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Elements of phrenology (1845)

Combe, George, 1788-1858 · New York : Colyer · leaf 217

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all the organs appealin nearly equal proportions to each other, the in-dividual, if left to himself, will exhibit opposite 220 COMBINATIONS IN SIZE. phases of character, according as the animal pro-pensities or moral sentiments predominate for thetime. He will pass his life in alternate sinningand… … cast the balance, for the time, in favour of thehigher sentiments ; if exposed to the solicitationof profligate associates, the animal propensitieswill probably obtain triumphant sway. Maxwell,who was executed for housebreaking and theft,is an example of this combination. In him thethree orders of…

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