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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 618

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ral and artistic beauties afterwardsgrow upon the feeling, and become, as it were, a part of theinterior life. Studiously contemplated, they silently educatethe sluggish taste, and by slow degrees inspire appreciation.It is only by thoughtful attention to the culture of thisnoble faculty that we… … ATTENTIVENESS. Friends! Romans! couutrymen ? lend me your ears!—Shakespearr. The line which I have quoted above, and which, as everyschool-hoy knows, forms the introduction to mark Antonysoft-quoted speech in defence of Caesar, is an acknowledgmentof the fact that the orator harangues in vain,…

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