Physiognomy, Or, The Corresponding Analogy Between the Conformation of the Features and the Ruling Passions of the Mind |
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... tion . Whether , therefore , to teach men to de- cide with more perspicuity and certainty , instead of confusedly ; to judge clearly with refined sen- sations , instead of rudely and erroneously with sensations more gross ; and ...
... tion . Whether , therefore , to teach men to de- cide with more perspicuity and certainty , instead of confusedly ; to judge clearly with refined sen- sations , instead of rudely and erroneously with sensations more gross ; and ...
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... tion from the good , act in concert with the im- pulse to goodness . Let this be the ladder , or , if you please , the crutch to support tottering virtue . Suffer men to feel that God has ever branded vice with deformity , and adorned ...
... tion from the good , act in concert with the im- pulse to goodness . Let this be the ladder , or , if you please , the crutch to support tottering virtue . Suffer men to feel that God has ever branded vice with deformity , and adorned ...
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... tion and motion , unite as in a central point . With firm step he advances over the earth's surface , and with erect body raises his head to heaven . He looks forward to infinitude ; he acts with facility and swiftness inconceivable ...
... tion and motion , unite as in a central point . With firm step he advances over the earth's surface , and with erect body raises his head to heaven . He looks forward to infinitude ; he acts with facility and swiftness inconceivable ...
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... tion , and the most animated the realms of nature contain . We have already hinted to our readers , that they are to expect only fragments on physi- ognomy from us , and not a perfect system . How- ever , what has been said may serve as ...
... tion , and the most animated the realms of nature contain . We have already hinted to our readers , that they are to expect only fragments on physi- ognomy from us , and not a perfect system . How- ever , what has been said may serve as ...
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... tion ; it produces gloom , shortness of breath , impatience , restlessness , and a narrow chest . The good name of others , on which it seeks to avenge itself by slander , and feigned but not real contempt , hangs like the sword ...
... tion ; it produces gloom , shortness of breath , impatience , restlessness , and a narrow chest . The good name of others , on which it seeks to avenge itself by slander , and feigned but not real contempt , hangs like the sword ...
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