Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the Improvement of Youth in Reading and Speaking |
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... side , the very moment the last accented word is pro- nounced ; and the body , without altering the place of the feet , poise itself on the left leg , while the left hand raises it- self into exactly the same position as the right was ...
... side , the very moment the last accented word is pro- nounced ; and the body , without altering the place of the feet , poise itself on the left leg , while the left hand raises it- self into exactly the same position as the right was ...
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... side to side . Jo If the pupil's knees are not well formed , or incline in- wards , he must be taught to keep his legs at as great a dis- tance as possible , and to incline his body so much to that side , on which the arm is extended ...
... side to side . Jo If the pupil's knees are not well formed , or incline in- wards , he must be taught to keep his legs at as great a dis- tance as possible , and to incline his body so much to that side , on which the arm is extended ...
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... side . At first it may not be improper for the teacher , after placing the pupil in the position , ( Plate I. ) to stand some distance , exactly opposite to him , in the same position , the right and left sides only reversed ; and ...
... side . At first it may not be improper for the teacher , after placing the pupil in the position , ( Plate I. ) to stand some distance , exactly opposite to him , in the same position , the right and left sides only reversed ; and ...
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... side only , on which the body bears . Good actors and speakers may sometimes depart from this rule , but such only , will know when to do it , with propriety . Occasion may be taken in the course of the scene , to change sides . One ...
... side only , on which the body bears . Good actors and speakers may sometimes depart from this rule , but such only , will know when to do it , with propriety . Occasion may be taken in the course of the scene , to change sides . One ...
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... side of the house , may be added the graceful use of the right hand . The better to conceive the position of two ... sides : unless what is spoken by one , is of such im- portance , as to excite agitation and surprise in the other . But ...
... side of the house , may be added the graceful use of the right hand . The better to conceive the position of two ... sides : unless what is spoken by one , is of such im- portance , as to excite agitation and surprise in the other . But ...
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