in_o hand_n more_o rhetorical_o apparent_a canon_n ix_o the_o hollow_a hand_n raise_v above_o the_o shoulder_n with_o some_o kind_n of_o grave_a motion_n of_o the_o wrist_n do_v cheer_n exhort_v embolden_v and_o encourage_v canon_n x._o the_o palm_n the_o finger_n all_o join_v together_o turn_v up_o and_o by_o the_o return_n of_o the_o wrist_n in_o one_o motion_n spread_v and_o turn_v about_o with_o the_o hand_n be_v a_o action_n convenient_a for_o admiration_n canon_n xi_o the_o hand_n the_o finger_n all_o join_v at_o their_o top_n refer_v to_o the_o vocal_a passage_n of_o the_o mind_n do_v light_o admire_v and_o fit_v their_o occasion_n who_o in_o the_o interim_n be_v move_v with_o sudden_a indignation_n and_o in_o the_o end_n fall_v to_o deprecate_v amaze_v with_o fear_n canon_n xii_o the_o turn_v up_o hand_n the_o thumb_n bend_v in_o and_o the_o other_o finger_n remiss_a transfer_v to_o the_o northern_a side_n of_o our_o body_n and_o then_o prone_a to_o our_o south_n side_n so_o light_o wave_v to_o and_o froâ—_n do_v very_o apt_o distinguish_v contrary_n and_o may_v shâ—w_v the_o variety_n of_o number_n canon_n xiii_o the_o hand_n after_o one_o sort_n be_v not_o still_o dispose_v to_o ask_v a_o question_n yet_o common_o when_o we_o demand_v however_o it_o be_v compose_v we_o use_v to_o change_v or_o turn_v our_o hand_n raise_v it_o a_o little_a upward_o canon_n fourteen_o the_o hand_n erect_v and_o then_o so_o move_v that_o the_o inside_n be_v turnedout_n be_v a_o sensible_a action_n that_o apparent_o present_v the_o least_o disparity_n or_o difference_n canon_n xv._n the_o hand_n that_o by_o alternate_a motion_n contract_n and_o unfold_v itself_o do_v aid_v they_o in_o their_o pronunciation_n who_o be_v very_o instant_a to_o urge_v a_o thing_n canon_n xvi_o the_o turn_n of_o the_o hand_n may_v serve_v to_o signify_v a_o easy_a dexterity_n of_o performance_n this_o be_v a_o magistral_a notion_n raise_v upon_o this_o principle_n that_o the_o hand_n be_v so_o 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of_o his_o hand_n than_o the_o back_n of_o his_o hand_n threaten_v he_o that_o his_o city_n shall_v be_v so_o turn_v over_o hand_n if_o he_o do_v not_o quick_o send_v timoleon_n away_o the_o corinthian_n andromachus_n turn_v his_o hand_n up_o and_o down_o as_o the_o ambassador_n have_v do_v bid_v he_o be_v go_v and_o that_o with_o speed_n out_o of_o his_o city_n if_o he_o will_v not_o see_v the_o keel_n of_o his_o galley_n turn_v upward_o this_o action_n as_o it_o be_v expressive_a to_o the_o easiness_n of_o performance_n be_v canonical_a enough_o but_o as_o a_o demonstration_n of_o the_o city_n or_o galley_n overthrow_v it_o be_v apocryphal_a canon_n xvii_o the_o hand_n bring_v to_o the_o stomach_n and_o spread_v gentle_o thereon_o be_v a_o gesture_n of_o rhetorical_a asseveration_n but_o whether_o it_o be_v convenient_a to_o touch_v the_o breast_n with_o the_o hand_n the_o son_n of_o rhetorician_n have_v make_v enquiry_n in_o their_o learned_a disputation_n some_o will_v have_v the_o hand_n to_o be_v only_o turn_v and_o so_o refer_v to_o the_o breast_n other_o say_v we_o may_v touch_v the_o breast_n with_o our_o finger_n end_n both_o in_o the_o opinion_n of_o cresollius_n may_v be_v do_v without_o reprehension_n when_o we_o speak_v any_o thing_n concern_v ourselves_o and_o that_o our_o speech_n glide_v with_o a_o calm_a and_o gentle_a stream_n but_o the_o touch_n do_v most_o avail_n in_o a_o sharp_a and_o inflame_a stile_n when_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o mind_n be_v by_o action_n unfold_v as_o when_o a_o orator_n will_v express_v a_o incredible_a ardour_n of_o love_n lodge_v in_o his_o bosom_n and_o cleave_v to_o his_o very_a marrow_n or_o grief_n deep_o settle_v in_o his_o yearning_n bowel_n in_o signify_v these_o and_o such_o like_a affection_n