Essays on physiognomy; calculated to extend the knowledge and the love of mankind (1797) (14802337443)

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Title: Essays on physiognomy; calculated to extend the knowledge and the love of mankind

Year: 1797 (1790s)

Authors: Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801

Subjects: Physiognomy

Publisher: London, Sold by H.D. Symonds

Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine

Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons

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n the voluntary degrada- )tion of the mufculous parts, which form a contrail fo linkingwith the folid. The vexation mingled with difdain expreffed in mouth 6, is illfuited to that energetic face, though it be in a better ftyle than theexpreffion of the fame kind of which we have already taken no-tice. 7. This countenance reprefents terror and rage, but expreflesat the fame time the energy of a hero. The forehead has not fuchan air of grandeur as thofe of faces 3. 5. and 11. 8. Indicates a degree of fear, of imbecillity and relaxation. 9. The exterior outline from the hair down to the beard isblunt to infipidity, which confiderably diminifhes the expreffion ofenergy and greatnefs natural to that face. In other refpe&s, anattention refle&ing and fomewhat reftlefs is the character of it. 10. Here it is the under lip which weakens the exprefljon ofgreatnefs; but this is the face of a man courageous, prompt,aclive. 11. Is fuperior to the preceding, among other reafons, on ac- count

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