The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... arms and hands it should be well understood that , to insure a graceful action , all angularity must be strictly avoided ; and , therefore , this rule cannot be too carefully impressed upon the mind , viz .: That all motion must proceed ...
... arms and hands it should be well understood that , to insure a graceful action , all angularity must be strictly avoided ; and , therefore , this rule cannot be too carefully impressed upon the mind , viz .: That all motion must proceed ...
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... arm being occupied in sustaining the folds of the drapery , could not well be used conveniently , or without derangement of its dis- position ... arms are to be avoided . On Gesture . 21 Character of Dr Johnson The Influence of Beauty.
... arm being occupied in sustaining the folds of the drapery , could not well be used conveniently , or without derangement of its dis- position ... arms are to be avoided . On Gesture . 21 Character of Dr Johnson The Influence of Beauty.
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Joseph Edwards Carpenter. of both hands and arms are to be avoided . Hogarth has laid it down as an axiom that the ... arm and hand also should be sustained and suspended through the duration of a passage , and terminate pre- cisely with ...
Joseph Edwards Carpenter. of both hands and arms are to be avoided . Hogarth has laid it down as an axiom that the ... arm and hand also should be sustained and suspended through the duration of a passage , and terminate pre- cisely with ...
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... arms a - kimbo , tucking them behind , ducking the body or jerking it , leaning on table , crossing the legs , standing sideways or with the feet together , fixing the eyes on the ceiling or opposite wall , exaggeration of action or ...
... arms a - kimbo , tucking them behind , ducking the body or jerking it , leaning on table , crossing the legs , standing sideways or with the feet together , fixing the eyes on the ceiling or opposite wall , exaggeration of action or ...
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... arms with the hands open , as to receive the object of its wishes . The voice is plaintive and inclining to eagerness . 11. HATRED draws back the body as to avoid the hated object ; the hands at the same time spread out , as if to keep ...
... arms with the hands open , as to receive the object of its wishes . The voice is plaintive and inclining to eagerness . 11. HATRED draws back the body as to avoid the hated object ; the hands at the same time spread out , as if to keep ...
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