Noah Webster 
American Selection of Lessons in Reading and Speaking [PDF ebook] 
Calculate to Improve the Minds and Refine the Taste of Youth; To Which Is Prefixed, Rules in Elocution, and Directions for Expressing the Principal Passions of the Mind

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Gestures are the various motions of the hands or body, which correspond to the several sentiments and passions which the speaker designs to express.