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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 of_o this_o manner_n of_o applause_n in_o their_o school_n and_o auditory_n that_o they_o purchase_v rhet._n it_o have_v for_o that_o purpose_n a_o chorus_n of_o domestical_a parasite_n who_o be_v ready_a in_o the_o assembly_n at_o every_o gesture_n to_o give_v they_o this_o sign_n of_o approbation_n this_o applause_n which_o nazianzen_n isa._n call_v canoram_fw-la manuum_fw-la actionem_fw-la and_o s._n hierom_n theatrale_n miraculum_fw-la and_o condemn_v by_o chrysostome_n among_o the_o trifle_a and_o unprofitable_a gesticulation_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o theatrical_a gesture_n creep_v into_o the_o christian_a church_n and_o be_v give_v to_o the_o divine_a orator_n of_o the_o primitive_a time_n until_o such_o time_n as_o it_o be_v explode_v out_o of_o the_o temple_n by_o their_o grave_n and_o sharp_a reprehension_n but_o although_o the_o ancient_a orator_n receive_v this_o token_n of_o approbation_n from_o the_o hand_n of_o their_o auditor_n yet_o they_o never_o exhibit_v upon_o any_o occasion_n such_o manual_a plausibilitie_n to_o the_o people_n it_o be_v a_o gesture_n too_o plebeian_a &_o theatrical_o light_v for_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o prudent_a rhetorician_n who_o can_v never_o decent_o advance_v his_o intention_n by_o the_o natural_a or_o artificial_a plaudite_n of_o his_o hand_n prevar_n sect._n 13._o to_o discourse_n customary_o with_o the_o hand_n turn_v up_o of_o old_a say_v supinis_fw-la manibus_fw-la disserere_fw-la be_v a_o effeminate_a and_o ill_a habit_n in_o the_o hand_n of_o 33._o a_o orator_n dio_fw-mi prusaeus_n among_o the_o symboll_n of_o intemperance_n reprehend_v this_o habitual_a demeanour_n of_o the_o hand_n for_o when_o he_o will_v reckon_v up_o those_o thing_n which_o signify_v a_o corrupt_a and_o naughty_a custom_n which_o he_o call_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d he_o set_v down_o among_o the_o rest_n supinis_fw-la manibus_fw-la disserere_fw-la now_o they_o be_v proper_o call_v manus_fw-la sâ—pinae_fw-la that_o be_v so_o advance_v that_o the_o palm_n respect_v the_o 2._o heaven_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d with_o the_o
eye_n shut_v their_o hand_n hang_v down_o and_o join_v to_o their_o side_n daedalus_n a_o cunning_a and_o witty_a man_n be_v the_o first_o that_o form_v the_o eye_n and_o put_v forth_o the_o hand_n so_o give_v life_n and_o motion_n to_o all_o the_o part_n with_o singular_a judgement_n teach_v thereby_o the_o decency_n thereof_o wherefore_o he_o be_v feign_v to_o have_v make_v those_o statue_n and_o pourtraicture_n of_o man_n so_o excellent_o that_o they_o move_v of_o themselves_o the_o inconvenience_n of_o this_o cold_a vacation_n in_o the_o hand_n give_v be_v to_o that_o axiom_n in_o rhetoric_n est_fw-fr maxim_n vitiosum_fw-la si_fw-la actione_n manuumque_fw-la motu_fw-la careat_fw-la for_o such_o my_o author_n think_v a_o wrestle_a place_n be_v necessary_a but_o that_o of_o the_o ancient_n wherein_o the_o apt_a and_o comely_a motion_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n especial_o chironomia_fw-la the_o eloquent_a behaviour_n or_o rule_n of_o manage_v the_o hand_n be_v teach_v but_o since_o these_o help_n of_o eloquence_n now_o fail_v his_o advice_n be_v they_o will_v mark_v the_o gesture_n of_o famous_a and_o excellent_a man_n honest_o and_o free_o bring_v up_o and_o by_o a_o certain_a diligent_a imitation_n garnish_v their_o own_o hand_n with_o those_o dumb_a figure_n of_o rhetoric_n prevar_n sect._n 20._o they_o who_o have_v hand_n slow_a and_o ponderous_a and_o who_o without_o any_o comeliness_n bear_v and_o offer_v about_o their_o leaden_a hand_n together_o with_o the_o arm_n after_o a_o rustical_a manner_n