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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... observation , that an active and vivid eye , and an active and acute wit , are fre- quently found in the same person , shall it be sup- posed that there is no relation between the active eye and the active mind ? Is this the effect of ...
... observation , that an active and vivid eye , and an active and acute wit , are fre- quently found in the same person , shall it be sup- posed that there is no relation between the active eye and the active mind ? Is this the effect of ...
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... observe him ? Will he not draw conclusions from his counte- nance ? Will he not , almost before he is out of hearing , pronounce some opinion of him ? and say , “ This man has an honest look - this man has a pleasing or forbidding ...
... observe him ? Will he not draw conclusions from his counte- nance ? Will he not , almost before he is out of hearing , pronounce some opinion of him ? and say , “ This man has an honest look - this man has a pleasing or forbidding ...
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... observe , estimate , compare , andjudge of him according to appearances , although he might never have heard of the word or thing called physiognomy ; not a man who does not judge of all things that pass through his hands by their ...
... observe , estimate , compare , andjudge of him according to appearances , although he might never have heard of the word or thing called physiognomy ; not a man who does not judge of all things that pass through his hands by their ...
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... observe varieties , make minute distinctions , establish signs , and invent words , to express these his remarks ; form general abstract pro- positions ; extend and improve physiognomical knowledge , language , and sensation ; and thus ...
... observe varieties , make minute distinctions , establish signs , and invent words , to express these his remarks ; form general abstract pro- positions ; extend and improve physiognomical knowledge , language , and sensation ; and thus ...
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... frequent experiments , the most difficult may become easy . Whoever possesses the slightest capacity for , and has once acquired the habit of , observation and comparison , should he see himself daily and incessantly PHYSIOGNOMY . 17.
... frequent experiments , the most difficult may become easy . Whoever possesses the slightest capacity for , and has once acquired the habit of , observation and comparison , should he see himself daily and incessantly PHYSIOGNOMY . 17.
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