Essays on physiognomy; calculated to extend the knowledge and the love of mankind (1797)
Lavater, Johann Caspar, 1741-1801 · London, Sold by H.D. Symonds · leaf 348
and purfuing with undi-verted indufiry what It has once begun. I afcribe to it more prac-tical reafon than philofophic penetration. It is much more cho-leric than Kleinjogg ; has a greater facility in catching details,but is lefs capable of comprehending a whole. The forehead, in,particular, is one… … 267 tAVATERs PHYSIOGNOMY. I^I III. You win find in the third mofl ingenuity, gentlenefs, fenfibility,and even wit. There Is here a propenfity to devotion, and thatpropenfity is neceffary to him. Every feature depicts a man calmandcompofed, who seflefts maturely, and who examines at leifure;The…
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