none_o can_v rebuke_v a_o orator_n if_o he_o shaltouch_n his_o breast_n with_o his_o finger_n end_n only_o cresollius_n make_v little_a doubt_n but_o tully_n use_v this_o gesture_n when_o he_o say_v anton_n miserum_fw-la i_o etc._n etc._n for_o in_o such_o occasion_n the_o splendour_n of_o pronunciation_n be_v lack_v neither_o have_v word_n sufficient_a force_n to_o make_v the_o mind_n altogether_o intelligible_a unless_o the_o hand_n be_v bring_v to_o the_o breast_n canon_n xviii_o the_o show_v forth_o of_o the_o hand_n or_o beckon_v with_o the_o same_o be_v rhetorical_o significant_a to_o speak_v to_o call_v after_o invite_v bring_v in_o and_o warn_v to_o come_v tully_n in_o the_o epilogue_n of_o his_o oration_n for_o plancius_n planc_fw-fr which_o do_v abound_v and_o overflow_v with_o lamentation_n very_o commodious_o explain_v himself_o by_o this_o rhetorical_a compellation_n where_o with_o most_o excellent_a artifice_n he_o call_v plancius_n and_o bid_v he_o come_v unto_o he_o that_o he_o may_v touch_v and_o embrace_v he_o cresollius_n rather_o prefer_v the_o first_o action_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o orator_n and_o will_v aut._n have_v invitation_n signify_v by_o put_v forth_o the_o hand_n only_o without_o any_o wave_a motion_n for_o that_o beckon_v with_o the_o hand_n in_o his_o judgement_n be_v the_o property_n of_o a_o unskilful_a multitude_n and_o of_o man_n of_o small_a account_n who_o want_v gravity_n and_o moderation_n who_o do_v not_o only_o induce_v and_o apply_v their_o bent-in-hand_n to_o this_o persuasive_a behaviour_n but_o do_v also_o revoke_v and_o bow_v back_o their_o whole_a body_n and_o wind_n and_o wrest_v about_o their_o very_a side_n who_o though_o he_o do_v not_o forbid_v or_o repudiate_v this_o call_a gesture_n of_o the_o hand_n alone_o yet_o if_o the_o body_n be_v draw_v in_o withal_o he_o will_v have_v it_o refer_v to_o the_o stage_n and_o to_o place_n of_o common_a resort_n canon_n xix_o the_o hand_n raise_v &_o stretch_v out_o with_o the_o arm_n or_o the_o hand_n wave_v towards_o the_o auditor_n be_v advantageous_a action_n for_o they_o who_o will_v imply_v a_o generous_a confidence_n and_o their_o authority_n and_o ability_n to_o effect_v a_o thing_n it_o serve_v also_o to_o call_v for_o and_o demand_v silence_n and_o for_o the_o prologue_n to_o a_o act_n of_o pacification_n this_o canon_n be_v ground_v upon_o the_o axiom_n in_o nature_n that_o there_o do_v appear_v in_o the_o hand_n as_o it_o be_v a_o natural_a mark_n of_o the_o majesty_n and_o authority_n of_o man._n hence_o ovid_n in_o this_o rhetorical_a sense_n attribute_v a_o majestical_a gravity_n to_o the_o hand_n of_o jupiter_n qui_fw-la postquam_fw-la voce_fw-la manuque_fw-la murmura_fw-la compressit_fw-la tenuere_fw-la silentia_fw-la cuncti_fw-la metaâ—_n substitit_fw-la &_o clamour_n pressus_fw-la gravitate_fw-la regentis_fw-la and_o statius_n speak_v of_o the_o action_n of_o jupiter_n hand_n in_o a_o council_n of_o the_o god_n advance_v to_o the_o same_o purpose_n veniam_fw-la donâ—â—_n pater_fw-la ipse_fw-la sedendi_fw-la tranquilla_fw-la jubet_fw-la esse_fw-la manâ—_n thebay_n hence_o aelian_a of_o jul._n aug._n manu_fw-la semper_fw-la choose_fw-la placare_fw-la cuperet_fw-la syl._n but_o though_o the_o hand_n only_o put_v forth_o and_o advance_v with_o authority_n be_v of_o force_n to_o assuage_v tumult_n and_o procure_v audience_n as_o domitian_n in_o statius_n dextra_fw-la vetat_fw-la pugnas_fw-la yet_o if_o a_o certain_a kind_n of_o motion_n be_v there_o withal_o exhibit_v it_o will_v be_v of_o more_o force_n and_o dignity_n which_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d or_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d word_n which_o the_o greek_n use_v in_o this_o case_n do_v import_n herodian_o phrase_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o proper_a word_n in_o this_o business_n be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d the_o greek_n also_o say_v resur_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o greg._n nyss._n it_o be_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d other_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d some_o also_o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d almost_o in_o the_o same_o sense_n although_o this_o last_o seem_v to_o signify_v something_o less_o only_o the_o
