The public school speaker and reader, ed. by J.E. CarpenterJoseph Edwards Carpenter 1869 |
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... turn to different portions of the audience , as if engaging each in common dis- course . In considering the movements of the arms and hands it should be well understood that , to insure a graceful action , all angularity must be ...
... turn to different portions of the audience , as if engaging each in common dis- course . In considering the movements of the arms and hands it should be well understood that , to insure a graceful action , all angularity must be ...
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... turns away the face from the beholders , casts down the eyes ; the voice is confused and faltering . 28. GRAVITY . - The posture of the body and limbs is composed and without much motion ; the speech slow and solemn , the tone without ...
... turns away the face from the beholders , casts down the eyes ; the voice is confused and faltering . 28. GRAVITY . - The posture of the body and limbs is composed and without much motion ; the speech slow and solemn , the tone without ...
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... turning over the ephemeral publications subservient to the amusement or to the politics of the times , are naturally led to cultivate a susceptibility and readiness of memory , but have no inducement to aim at that permanent retention ...
... turning over the ephemeral publications subservient to the amusement or to the politics of the times , are naturally led to cultivate a susceptibility and readiness of memory , but have no inducement to aim at that permanent retention ...
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... turn to the sky as a last resource , which of its phenomena do we speak of ? One says it has been wet , and another it has been windy , and another it has been warm . Who , among the whole chattering crowd , can tell me of the forms and ...
... turn to the sky as a last resource , which of its phenomena do we speak of ? One says it has been wet , and another it has been windy , and another it has been warm . Who , among the whole chattering crowd , can tell me of the forms and ...
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Joseph Edwards Carpenter. words can spot thy snowy mantle , or chemic power turn thy sceptre into iron : with thee to smile upon him as he eats his crust , the swain is happier than his monarch from whose court thou art exiled . Gracious ...
Joseph Edwards Carpenter. words can spot thy snowy mantle , or chemic power turn thy sceptre into iron : with thee to smile upon him as he eats his crust , the swain is happier than his monarch from whose court thou art exiled . Gracious ...
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