Phrenology, and how to use it in analyzing character (1871)
Morgan, Nicholas · London, Longmans, Green · leaf 306
Fig. 47.—Millar, the Stirling murderer. Mr. Combe makes the following remarks on Firmness :— It gives perseverance however only in manifesting thefaculties which are possessed by the individual in adequatestrength. A person with great Firmness and much Tunemay persevere in making music; diminish… … Fig. 48.—Dr. Gall. Mr. Combe had probably observed individuals who werelargely endowed with Firmness, and nevertheless were notpersevering, for cases of the kind are very common ; and hetried to explain away the apparent anomaly by the aboveremarkable qualification. The fact is, a person that is…
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