offend_n of_o those_o that_o be_v nigh_o be_v all_o prevarication_n in_o rhetoric_n note_v and_o condemn_v by_o quintilian_n praevar_n sect._n 4._o to_o throw_v down_o the_o hand_n from_o the_o head_n with_o the_o finger_n form_v into_o a_o gripe_n or_o scratch_a posture_n or_o to_o use_v the_o action_n of_o one_o that_o saw_n or_o cut_n or_o of_o one_o dance_v the_o pyrrhique_fw-la lyard_n or_o to_o throw_v it_o upward_o with_o the_o palm_n turn_v up_o be_v action_n prevaricant_a in_o rhetoric_n and_o condemn_v by_o quintilian_n prevar_n sect._n 5._o to_o represent_v a_o physician_n feel_v the_o pulse_n of_o the_o artery_n which_o with_o they_o be_v manum_fw-la mittere_fw-la in_o carpum_fw-la or_o to_o show_v a_o lutenist_n strike_v the_o chord_n of_o a_o instrument_n be_v kind_a of_o expression_n to_o be_v avoid_v for_o a_o orator_n shall_v be_v far_o from_o any_o light_a imitation_n of_o a_o dancer_n and_o be_v not_o permit_v to_o show_v what_o he_o speak_v but_o his_o gesture_n must_v more_o express_v his_o sense_n than_o his_o word_n praevar_n sect._n 6._o to_o denounce_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n or_o to_o erect_v a_o finger_n to_o its_o utmost_a possibility_n of_o extension_n be_v a_o blemish_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o a_o orator_n that_o habit_n which_o the_o peacemaker_n of_o old_a be_v paint_v &_o 35._o carve_v in_o wherein_o the_o head_n incline_v to_o the_o right_a shoulder_n the_o arm_n stretch_v out_o from_o the_o ear_n the_o hand_n extend_v out_o with_o the_o thumb_n manifest_o apparent_a which_o most_o please_v they_o who_o brag_v that_o they_o speak_v with_o a_o high_a hand_n be_v reckon_v by_o quintilian_n among_o the_o moale_n of_o rhetoric_n a_o action_n not_o far_o from_o the_o usual_a pendent_a posture_n of_o changeling_n and_o idiot_n prevar_n sect._n 7._o to_o bring_v the_o finger_n end_n to_o the_o breast_n the_o hand_n hollow_a when_o we_o speak_v to_o ourselves_o or_o in_o cohortation_n objurgation_n or_o commiseration_n be_v a_o action_n that_o will_v seldom_o become_v the_o hand_n of_o a_o orator_n or_o to_o strike_v the_o breast_n with_o the_o hand_n which_o be_v scenical_a praevar_n sect._n 8._o to_o apply_v the_o middle-finger_n to_o the_o thumb_n be_v the_o common_a way_n of_o grace_v a_o exordium_n yet_o to_o direct_v it_o as_o it_o be_v towards_o the_o left_a shoulder_n and_o so_o make_v it_o a_o collateral_a action_n 11._o be_v nought_o but_o worse_o to_o bring_v forth_o the_o arm_n transverse_v and_o to_o pronounce_v with_o the_o elbow_n praevar_n sect._n 9_o to_o set_v the_o arm_n a_o gamba_n or_o aprank_n and_o to_o rest_v the_o turn_v in_o back_n of_o the_o hand_n upon_o the_o side_n be_v a_o action_n of_o pride_n and_o ostentation_n unbeseeming_a the_o hand_n of_o a_o orator_n praevar_n sect._n 10._o the_o tremble_a hand_n be_v scenical_a and_o belong_v more_o to_o the_o theatre_n than_o the_o forum_n praevar_n sect._n 11._o there_o be_v certain_a hide_a percussion_n of_o speech_n as_o it_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o foot_n at_o which_o the_o gesture_n of_o most_o of_o the_o ancient_a orator_n do_v fall_v which_o though_o they_o be_v usual_a yet_o quintilian_n 11._o condemn_v they_o for_o most_o deceitful_a motion_n note_v it_o