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 (1887)
Simms, Joseph, 1833-1920 · New York, Murray Hill Publishing Company · leaf 378
ed at the ex-pense of the common sense.James Brindley, the greatengineer, a genius Of mother wit, and wise withoutthe schools, is a striking example of thistruth. After having con-structed the Bridgewater Canal,under difficulties which causedthe practical men of the dayto condemn the project… … Major, a lunatic, copied from the Characters of Glasgow, pub-lished by John Tweed, 11 St.Enoch Square, Glasgow. To feed navigable canals. Some of the most remarkable and usefulmen that the world has known have owed their success,not, as is usually the case, to the specialization, but to…
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