Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustrated. A description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance (1879)
Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 · New York, D.M. Bennett, Liberal and Scientific Publishing House · leaf 223
has crowned the effort.A Kentucky negro once gave me a very good definitionof this capacity of leech-like tenacity—perseverance: hisidea being that it was to seize right hold and neber letgo no more. EECTITUDITIVENESS.—EECTITUDE. THE FACULTY THAT INCITES HONESTY OF PURPOSE ANDSTRAIGHTFORWARDNESS OF… … Rectituditiveness Small—Jolm Tetzel, Eectituditiveness Large — the dishonest face. Andrew Jackson, the honest face. THE FACULTIES, THEIR SIGNS AND PRINCIPLES. 195 Square and prominent bones conjoined to eyes that cutdirectly across the vertical line of the face, are distinctivemarks of…
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