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 512
John HENRY B. IRVING, an English actor of great celebrity, whoseface shows remarkable self-control, critical interest in the engrossingtopics df the day, a vice-like memory which never relaxes its grip onwhatever it seizes. … ACTIVITY. As nature never made a face for physiognomical purposesalone, so also she has not formed a body of special shapeto indicate simply its peculiar adaptations. The primaryintention of nature would seem to be necessity. Nonewould be so stupid as to claim that it was necessaryan animal should…
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