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The pocket Lavater, or, The science of physiognomy : to which is added, an inquiry into the analogy existing between brute and human physiognomy, from the Italian of Porta : embellished with 44 copperplate heads (1817)

Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801, Porta, Giambattista della, 1535?-1615. De humana physiognomonia. English. Selections, Van Winkle and Wiley, printer · New-York : Published by Van Winkle & Wiley · leaf 155

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plea-sures of friendship; but he willavoid the discussion of scientificsubjects, and sometimes turn awayfrom philosophical argument asdry and insipid. The shape of his lips wouldseem to indicate a genius for poe-try, and the projection of the bone 92 of the eye shows great aptness formental… … 93 No. XXX. A downcast look, longitudinalwrinkles on the cheeks, compress-ed lips, and dull eyes, are all sym-tomatic of a melancholy man; hismouth is often drawn in, his com-plexion bilious, and his skin cVy.It is observable that persons of thischaracter have almost always de-fective teeth; their…

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