Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature (1902) (14577080469)

Identifier: homeschoolrecite00lint (find matches)
Title: Home and school reciter; readings, declamations and plays, original compositions and choice selections of the best literature ..
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Linthicum, Richard. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Chicago, Ill., J.S. Ziegler & co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress



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The Awkward Salute 24 THE ART OF ELOCUTION.
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Surprise When the student has obtained a toler-able command over his arms, hands andlower limbs, let him select for himself shortpassages suitable as exercises in descriptivegesture and action. I. Their swords flashed in front,While their plumes waved behind. 2. His throne is on the mountain top, His fields the boundless air,And hoary hills, that proudly propThe skies, his dwelling are. 3. Mountains above, earths, oceansplain below. 4. Death in the front, destruction inthe rear. 5. See through this air, this ocean, and this earth,All matter quick, and bursting intobirth.The hanging down of the head denotesshame or grief. The holding of it up, pride or courage.To nod forward implies assent.To toss the head back, dissent.The inclination of the head implies diffi-dence or languor. The head is averted, in dislike or horror.It leans forward, in attention.