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Various

"Delsarte System of Oratory"


Excentric Raised.

Combinations of the Eye and Eyebrow.
Eye. Eyebrow. Expression.
Concentric Concentric In tenseness of thought.
Concentric Normal Heaviness, or somnolency.
Concentric Excentric Disdain.
Normal Concentric Moroseness.
Normal Normal Without expression.
Normal Excentric Indifference.
Excentric Concentric Firmness.
Excentric Normal Stupor.
Excentric Excentric Astonishment.
The expressions of stupor and of astonishment
are greatly increased when preceded by a quivering
of the eyelid (blinking). This should be very rapid
and very energetic. Delsarte always insisted on this
blinking.
Anxiety calls for a double movement of the eyebrows:
First, contract them; secondly, raise them.
Vitality is expressed by raising the outer part of
the eyebrows. This accomplishment is very rare;
but, then, it is not necessary.
Contraction of the lower eyelid expresses sensitiveness.


Lesson II.
The Head.

Concentric Bent forward.
The Head. Normal Upright.
Excentric Bent backward.

Combinations of Head-movements.
Concentro-concentric Bent forward and inclined to one side (toward
the person): Veneration.
Concentro-normal Bent forward: Examination.


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