The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... present work was undertaken . The " Popular Readings , " they asserted , contained so many more modern pieces than any of the " Speakers " now in use , that a selection of the best of them , excluding such as were adapted to the ...
... present work was undertaken . The " Popular Readings , " they asserted , contained so many more modern pieces than any of the " Speakers " now in use , that a selection of the best of them , excluding such as were adapted to the ...
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... present day accustomed to have our sons and daughters taught dancing , drilling , or calisthenic exercises , that give strength , flexibility , and elegance to the limbs — and very excellent are all such accomplishments in their way ...
... present day accustomed to have our sons and daughters taught dancing , drilling , or calisthenic exercises , that give strength , flexibility , and elegance to the limbs — and very excellent are all such accomplishments in their way ...
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... presents himself before the assembly it is his purpose to address . This , of course , depends in some manner on the nature of his subject , and in this the aspect or countenance of the speaker bears no incon- siderable part . Thus ...
... presents himself before the assembly it is his purpose to address . This , of course , depends in some manner on the nature of his subject , and in this the aspect or countenance of the speaker bears no incon- siderable part . Thus ...
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... might be instanced , but these will serve for the present purpose , as they cannot have escaped the notice of any acute observer interested in the subject of On Gesture . 23 Taxes Professor Wilson Maud Müller Eyes and Nose.
... might be instanced , but these will serve for the present purpose , as they cannot have escaped the notice of any acute observer interested in the subject of On Gesture . 23 Taxes Professor Wilson Maud Müller Eyes and Nose.
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... present a somewhat greater difficulty , yet the means of their acquisition is very similar , viz . , constant repetition . If , there- fore , the rules laid down for appropriate and graceful action are studied assiduously and frequently ...
... present a somewhat greater difficulty , yet the means of their acquisition is very similar , viz . , constant repetition . If , there- fore , the rules laid down for appropriate and graceful action are studied assiduously and frequently ...
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