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New physiognomy (1867)

Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 284

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advantage and loadit with the most daz-zling finer y. Themimic skill of thefriseur was frequent-ly called into requisi-tion to representfanciful devices, suchas diadems, harps,wreaths, emblems ofpublic temples andconquered cities, or to plait it into an incredible number oftresses, which were often… … Fig. 381.—Mrs. Goee. 278 THE HAIR AND BEARD man have long hair, it is a shame unto him ? But long hairwas worn at a later day, even by the priests; and PopeAnicetus is said to have been the first who forbade it. St.Wulstan declaimed with great vehemence against luxury ofall kinds, and especially…

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