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Physiognomy illustrated ; or, Nature's revelations of character : a description of the mental, moral, and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance (1891)

Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 · New York : Murray Hill publishing company · leaf 136

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