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History and progress of phrenology. (Read before the Western phrenological society, at Buffalo,) (1839)

Haskins, R. W.(Roswell Willson),1796-1870 · Buffalo, Steele & Peck; New-York, Wiley & Putnam · leaf 40

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ut.Here we have the portrait of Dr. Franklin, whichhas been selected on account of his well known cha-racter, no less than from the fact that the portrait isitself familiar a3 the face of a friend, to almost thewhole nation. All concur in saying that the portraitof Franklin exhibits strong marks of… … Verv well : now, by moans of the fly sheet, let thehead, only, of the portrait be covered, leaving, it willbe observed, every portion of the face entirely thesame as before, but surmounting it with a new head,of a different form and size ; and how changed ! The intelligent countenance, as it was…

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