Essays on Physiognomy: For the Promotion of the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind, Volume 3C. Whittingham, 1804 - Facial expression |
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... cause ; or is the nose itself the cause of wit ? " I answer sign , cause , and effect combined . Sign ; for it betokens the wit ; is an invo- luntary expression of wit . Cause ; at least cause that the wit is not greater , less , or of ...
... cause ; or is the nose itself the cause of wit ? " I answer sign , cause , and effect combined . Sign ; for it betokens the wit ; is an invo- luntary expression of wit . Cause ; at least cause that the wit is not greater , less , or of ...
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... cause and effect , or , in other words , physiog- nomy is not the mere image of internal man , but the efficient cause " - ( I should rather say the limiting cause ) " The form and ar- rangement of the muscles determine the mode of ...
... cause and effect , or , in other words , physiog- nomy is not the mere image of internal man , but the efficient cause " - ( I should rather say the limiting cause ) " The form and ar- rangement of the muscles determine the mode of ...
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... cause , and effect of more and deeper comprehension ; therefore , cæteris paribus , a larger quantity of brain , and , consequently , a spacious forehead , is more intelligent than the reverse , But as we frequently live more ...
... cause , and effect of more and deeper comprehension ; therefore , cæteris paribus , a larger quantity of brain , and , consequently , a spacious forehead , is more intelligent than the reverse , But as we frequently live more ...
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... cause of this appearance ? The learner is incapable of preserving proportion ; the strokes are unconnected — And what is the stupid countenance ? It is one " - ( among others ) - " the parts of which are defectively con- nected , and ...
... cause of this appearance ? The learner is incapable of preserving proportion ; the strokes are unconnected — And what is the stupid countenance ? It is one " - ( among others ) - " the parts of which are defectively con- nected , and ...
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... while , in the closed lips , moderation is expressed . He will serve with sullenness , with downcast eyes , and his shut mouth will disdain to complain . " As the foregoing causes will make du- rable impressions A MANUSCRIPT BY TH- . 25.
... while , in the closed lips , moderation is expressed . He will serve with sullenness , with downcast eyes , and his shut mouth will disdain to complain . " As the foregoing causes will make du- rable impressions A MANUSCRIPT BY TH- . 25.
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Page 55 - God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked ; that there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
Page 51 - Forasmuch as ye are manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.
Page 52 - Nay, but O man, who art thou that repliest against God ? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus...
Page 48 - Verily I say unto you, All sins shall be forgiven unto the sons of men, and blasphemies wherewith soever they shall blaspheme : 29 But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation : 30 Because they said, He hath an unclean spirit.
Page 55 - But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Page 44 - Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast.
Page 45 - The light of the body is the eye: therefore when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.
Page 53 - For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God ! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past rinding out!
Page 53 - Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour...
Page 46 - Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth : 6 And when the sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.