New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." (1889)
Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York : Fowler & Wells · leaf 408
akppeaeb. a builder, an agriculturist, a trader, a financier—a man ofaffairs (as the French say), in almost any department, and canhardly fail to be a successful one. He will also greatly enjoysociety and the family relations. There is evidently a lack of the delicate sensibilities, theelegant… … of heart, and genuine kindliness are clearly and strongly indicated. Practical and matter-of-fact as the English mind generally is, til ere is not lacking apoetical a n d speculativevein. Englishmen havedone something else besidesmanufacture, trade, a n dfight. They are justified inboasting of such…
Physiognomy · Phrenology
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