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 432
lor isstill shown by the inhabitants of the mountains, though thoseof the cities are much degenerated. The physical type isrefined—the form being slender and graceful, and the featureselegant and efieminate. The Transteverini, in Rome, are thought to have pro-served the pure classic type. The… … 426 NATIONAL TYPES. many of the antique representations of the Roman soldier.The Sabinian shepherds are a model, now, for sculptors, whenthey would represent the ancient Romans. After a thousandyears of priestly rule, says Gajani, the Romans are still themost warlike of Italian peoples. The…
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