Physiognomy; or the corresponding analogy between the conformation of the features, and the ruling passions of the mind, tr. [and abridged] by S. Shaw. The title-leaf is a cancel]. |
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... denote total opposition of character . How wonderfully may the expression of countenance and character be altered by a small inflexion or diminishing , lengthening or sharpening , even though but of a hair's breadth ! How difficult ...
... denote total opposition of character . How wonderfully may the expression of countenance and character be altered by a small inflexion or diminishing , lengthening or sharpening , even though but of a hair's breadth ! How difficult ...
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... denotes tranquillity in the region of the heart and breast . This threefold life of man , so intimately inter- woven through his frame , is still capable of be . ing studied in its different appropriate parts ; and , did we live in a ...
... denotes tranquillity in the region of the heart and breast . This threefold life of man , so intimately inter- woven through his frame , is still capable of be . ing studied in its different appropriate parts ; and , did we live in a ...
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... denote great debility ; and if the change and decay of the countenance be sud- den , the danger is great . When the nose is pointed , the face of a lead colour , and the lips livid , inflammation has produced gangrene . " There is ...
... denote great debility ; and if the change and decay of the countenance be sud- den , the danger is great . When the nose is pointed , the face of a lead colour , and the lips livid , inflammation has produced gangrene . " There is ...
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... denote manifest dulness and de- bility ? Number 2. A Fool . From the small eyes in this figure , the open mouth , particularly from the under part of the countenance , no man whatever will expect penetration , reasoning , or wisdom ...
... denote manifest dulness and de- bility ? Number 2. A Fool . From the small eyes in this figure , the open mouth , particularly from the under part of the countenance , no man whatever will expect penetration , reasoning , or wisdom ...
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... denote the passions and present state of the mind . The bones give the internal quantity , and their covering the appli- cation of power . Though the skin be wrinkled , the forehead bones remain unaltered ; but this wrinkling varies ...
... denote the passions and present state of the mind . The bones give the internal quantity , and their covering the appli- cation of power . Though the skin be wrinkled , the forehead bones remain unaltered ; but this wrinkling varies ...
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