Elocution: Its First Principles (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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In speaking, every portion of the body should be free and unrestrained. The lower part of the chest ought particularly to be under easy, but firm, control. The throat, jaws, lips, and tongue must be so restful as to become free of all feeling of tension, and be able to respond promptly, flexibly, and sym pathetically to the will. Any hard compres sion or straining of these organs will weaken the natural functions of the lungs and chest by transferring the fulcrum of control to the wrong point. Whatever we may then at tempt will prove unnatural, increasing and.

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