so_o lift_v it_o up_o sometime_o that_o they_o seem_v to_o move_v a_o great_a lump_n of_o tremble_a flesh_n reach_v their_o slow_a right_a hand_n out_o so_o timerous_o as_o if_o they_o give_v provender_n to_o a_o elephant_n such_o be_v by_o this_o customary_a habit_n discover_v to_o be_v clown_n and_o man_n of_o a_o most_o unfaithful_a memory_n such_o man_n we_o shall_v sometime_o see_v so_o faint_a and_o idle_a in_o their_o discourse_n that_o they_o stick_v in_o the_o brier_n and_o demur_v in_o a_o gross_a gesture_n of_o pronunciation_n and_o strike_v as_o it_o be_v with_o astonishment_n they_o seem_v nail_v to_o that_o ill_a behaviour_n this_o in_o old_a time_n be_v call_v agere_fw-la suspensa_fw-la manu_fw-la for_o that_o clown_n and_o man_n not_o so_o well_o exercise_v in_o speak_v or_o such_o who_o unfaithful_a memory_n fail_v they_o while_o they_o be_v altogether_o ignorant_a of_o the_o matter_n and_o be_v not_o certain_a whither_o they_o shall_v be_v carry_v or_o where_o they_o shall_v at_o length_n rest_n they_o hang_v the_o hand_n and_o hold_v it_o as_o it_o be_v in_o suspense_n therefore_o pliny_n the_o young_a elegant_o 6._o usurp_v suspensa_fw-la manu_fw-la commendare_fw-la for_o a_o faint_a and_o cold_a commendation_n destitute_a of_o that_o ardent_a affection_n which_o be_v wont_a to_o appear_v in_o those_o who_o be_v move_v in_o matter_n of_o great_a moment_n praevar_n sect._n 21._o the_o subtle_a gesticulation_n and_o toy_v behaviour_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o finger_n be_v call_v by_o the_o ancient_n gestuosa_n manus_n arguta_fw-la manus_fw-la and_o argutiae_fw-la digitorum_fw-la and_o be_v certain_a quick_a and_o over-fine_a delicate_a motion_n of_o the_o finger_n such_o as_o our_o juggler_n use_n who_o perform_v trick_n by_o slight_a of_o hand_n and_o by_o a_o colourable_a craft_n mock_v the_o eye_n hence_o manus_fw-la arguta_fw-la be_v speak_v of_o thief_n who_o hand_n do_v quick_o leap_v up_o and_o issue_n forth_o instant_o vanish_v out_o of_o sight_n a_o non_fw-la they_o show_v themselves_o and_o be_v call_v to_o every_o part_n sidonius_n apollinaris_n very_o skilful_o scrinia_fw-la tuaconniventibus_fw-la nobis_fw-la ac_fw-la subernantibus_fw-la effractorum_fw-la 7._o manus_fw-la arguta_fw-la populabitur_fw-la this_o prattle_a and_o busy_a talk_v of_o the_o hand_n and_o chatter_a vanity_n of_o the_o finger_n by_o the_o common_a verdict_n of_o all_o discreet_a and_o know_a man_n have_v be_v ever_o condemn_v for_o a_o ridiculous_a weakness_n in_o those_o that_o use_v it_o much_o against_o which_o the_o most_o judicious_a rhetorician_n have_v enter_v their_o caveat_n see_v that_o grave_a precept_n of_o the_o prince_n of_o eloquence_n nulla_fw-la sit_fw-la mollicia_fw-la cervicum_fw-la nullae_fw-la argutiae_fw-la digitorum_fw-la oratore_fw-la non_fw-it ad_fw-la numerum_fw-la articulus_fw-la cadens_fw-la that_o rich_a orator_n who_o wealth_n beget_v a_o proverb_n very_o wise_o also_o to_o this_o purpose_n digitus_fw-la subsequens_fw-la vexba_fw-la non_fw-la exprimens_fw-la this_o genuine_a blemish_n and_o epidemical_a disease_n take_v hold_v of_o the_o hand_n of_o light_n and_o unskilful_a person_n and_o young_a man_n 3._o who_o be_v usual_o too_o hot_a at_o hand_n in_o their_o expression_n yet_o it_o have_v be_v the_o note_a and_o deform_a property_n of_o some_o learned_a man_n who_o by_o reason_n of_o the_o lively_a force_n of_o their_o wit_n and_o vigorous_a alacrity_n of_o their_o spirit_n do_v manifest_a and_o signify_v their_o mind_n with_o a_o tumultuous_a agitation_n of_o the_o whole_a body_n who_o hand_n be_v never_o out_o of_o action_n but_o always_o stir_v and_o keep_v in_o play_n their_o word_n plentiful_o issue_v out_o on_o all_o hand_n q._n hortensius_n otherwise_o a_o man_n excellent_a be_v tax_v with_o this_o genuine_a or_o