f._ AVERT*, O _God_, the frown of Thy indignation!
_H. o._ Far* from* OUR _hearts_ be so inhuman a feeling.
_A. o._ Let* me* not* | NAME it to _you_, ye chaste stars!
_H. e._ And* if* the* night* have* gathered* aught* of* evil* or*
concealed*, dis PERSE it.
_A. e._ Melt* and* dis* PEL, ye spectre _doubts_!
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CHAPTER XII.
INTRODUCTION TO AN AUDIENCE.
The speaker should present himself to the audience with modesty, and
without any show of self-consequence, and should avoid everything opposed
to true dignity and self respect; he should feel the importance of his
subject and the occasion. He should be deliberate and calm, and should take
his position with his face directed to the audience.
A bow, being the most marked and appropriate symbol of respect, should be
made on the last step going to his place on the platform. In making a
graceful bow, there should be a gentle bend of the whole body, the eyes
should not be permitted to fall below the person addressed, and the arms
should lightly move forward, and a little inward.
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