Maury's, Abbé, opinion of English eloquence, 179. Metastasio admirable in every poetical expression, though restricted in the use of language, 244. Miser and Plutus noted and illustrated, 369-observations on it, 371, 372. Modes, the several of public speaking, 188. Modesty becoming particularly at the exordium, 93-especially required in a sacred orator, 95. Modulation of the voice, 61. Moderation in the rate of utterance, APP. VI. 1. 375. in the use of gesture, 433. Moine, la, and his son, celebrated by Lucas, APP. VI. l. 285. Motion, its gracefulness depends much on the facility with which it may be varied, 295. Mute arts suit him who has not a sound voice, APP. VI. 1. 340. Mute exercise of the voice, illustrated by a story from Plutarch, n. 15, 75-recommended, N Notation of gesture, the want of, a probable cause for the neglect of gesture, 271-opinion Novels, reading of, 205-estimation of the uses and abuses of, 206. Numerous gestures resulting from the systematic positions, 314 to 316. Observations on the notation of Gray's Elegy-on that of Brutus's speech- on a passage Observation of good speakers, the best means of instruction, APP. VI. 1. 278. Opera, the serious compared with tragedy, 243-difficulties which oppose its perfection, Orator, ideal perfection of according to Cicero, Quintilian, and Tacitus, n 22, 23, p. 16, not mark out particular persons by his eyes, 105-observations of Cresollius on, n 26, p. 103-cannot be without a sound voice, APP. VI. I. 315. Orators, sacred, the paucity of accounted for, 232. Oratory, talents for not confined to any particular people, 12-definition of 217. Palm, various manners of presenting, 338. Р Pantomime, Noverre's receipt for forming one, n. 4, p. 252. Pantomimes, ancient, their art of gesture not a proper portion of the subject of this work, Parts, the principal, of the body concerned in gesture, 294. Pauses, 50-Mr. Sheridan's rules for verse pauses, 54-rhetorical, 52-their effects, 53. Pean and Munio, APP. II. and p.73. Phonasci, 23-account of, from Cresollius, APP. II.—abstained from certain meats, ib.— Pitch of the voice, p. 56. Pitt, Mr. Lord Chesterfield attributes more to his delivery-than to his arguments, n. 7, Players succeed in gesture better than orators, why, 273-their talents soon forgotten for Pollicem premere et vertere, n. 15, 333 and 337-various explanations of, App. V. Positions of the feet, gracefulness, depends on what, 295-their notation, 298 to 300- Positions of the arms, motions and elevations, 309-notation of, 311 to 313. Practice of the voice, 73 Preachers, Addison's, Sheridan's, and Fordyce's observations on, 6, 7-observations of Precision of gesture, and opposite imperfections, 457. Prejudices against the cultivation of delivery, 5. 28-observations by Cresollius, n. 40, Premeditated gestures to be moderated according to the feelings upon actual delivery, 444. Principal gesture when resigned to the left hand, 417. Pronunciation, or action, 1-according to Quintilian, n. 1, 1-according to Cicero, n. 2, 3, Propriety of gesture, 457, Prosodia Rationalis of Steel has solved a difficult problem, n. 12, 275. Public speakers among us, in manner nearly resemble Scaurus and Rutilius, mentioned by Pylades and Bathyllus the pantomimes, 254. Q Quantity and quality of voice, 33-wherein it consists, 60-various qualities of, APP. I. R Rate or rapidity of utterance, 61, 62—of delivery unequal according to Fenelon, n. 23 Reading, silent and aloud, 189-divisions of, 190 to 195-frequent of the liturgy, its Reasoning, as contrasted with oratory, 218. Recitation, practised by the ancients and taught their children, n. 25, p. 23-definition of, Repetition of the same gestures, by whom made, 224. Rest, when and in what manner the hands fall into this position, 426, 427. Rhetorical delivery may be dispensed with, and when, 225-when most necessary, 224, Rhetoricians banished from Rome, n. 20, p. 14. Right hand, see Hand. Rules necessary, particularly at the commencement, 282-judicious observations on, from S Saiyrus and Eunomius give advice to Demosthenes, n. 11, p. 3 and 4. Sawing the air, what. 378. Scaurus and Rutilius, their manner nearly like modern speakers, 141. Series of toues in speaking, 77. Sheridan's objections to the form of the pulpit, n 8, p. 255. Siddons, Mrs. her fine action compared with Mr. Kemble's, 279-complex significant Sigh, when this expression may be used by an orator, n. 35, p. 109. Significant gesture, APP. VI. 1. 53-treated of, by Engel, Sheridan, Walker, and others, Significant gestures the great ornament of dramatic exhibition, ib.-painters confine their Similarity of gestures affords opportunity of classification, 293. Simplicity to be observed in positions and changes, 302—to be observed in transitions, 420– Speakers, the custom of the best modern not sufficient authority for action, 145-a public Squinting, why distressing to behold, n. 23, p. 102. Stars, marks of transition in notation, 371. Stiffness of action, cause of, 451. Stroke of the gesture, what, 377-disadvantage of omitting, 377-gives precision to ges- Style of speaking, general divisions of, require a different manner of gesture for each, Subordinate gesture analogous to accompaniment in music, 421. Symbols for the voice, 367. Symbolic letters, difficulty of adjusting, 357-their application, 360-alphabetical arrange- Synoptical table of the arrangement of symbolic letters, 363. System of gesture, some peculiar advantages of the present, 501. T Table, alphabetical of symbolic letters, 366-synoptical of, 363. Tears of an orator, 107-when allowable, 108-Aristotle's observations on those subject 113. Termination of gesture, 425-how made, and rules for it, 426-proper, often injured by Theatrical gesture invented by Eschylus, 253-how far to be taken as a model by a public Time of gesture 379-according to Lucas, APP. VI. 1. 124. Tones of the voice, 63-series of, in speaking, 77-necessary to the credibility of the Tragedian, why so rare a perfect, 453. Transition of gesture, 415-how regulated, 417-must be gradual from the calm to the U V Vacancy, a peculiar expression of the eye, 105. Variety of gesture, resulting from the systematic positions only, 314 to 316-Fenelon's Vociferation to be guarded against, APP. VI. 1. 367. Voice, advantages of a powerful, 30, 31-quantity and quality of, 33, and APP. I.— Ulysses, his modesty to be imitated by orators, 93, 94. Universality of natural signs, 469, and n. 4, ib. |