. A natural system of elocution and oratory : founded on an analysis of human constitution, considered in its three-fold nature--mental, physiological and expressional. relatively small. The complexion is generally florid ;the eyes light, and the hair soft and abundant, incolor, generally light. The stature in general is abovethe medium height but shorter and broader than inthe motive. The body is generally longer proportion-ally than the limbs. The vital temperament is emi-nently an elocutionary temperament. There is anabundance of emotional susceptibility. The aggres-sive and resistive emoti
. A natural system of elocution and oratory : founded on an analysis of human constitution, considered in its three-fold nature--mental, physiological and expressional. relatively small. The complexion is generally florid ;the eyes light, and the hair soft and abundant, incolor, generally light. The stature in general is abovethe medium height but shorter and broader than inthe motive. The body is generally longer proportion-ally than the limbs. The vital temperament is emi-nently an elocutionary temperament. There is anabundance of emotional susceptibility. The aggres-sive and resistive emotions are fully developed andare more susceptible than in the motive love emotions are generally active and passion-ately susceptible. The transcendental emotions, es-pecially the anticipatory and exuberant class, read-ily flame into passion. The motions of the body aregraceful, rapid and more expressive of the delicate 364 ELOCUTION AND ORATORY. shades of emotion than those of the motive tempera-ment. The countenance is expressive of joy, socia-bility, mirthfulness, happiness and benevolence. Thevoice is generally a baritone or tenor and has great. Vital Temperament—, compass and volume. When rightly cul-tivated it is capable of the grandest flights of oratory. Not only can it express by its varied intona-tions the deep and striking passions, but also thegentle and finer shades of emotion. Its tones aresonorous, grand and sympathetic. The utterance israpid and vivacious but not abrupt. The elocutionin general is fervid, brilliant and energetic. An ora-tor of the vital temperament will hold his audiencemore by sympathetic than by wilful magnetism, willwin men and women by love rather than by force. Abnormal Yital.—There is an abnormal-vital andunhealthy temperament which resembles the vital,but which is really an effect of low vitality, since TEMPEEAMENTS IN OEATOEY. 365 t there is an undue preponderance of the absorbentsystem and a sluggish
Size: 1441px × 1734px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1800, bookdecade1880, bookidnatura, booksubjectoratory
