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 45
vain for a single expression offrankness; this slightly-projectingchin, when accompanied with small,penetrating eyes, denotes the ab-sence of sincerity. There is no dis-play of benevolence in this obliquemouth; and avarice reveals itself inthese close-locked lips. Combineall these features, and… … 37 No. II. Here is the head of a man wellcalculated for business; the upperpart of his head has great eleva-tion, which is an unerring charac-teristic of a calculating, deep-think-ing mind; his forte lies in thosesciences which demand precision,profundity, and unwearied appli-cation; he may be a…
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