Essays on Physiognomy: For the Promotion of the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind, Volume 4C. Whittingham, 1804 - Facial expression |
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... tain , if we imagine a perpendicular drawn from the top of the head , and a horizontal line through the eye - bones , and observe the proportion of the sides of the angle they form . LXXI . pro- NEITHER the forehead nor the whole file ...
... tain , if we imagine a perpendicular drawn from the top of the head , and a horizontal line through the eye - bones , and observe the proportion of the sides of the angle they form . LXXI . pro- NEITHER the forehead nor the whole file ...
Page lxxix
... tain to each other . The precision of the living character is but weakly and partially expressed in this incorrect shade . LXXX . THE retentive forehead of one of the most faithful , industrious , and justly discerning men on God's ...
... tain to each other . The precision of the living character is but weakly and partially expressed in this incorrect shade . LXXX . THE retentive forehead of one of the most faithful , industrious , and justly discerning men on God's ...
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... tain that nothing resembling it can be found in all nature . We know no forehead , no nose , much less can we imagine such , in ideal patterns of perfection , in which the outline is , for the thousandth part of an inch , rectilinear ...
... tain that nothing resembling it can be found in all nature . We know no forehead , no nose , much less can we imagine such , in ideal patterns of perfection , in which the outline is , for the thousandth part of an inch , rectilinear ...
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... tain that , would any person undertake the labour of delineating the gradation , from the eye of a fish , or crab , to the eye of man , an animal system of physiognomy might be ob- tained , by such outlines . How much may outh south 296 ...
... tain that , would any person undertake the labour of delineating the gradation , from the eye of a fish , or crab , to the eye of man , an animal system of physiognomy might be ob- tained , by such outlines . How much may outh south 296 ...
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... tain degree of flatness , no other feature or lineament of the countenance can rectify it . XLV . LINEAMENTS OF THE CHEEKS . THE trait or lineament extending from the sides of the nostrils towards the end of the mouth is one of the most ...
... tain degree of flatness , no other feature or lineament of the countenance can rectify it . XLV . LINEAMENTS OF THE CHEEKS . THE trait or lineament extending from the sides of the nostrils towards the end of the mouth is one of the most ...
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accu accurate acute angle animal Apollo appears appertain arched AVOIDED beautiful benevolent boney brutal calm capacity character cheeks cheerful chin choleric cold conspicuous contempt corner coun Countenance is stupid courage crafty degrees denote descent discern discover drawn dull easily especially expression extreme eyebrows eyelid fancy feeble feminine firm fore forehead and nose frog genius gradation hair harsh head Henry IV human hypochondriac inca inclined intel intelligent LAVATER lence less lineament LXXXI LXXXII malignity middle line mild mind mouth nature ness never nity noble nostril oblique observe original outline penetrating perpendicular person phlegm phlegmatic physiognomonical projecting proportion racter retreating rude Rules scarcely scull Sculp seen in profile seldom sensibility shew sink sive smile speak tain taste temning tenance thee ther thing thou tion traits truth tural tween upper eyelid upper lip WARTS weak wisdom wise wrinkleless wrinkles XCVII
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Page li - A broad brown wart on the chin is never found in truly wise, calmly noble persons — but very frequently in such as are remarkable for imbecility. — When it is found in the countenance of a man of sense we may be certain of frequent intervals of the most extreme thoughtlessness, absence of mind, and feebleness of intellect. LXXVIII.
Page vi - Of him whose figure is oblique; whose mouth is oblique; whose walk is oblique; whose handwriting is oblique, — that is, in an unequal, irregular direction, — of him the manner of thinking, character, and conduct are oblique, inconsistent, partial, sophistic, false, sly, crafty, whimsical, contradictory, coldly-sneering, devoid of sensibility.* THE CHEEKS.
Page l - ALL disproportion between the upper and under lip, is a sign of folly or wickedness. The wisest and best men have well-proportioned upper and under lips» Very large, though well-proportioned, lips, always denote a gross, sensual, indelicate ; — and sometimes a stupid or wicked man.
Page xxxvi - HORIZONTAL eyebrows, rich, and clear, always denote understanding, coldness of heart, and capacity for framing plans. Wild eyebrows are never found with a mild, ductile, pliable character. Eyebrows waving above the eyes, short, thick, interrupted, not long nor broad — for the most part denote capacious memory, and are only found with ingenious, flexile, mild, and good characters.
Page li - I do not think that any feature can wholly neutralize the effect of a good chin. It may modify somewhat its indications. Lavater himself must have thought this, for elsewhere he observes : — When the chin decisively indicates good sense the whole will certainly have the character of discernment and understanding. That chin decisively indicates good sense which is somewhat incurved or indented in the middle, of which the under part somewhat projects, which is marked with various gradations, incurvations,...
Page xxxvii - A nose physiognomonically good is of unspeakable weight in the balance of physiognomy : it can be outweighed by nothing whatever. It is the sum of the forehead, and the root of the underpart of the countenance. Without gentle archings, slight indentations, or conspicuous undulations, there are no noses which are physiognomonically good, or intellectually great.
Page li - He is certainly of a base and malignant disposition who laughs, or endeavours to conceal a laugh, when mention is made of the sufferings of a poor man, or the failings of a good man. Such characters have commonly little upper or under lip, a eharply-delineated middle line of the mouth, which at both ends turns disagreeably upwards ; and fearful teeth.
Page iv - ... first impression have in it nothing repulsive or oppressive, and produce in thee no kind of constraint ; if thou feel thyself in his presence continually more cheerful and free, more animated, and contented with thyself, though he do not flatter thee, or even speak to thee, be certain that he will always, so long as no person intervenes between you, gain upon thee and never lose. Nature has formed you for each other. You will be able to say to each other much in a little. Study, however, carefully,...