Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 294
BEARD. Thou shaltnot mar the cor-ncrs of thybeard ; the com-mand of Moses tothe children ofIsrael, recordedin Leviticus xix.27, is the firstmention of thebeard that learn-ed men have beenable to find. Itindicates the ear-ly cultivation ofthe beard amongthe Eastern na-tions, by whom it always has… … Le Grand Cushman. 288 THE HAIR AND BEARD. conceal their disaster and wait until their beards shouldreappear. Sculptures from Nineveh and Persepolis prove that theraces inhabiting those cities wore their beards; but in Egypt,judging from ancient pictures, shaving was common amongkings and other…
Physiognomy · Phrenology
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