. Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America. With biographies. air thrown backwards, and flow-ing student-wise; the complexion paleand striking. The eyes are black andluminous, the pupils contrasting sharp-ly with the balls in which they areset. If the profile and forehead evincetaste and a balanced mind, it is thehair and complexion, and, above all,those remarkable eyes—deep-search-ing, seen and seeing from afar, that re-veal the passions of the father in their heights and depths of power. Theform is taller than that of either theelder Booth or Kean, lithe, and dis-posed
. Portrait gallery of eminent men and women of Europe and America. With biographies. air thrown backwards, and flow-ing student-wise; the complexion paleand striking. The eyes are black andluminous, the pupils contrasting sharp-ly with the balls in which they areset. If the profile and forehead evincetaste and a balanced mind, it is thehair and complexion, and, above all,those remarkable eyes—deep-search-ing, seen and seeing from afar, that re-veal the passions of the father in their heights and depths of power. Theform is taller than that of either theelder Booth or Kean, lithe, and dis-posed in symmetry; with broad should-ers, slender hips, and comely taperinglimbs, all supple, and knit togetherwith harmonious grace. We havementioned personal fitness as a chiefbadge of the actors peerage, and it isof one of the born nobility that wehave to speak. Amongst those whohave few bodily disadvantages to over-come, and who, it would seem, shouldglide into an assured position moreeasily than others climb, we may in-clude our foremost American tragedian—Edwin Thomas ij^ ^ ^*,>^S^i %i!>^^
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