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LECT. VI.]
153
plates vm. trm. lix. lx. lxi. lxil
physiognomy.
These plates are given to shew excess in charac-
ter, and it appears by them how nearly the human
countenance may resemble the features of brutes j
and also how much the various modes of wearing the
hair, beard, &c. disguise the face. In a and B, we
see the surly sharpness of the wolf; and however (to
render it more sensible) this head may seem removed
from nature, yet those who have visited wild and un-
civilized parts, will readily admit the resemblance.
C c shews a variety allied to the goat, to which like-
ness the beard, &c. greatly contribute. D D shews
the similarity to the ox, to whose plodding aspect
we are no strangers in England.
Those who have studied this subject, have been
very fertile in finding many additional relations, as
well to birds as beasts; and if we may believe them,
the qualities of the mind are not infrequently coin-
cident with such indications, although good sense, a
happy education, virtuous morals, or other causes,
may counteract, in behaviour, such natural propen-
sities.
It is evident, that, in these excesses of character,
Beauty is lost; and as that ought to be our princi-
pal study in treating the human countenance, we
should generalize our ideas and principles as much as
may be, lest too strongly-marked personal peculi-
arities should appear offensive ; and even, perhaps,
allied to brutality.
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153
plates vm. trm. lix. lx. lxi. lxil
physiognomy.
These plates are given to shew excess in charac-
ter, and it appears by them how nearly the human
countenance may resemble the features of brutes j
and also how much the various modes of wearing the
hair, beard, &c. disguise the face. In a and B, we
see the surly sharpness of the wolf; and however (to
render it more sensible) this head may seem removed
from nature, yet those who have visited wild and un-
civilized parts, will readily admit the resemblance.
C c shews a variety allied to the goat, to which like-
ness the beard, &c. greatly contribute. D D shews
the similarity to the ox, to whose plodding aspect
we are no strangers in England.
Those who have studied this subject, have been
very fertile in finding many additional relations, as
well to birds as beasts; and if we may believe them,
the qualities of the mind are not infrequently coin-
cident with such indications, although good sense, a
happy education, virtuous morals, or other causes,
may counteract, in behaviour, such natural propen-
sities.
It is evident, that, in these excesses of character,
Beauty is lost; and as that ought to be our princi-
pal study in treating the human countenance, we
should generalize our ideas and principles as much as
may be, lest too strongly-marked personal peculi-
arities should appear offensive ; and even, perhaps,
allied to brutality.
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