McGuffey's Eclectic ReadersAmerican Book Company, 1921 - Počet stran: 464 Since 1836, children have been delighted by these volumes filled with exotic adventures, exciting stories, beautiful poems, and funny fables. The Sixth Eclectic Reader includes selections from Patrick Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and William Shakespeare. |
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Strana 55
... grace or elegance , will of course avoid all the gross faults which are so com- mon among public speakers , such as resting one foot upon a stool or bench , or throwing the body forward upon the support of the rostrum . 3d . Next to ...
... grace or elegance , will of course avoid all the gross faults which are so com- mon among public speakers , such as resting one foot upon a stool or bench , or throwing the body forward upon the support of the rostrum . 3d . Next to ...
Strana 56
... grace and ease in gesture and action . Where the style is sharp and abrupt , there is propriety in quick , short , and abrupt gesticulation . Especially avoid that ungraceful sawing of the air with the arms , into which an ill ...
... grace and ease in gesture and action . Where the style is sharp and abrupt , there is propriety in quick , short , and abrupt gesticulation . Especially avoid that ungraceful sawing of the air with the arms , into which an ill ...
Strana 57
... grace of curved lines . When a gesture is made with one arm only , the eye should be cast in the direction of that arm ; not at it , but over it . All speakers employ , more or less , the motions of the head . In reference to that ...
... grace of curved lines . When a gesture is made with one arm only , the eye should be cast in the direction of that arm ; not at it , but over it . All speakers employ , more or less , the motions of the head . In reference to that ...
Strana 58
... Grace in eloquence , in the pulpit , at the bar , can not be separated from grace in the ordinary manners , in private life , in the social circle , in the family . It can not well be superinduced upon all the other acquisitions of ...
... Grace in eloquence , in the pulpit , at the bar , can not be separated from grace in the ordinary manners , in private life , in the social circle , in the family . It can not well be superinduced upon all the other acquisitions of ...
Strana 63
... the election . In the warmth of gratitude , his grace poured forth acknowledgments and promises without ceas- ing , on the fortunate possessor of the casting vote ; called him his best and dearest friend ; protested , that ( 63 )
... the election . In the warmth of gratitude , his grace poured forth acknowledgments and promises without ceas- ing , on the fortunate possessor of the casting vote ; called him his best and dearest friend ; protested , that ( 63 )
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