Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . Educational Type. John WycldifFe, the Morning Star of theReformation. The lessons of obedience learned in childhood have theirdue weight in marking character on the countenance, or Phiz. Let us pen picture two boys. The one haspracticed obedience to his parents, and is respected andloved by all who know him. The other, through neglector natural ugliness, is the most wilful, disobedient littlerascal one can imagi
Nature's revelations of character; or, physiognomy illustratedA description of the mental, moral and volitive dispositions of mankind, as manifested in the human form and countenance . Educational Type. John WycldifFe, the Morning Star of theReformation. The lessons of obedience learned in childhood have theirdue weight in marking character on the countenance, or Phiz. Let us pen picture two boys. The one haspracticed obedience to his parents, and is respected andloved by all who know him. The other, through neglector natural ugliness, is the most wilful, disobedient littlerascal one can imagine. When told to go to school, he THE REARING OF YOUTH. 291. went in the opposite direction, either fishing, loafing, ordoing mischief; would steal, and lie, with no apparentremorse of conscience. Forexamples of a representa-tive boy of each of theabove characters see theCuts on page 292. Love, whose influencehas been chanted and sungby poets of all ages, hasthe power to change ademon into a saint, andits effect upon the physi-ognomy is to make itbloom like spring flowers;to refine the skin, to fill out the chin, and to give \ \ \ \ warmth and joy to the Ignorance. John Brougliton, a blood- , , . thirsty pugilist. Whole expression. Politeness and good manners ever win their way in thisworld of appearances. If coming from good feeling in themind, as all true politeness most assuredly does, then itwill ennoble every feature, give tone to facial curves, andtouch with sublimity each lineament. Gentleness carriesan attraction which lends gracefulness to thought every-where; it retains the balance of relative proportions inoutline, and its effects re
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