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Essays on the anatomy of expression in painting (1806)

Bell, Charles, Sir, 1774-1842 · London : Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme · leaf 161

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ND DISCONTENT. In joy the eyebrow is raised moderately, but without any angula- rity ; the forehead is smooth; the eye full, lively, and sparkling ; the nostril is moderately inflated, and a smile is on the lips. In all the exhilarating emotions, the eyebrow, the eyelids, the nostril, the angle of… … ^vS^-

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