contract_a affectation_n of_o the_o hand_n concern_v who_o let_v we_o hear_v the_o report_n of_o agellius_n cum_fw-la manus_fw-la ejus_fw-la forent_fw-la argutae_fw-la admodum_fw-la &_o gestuosae_fw-la maledictis_fw-la appellationibusque_fw-la 5_o probrosis_fw-la jactatus_fw-la est_fw-la etc._n etc._n in_o which_o he_o say_v true_a for_o he_o be_v upbraid_v by_o the_o orator_n of_o those_o time_n for_o the_o gesticulation_n of_o his_o hand_n and_o call_v stage-player_n and_o torquatus_n his_o enemy_n nicknamed_a he_o gesticulariam_fw-la dionysiam_fw-la as_o if_o he_o have_v be_v but_o the_o zany_n and_o ape_n of_o dionysia_n a_o tumble_a girl_n and_o shee-mimique_n of_o those_o time_n tully_n relate_v the_o same_o man_n to_o have_v use_v such_o verrem_fw-la subtle_a and_o swift_a motion_n of_o his_o hand_n that_o he_o dazzle_v the_o eye_n of_o the_o beholder_n such_o a_o one_o be_v titius_n who_o as_o the_o same_o author_n report_v be_v so_o effeminate_a and_o dissolute_o active_a in_o his_o gesture_n orat_fw-la that_o the_o pantomimi_fw-la of_o those_o time_n make_v a_o dance_n of_o he_o and_o call_v it_o by_o his_o name_n titius_n his_o coranto_n tyrtamus_fw-la that_o sweet-mouthed_a sophister_n who_o aristotle_n for_o his_o divinity_n of_o elocution_n point_v out_o with_o his_o finger_n as_o it_o be_v the_o man_n call_v he_o theophrastum_fw-la yet_o athenaeus_n 1._o report_v he_o nullum_fw-la gestum_fw-la &_o corporis_fw-la motionem_fw-la praetermisisse_fw-la and_o so_o by_o consequence_n guilty_a of_o a_o impertinent_a vexation_n of_o the_o hand_n and_o finger_n praevar_n sect._n 22._o to_o play_n &_o fumble_v with_o the_o finger_n in_o speech_n be_v a_o simple_a and_o foolish_a habit_n of_o the_o hand_n condemn_v by_o the_o ancient_a rhetorician_n as_o a_o argument_n of_o a_o childish_a and_o ill-tempered_a mind_n this_o with_o the_o ancient_n be_v vibrare_fw-la digitis_fw-la there_o be_v say_v quintilian_n qui_fw-la sententias_fw-la vibratis_fw-la 28._o digitis_fw-la jaculantur_fw-la and_o the_o hebrew_n proverb_n say_v stultus_fw-la digito_fw-la lâ—quitur_fw-la the_o fool_n speak_v with_o his_o finger_n wherefore_o it_o be_v the_o say_n of_o chilo_n the_o lacedaemonian_a inter_fw-la loquendum_fw-la manus_fw-la movere_fw-la non_fw-la debere_fw-la which_o he_o speak_v not_o 〈◊〉_d of_o rhetorical_a motion_n since_o in_o sparta_n there_o be_v scarce_o any_o man_n esteem_v the_o copious_a elegancy_n of_o speech_n worth_a his_o study_n but_o his_o intention_n be_v either_o close_o to_o carp_v at_o this_o foolish_a toy_v with_o the_o finger_n or_o else_o to_o admonish_v his_o citizen_n to_o be_v spare_v in_o speech_n and_o to_o affect_v laconicall_a brevity_n and_o where_o one_o or_o two_o word_n will_v serve_v the_o turn_n to_o express_v their_o mind_n there_o will_v be_v no_o great_a need_n of_o gesture_v with_o the_o hand_n to_o this_o may_v be_v refer_v that_o which_o suetonius_n 68_o report_v of_o tiberius_n nero_n caesar_n who_o speech_n be_v exceed_v slow_a not_o without_o a_o certain_a wanton_a gesticulation_n and_o fumble_v with_o his_o finger_n which_o with_o other_o sign_n be_v reckon_v and_o observe_v in_o he_o by_o augustus_n as_o property_n odious_a and_o full_a of_o arrogancy_n praevar_n sect._n 23._o to_o use_v the_o middle-finger_n instead_o of_o the_o index_n in_o point_n of_o demonstration_n be_v much_o to_o be_v condemn_v in_o the_o hand_n of_o any_o man_n much_o more_o of_o a_o orator_n the_o ancient_a grecian_n note_v and_o reprove_v such_o for_o witless_a dotard_n hence_o diogenes_n the_o cynique_n say_v multos_fw-la insanire_fw-la praeter_fw-la 6._o digitum_fw-la covert_o infer_v that_o they_o be_v not_o only_o mad_a who_o err_v in_o put_v forth_o of_o their_o finger_n which_o give_v a_o notable_a lustre_n
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