Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 716
Hisparents were poor, and the death of his father, when Andrew was but achild, left the family in straitened circumstances. At an early age he wentinto a shop to learn the tailors trade. His educational advantages werevery few, and what he has obtained in the way of mental improvementwas acquired… … 710 CHARACTER-READING. THE GREAT LAWYER. In Rufus Choate we find the mental-motive temperament,the mental element greatly predominating, but the motivealso strongly marked. This combination imparted that vigor-ous mentality for which hewas remarkable. The organsat the base of the brain werelarge,…
Physiognomy · Phrenology
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