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... it belongs to the great motions which are passing in the heavens ; while the
earth glides around her axle , she minister ' s to the alternate necessities of the
animals dwelling upon her surface , at the same time that she obeys the
influences of ...
... it belongs to the great motions which are passing in the heavens ; while the
earth glides around her axle , she minister ' s to the alternate necessities of the
animals dwelling upon her surface , at the same time that she obeys the
influences of ...
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perpendicular line let fall from the centre of the neck would pass through the heel
of the foot . ... that the feet should be so placed that lines passing lengthwise
through the two feet shall cross each other under and a little forward of the foot
least ...
perpendicular line let fall from the centre of the neck would pass through the heel
of the foot . ... that the feet should be so placed that lines passing lengthwise
through the two feet shall cross each other under and a little forward of the foot
least ...
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Gestures ordinarily should not be made at a greater angle than forty - five
degrees from a horizontal line passing directly forward from the centre of the
breast . Fifth . - In general there should be a point at which the gesture will
terminate .
Gestures ordinarily should not be made at a greater angle than forty - five
degrees from a horizontal line passing directly forward from the centre of the
breast . Fifth . - In general there should be a point at which the gesture will
terminate .
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All that is purposed is to present examples of the more prominent , in order that
hints and illustrations may be furnished to those who wish to realise its
importance , for “ it should be remarked in passing , that feeling cannot be
expressed by ...
All that is purposed is to present examples of the more prominent , in order that
hints and illustrations may be furnished to those who wish to realise its
importance , for “ it should be remarked in passing , that feeling cannot be
expressed by ...
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The countenance open , the forehead smooth , the eyebrows arched , the mouth
not quite shut , and the eyes passing with an easy motion from object to object ,
but not dwelling long upon any one . To distinguish it , however , from
insensibility ...
The countenance open , the forehead smooth , the eyebrows arched , the mouth
not quite shut , and the eyes passing with an easy motion from object to object ,
but not dwelling long upon any one . To distinguish it , however , from
insensibility ...
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action arms attention Author beauty become BEETON'S body breath character cloth cloud course death deep dream earth effect effort emphasis expression eyes face fair fall fear feel gilt give habit hand happy head hear heard heart heaven hope hour human Illustrated importance kind light living look Lord mark mean mind moved natural needful never night o'er object once pass passion person piece pitch poor proper rest rise rule seek seems seen smile soul sound speak speech spirit stand strong style sure sweet tell thee things thou thought tone true truth turn utterance voice wave whole wish young
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Página 60 - For I can raise no money by vile means: By heaven, I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their' vile trash By any indirection.
Página 82 - Dark-heaving; boundless, endless, and sublime — The image of Eternity — the throne Of the Invisible; even from out thy slime The monsters of the deep are made; each zone Obeys thee; thou goest forth, dread, fathomless, alone.
Página 186 - Caesar carelessly but nod on him. He had a fever when he was in Spain, And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did shake...
Página 152 - God ! sing, ye meadow-streams, with gladsome voice! Ye pine-groves, with your soft and soul-like sounds ! And they, too, have a voice, yon piles of snow, And in their perilous fall, shall thunder, God...
Página 65 - I'll leave you till night; you are welcome to Elsinore. Ros. Good my lord ! [Exeunt Rosencrantz and Giiildenstern. Ham. Ay, so, God be wi' ye :—Now I am alone. O, what a rogue and 'peasant slave am I ! Is it not monstrous that this player here, But in a fiction, in a dream of passion, Could force his soul so to his own conceit...
Página 57 - WE watched her breathing through the night, Her breathing soft and low, As in her breast the wave of life . Kept heaving to and fro. So silently we...
Página 151 - Risest from forth thy silent sea of pines, How silently ! Around thee and above Deep is the air and dark, substantial, black, An ebon mass : methinks thou piercest it As with a wedge ! But when I look again, It is thine own calm home, thy crystal shrine, Thy habitation from eternity ' 0 dread and silent Mount ! I gazed upon thee Till thou, still present to the bodily sense, Didst vanish from my thought : entranced in prayer 1 worshipped the Invisible alone.
Página 72 - The angels, not half so happy in heaven, Went envying her and me; Yes! that was the reason (as all men know, In this kingdom by the sea) That the wind came out of the cloud by night, Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
Página 82 - O, young Lochinvar is come out of the west, Through all the wide Border his steed was the best ; And save his good broad-sword he weapon had none, He rode all unarmed, and he rode all alone. So faithful in love, and so dauntless in war, There never was knight like the young Lochinvar.
Página 21 - One touch to her hand, and one word in her ear. When they reached the hall door, and the charger stood near; So light to the croupe the fair lady he swung, So light to the saddle before her he sprung! "She is won! we are gone, over bank, bush, and scaur: They'll have fleet steeds that follow,
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Standard speaker and elocutionist Kirton's Standard Reciters |
| Autor | John William Kirton |
| Editor | Ward, Lock and Company, 1880 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 28 Jul. 2006 |
| Largo | 248 páginas |
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