also_o for_o a_o fault_n in_o young_a declamer_n that_o while_o they_o write_v they_o first_o tune_v their_o sentence_n to_o gesture_n and_o forecast_v for_o the_o cadence_n of_o the_o hand_n whence_o this_o inconvenience_n ensue_v that_o gesture_n which_o in_o the_o last_o shall_v be_v right_o do_v frequent_o end_v in_o the_o sinister_a point_n it_o be_v better_a that_o whereas_o there_o be_v certain_a short_a member_n of_o speech_n at_o which_o if_o there_o be_v need_n we_o may_v take_v breath_n to_o dispose_v or_o lay_v down_o our_o gesture_n at_o those_o pause_n praevar_n sect._n 12._o to_o clap_v the_o hand_n in_o give_v praise_n and_o allowance_n be_v a_o natural_a expression_n of_o applause_n encouragement_n and_o rejoice_v hear_v in_o common_a assembly_n of_o people_n and_o in_o public_a theater_n which_o be_v at_o first_o according_a to_o the_o simplicity_n of_o those_o time_n plain_a and_o natural_a for_o ovid_n speak_v of_o the_o primitive_a and_o ancient_a play_n of_o the_o roman_n say_v amandi_fw-la plausus_fw-la tunc_fw-la arte_fw-la carebat_fw-la but_o afterward_o they_o have_v a_o artificial_a manner_n of_o clap_v their_o hand_n to_o a_o certain_a measure_n or_o proportionable_a tune_n of_o which_o the_o poet_n carippus_fw-la ingeminantque_fw-la cavos_fw-la dulci_fw-la modulamine_n plausus_fw-la for_o the_o applause_n be_v do_v with_o the_o hollow_a of_o both_o hand_n which_o be_v smite_v together_o cause_v that_o sound_n which_o be_v call_v popismus_fw-la a_o word_n altogether_o feign_v to_o the_o similitude_n of_o the_o sound_n the_o posture_n of_o this_o artificial_a plaudite_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o the_o sound_n also_o raise_v from_o their_o collision_n philostratus_n most_o elegant_o describe_v in_o the_o iconibus_fw-la image_n of_o comus_n the_o god_n of_o ebriety_n in_o these_o word_n plausum_fw-la etiam_fw-la quendam_fw-la imitatur_fw-la pictura_fw-la cujus_fw-la maximè_fw-la indiget_fw-la comus_n nam_fw-la dextra_fw-la contractis_fw-la digitis_fw-la subjectam_fw-la sinistram_fw-la ad_fw-la cavum_fw-la plectit_fw-la ut_fw-la manus_fw-la cymbalorum_fw-la more_fw-it percussae_fw-la consonae_fw-la siant_fw-la the_o very_a figure_n of_o which_o gesture_n be_v to_o be_v see_v in_o the_o french_a translation_n of_o that_o author_n how_o ambitious_a be_v nero_n of_o this_o popular_a approbation_n when_o he_o enter_v upon_o the_o theatre_n to_o contend_v for_o the_o prize_n of_o harper_n and_o kneel_v show_v a_o reverence_n to_o the_o assembly_n with_o his_o 16._o hand_n and_o the_o citie-people_n accustom_v also_o to_o approve_v the_o gesture_n of_o the_o player_n answer_v he_o with_o a_o certain_a measure_n and_o artificial_a applause_n thou_o will_v have_v think_v say_v tacitus_n they_o have_v rejoice_v and_o perhaps_o for_o the_o injury_n of_o the_o public_a discredit_n but_o those_o which_o from_o town_n far_o off_o and_o from_o remote_a province_n unacquainted_a with_o dissolute_a behaviour_n come_v either_o as_o ambassador_n or_o for_o private_a business_n can_v neither_o endure_v that_o sight_n nor_o applaud_v any_o way_n so_o dishonourable_a a_o labour_n but_o weary_a of_o their_o unskilful_a clap_v of_o hand_n and_o trouble_v the_o skilful_a be_v often_o beat_v by_o the_o soldier_n place_v in_o thick_a array_n lest_o any_o moment_n of_o time_n shall_v be_v lose_v by_o a_o untuned_a and_o disproportionable_a cry_n or_o slothful_a silence_n the_o like_a applause_n he_o expect_v and_o have_v from_o the_o hand_n of_o his_o friend_n at_o home_n for_o xiphilinus_n report_v that_o seneca_n and_o burrhus_n though_o lame_a of_o his_o hand_n when_o ever_o nero_n speak_v they_o applaud_v he_o with_o their_o nerone_n hand_n and_o vestment_n the_o ancient_a sophister_n be_v so_o greedy_a 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