Delsarte

I have a new teacher called Delsarte, the most unique specimen I have ever met.

In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters 1886

Genevieve Ryan nodded to the dispenser of "Delsarte," a large and florid woman, who, taking her stand under a spreading palm tree, began to declaim "The Portrait" of Owen Meredith, and in the recital of the dead lady's iniquitous conduct the conversation was brought to a close.

The Spinner's Book of Fiction Various

Mayor Kasim Reed and other speakers will dedicate a 125-foot mural designed by artist Louis Delsarte and painted with the help of volunteers.

Celebrating the Dream (Blog for Democracy) 2010

He actually wiped a tear away with one finger like [François] Delsarte.

Richard Bey's Infinite Punyverse 2009

He actually wiped a tear away with one finger like [François] Delsarte.

Richard Bey's Infinite Punyverse 2009

His hand moved in an airy circle as he inscribed a flowing cipher with a graceful Delsarte wave.

Unwise Child Randall Garrett 1957

Lorania, of course, no longer jumped or ran; she kicked in the Delsarte exercises, but it was a measured, calculated, one may say cold-blooded kick, which limbered her muscles but did not restore her youthful glow of soul.

Different Girls Various

She ran races with a professional trainer, and she studied the principles of Delsarte, and solemnly whirled on one foot and swayed her body and rolled her head and hopped and kicked and genuflected in company with eleven other stout and earnest matrons and one slim and giggling girl who almost choked at every lesson.

Different Girls Various

Not every child can have these blessings of the country, but every child can be protected from the stifling of the nature instinct of play by formal indoor "bossed" exercises, whether called games, physical training, gymnastics, or Delsarte.

Civics and Health William H. Allen

The ordinary Delsarte movements of swinging the wrist backward and forward, of raising the hands high above the head, and the general exercises for the cultivation of gesture and expression are all good and can bring about the habit of spontaneous relaxation and activity.

The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture Helen Follett Stevans