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 407
t.—On close observation, onemay, without much diffi-culty, perceive that, fromthe field-marshal in everyrank of the army, down tothe raw recruit, there isa style peculiar to cadi.The best mode of getting anaccurate idea of the differ-ence between a recruit anda trained veteran is to watchthe diill,… … THE WALK AS INDICATIVE OF CHARACTER. 331 that he simply might be looked upon as a nicely-adjusted part of a ve%T smoothly working machine. This perfectdrill and training gets at length so much into thenature, that the old soldier, when walking alone, stepswith as much precision and accuracy, as he…
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