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... sides ; flat and stiffened positions of the hand ; fingers and thumb clinging together , the whole hand placed like a piece of board , without joint or division , no natu- ral turn of the wrist , to give the hand an easy slope ; all ges ...
... sides ; flat and stiffened positions of the hand ; fingers and thumb clinging together , the whole hand placed like a piece of board , without joint or division , no natu- ral turn of the wrist , to give the hand an easy slope ; all ges ...
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... sides ; the eyes inclin- ing upward . Example .- " Pour on ! I can endure . " TRANQUILLITY , CALMNESS , and COMPOSURE , are indicated by the attitude of repose , steady and fixed ; gentle and subdued action of the arm and hand ...
... sides ; the eyes inclin- ing upward . Example .- " Pour on ! I can endure . " TRANQUILLITY , CALMNESS , and COMPOSURE , are indicated by the attitude of repose , steady and fixed ; gentle and subdued action of the arm and hand ...
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... sides , during a whole speech or piece . This style , as it has no action , has neither life nor power . It exhib- its ... side , instead of being well raised so as to be free from the body . 5. Angular jerks , instead of free , flowing ...
... sides , during a whole speech or piece . This style , as it has no action , has neither life nor power . It exhib- its ... side , instead of being well raised so as to be free from the body . 5. Angular jerks , instead of free , flowing ...
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... side , we obtain the gestures " descending extended , " " horizontal extended , " " ascending extended . " Tracing a line oblique backward from the speaker's body , we have the gestures " descending oblique , backward , ” “ horizontal ...
... side , we obtain the gestures " descending extended , " " horizontal extended , " " ascending extended . " Tracing a line oblique backward from the speaker's body , we have the gestures " descending oblique , backward , ” “ horizontal ...
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... side . A land breeze shook the shrouds , And she was overset ; - Down went the Royal George , With all her crew complete . Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea - fight is fought ; His work of glory done . It was ...
... side . A land breeze shook the shrouds , And she was overset ; - Down went the Royal George , With all her crew complete . Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea - fight is fought ; His work of glory done . It was ...
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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