An essay upon the action of an orator, as to his pronunciation & gesture useful both for divines and lawyers, and necessary for all young gentlemen, that study how to speak well in publick / done out of French.
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An essay upon the action of an orator, as to his pronunciation & gesture useful both for divines and lawyers, and necessary for all young gentlemen, that study how to speak well in publick / done out of French.
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Le Faucheur, Michel, 1585-1657.
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London :: Printed for Nich. Cox ...,
[1680?]
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"An essay upon the action of an orator, as to his pronunciation & gesture useful both for divines and lawyers, and necessary for all young gentlemen, that study how to speak well in publick / done out of French." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/B25742.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.
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Eloc••tion, is one of the chiefest parts of Rhe∣torick. p. 2
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Eloquence, blamed by some Persons in Preaching p. 12. 13
Epimone, or Insistance, what it is, and how this Figure ought to be pronounced. p. 137
Epizeuxis, how it is to be pronounced. p. 150
Exordium, how it must be pronounced p. 119 120
Of unexpected Exordiums which are commonly called ex abrupto, and break forth all on a sudden with a ve∣hement Passion; several Examples of them. p. 121
The Eyes of an Orator in what Posture they are to be held, and what Looks or Glances they are to make. p. 183
The way to draw Tears both from his own and his Auditors Eyes. p. 185. 186. 187, &c.
Of lifting-up or casting down his Eyes according to the Nature of the things he speaks of p. 191
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