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"Delsarte System of Oratory"


At the occiput: Here is an adventure! I have really had too strong a
dose of them!
At the parietal bone: What a shame!
At the temporal bone: What will the people say of me?
At the forehead: Reason however tells me to pause.
At the buccal zone: How shall I dare reappear before those who have seen
me in this state!
At the genal zone: But they did serve such good wine!
At the breast: Reason long ago advised temperance to me.
At the epigastrium: I have so many regrets every time I transgress!
At the abdomen: The devil! Gourmandism! I am a wretched creature!
The same illustrations may be reproduced in the rising scale.
When the parietals are touched, the idea and the sentiment are very
elevated. As the foci rise, they become more exalted.
Let this be considered from another point of view. We shall reproduce
gratitude by touching all the centres.
They have been centres of attraction, we shall render them points of
departure.
"I thank you!" The more elevated the movements, the more nobility there
is in the expression of the sentiment. The exaltation is proportional to
the section indicated.
The posterior region is very interesting. There are three sorts of
vertebrae: cervical, dorsal and lumbar.
This apparatus may first be considered as a lever. But taking the
vertical column alone, we shall have twenty-four special and distinct
keys whose action and tonality will be entirely specific.


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