitude may be indicated by the use of initial let ...
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... rest | O'er all the mountain tòps . " D. e . RENUNCIATION . - L . f . s . " Here let the tumults of passion | for ever cease ! " H. e . - DIFFUSION . — R . f . s . " Spread wide around the heaven - breathing calm ! " A. e . - ELEVATION ...
... rest | O'er all the mountain tòps . " D. e . RENUNCIATION . - L . f . s . " Here let the tumults of passion | for ever cease ! " H. e . - DIFFUSION . — R . f . s . " Spread wide around the heaven - breathing calm ! " A. e . - ELEVATION ...
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... rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " A tear stood in his bright blue eye ; But still he answered , with a sigh , Excelsior ! " Beware the pine - tree's withered branch ! Beware the awful avalanche ! " This was the peasant's last ...
... rest Thy weary head upon this breast ! " A tear stood in his bright blue eye ; But still he answered , with a sigh , Excelsior ! " Beware the pine - tree's withered branch ! Beware the awful avalanche ! " This was the peasant's last ...
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Annabel Lee attitude and action beauty bell Belshazzar beneath blood body bold bosom brave breast breath bright brow cheek child cloud cried Dacotahs dark dead death deep dream earth eloquence Erin go bragh expression falchion father fear feeling feet fire gesture glory grave hath head hear heard heart heaven Hiawatha hill hour Katydid king land Laughing Water light lips living Lochinvar look Lord mighty Mondamin moon morning mountain N. P. Willis nature ne'er never night noble Number o'er pale passed pride proud R. H. Barham Rhine rock rose round Samian wine shore sigh smile song soul speak speaker spirit stars stood style sweet sword tears tell tempest thee thine thou art thought throne thunder Toll verger voice vulgar boy waves weep wigwam wild wind wings word Yankee girls young