The study of the human face . ter, and which formidable virtue, if rightlydirected, would have found its highest employment in doingthat for the true religion, which it has never been able to doagainst the false. OBSTINACY. One head given of this disposition in its most unquestionable character, inorder that it may act as a direct reference to those more specious lines, whichmay still exist in other connections, although in more various and less deter-mined forms. The eyes not so full as they are protruding. The eyebrows weak and indecisive. The nose in every sense the opposite to that of Reso
The study of the human face . ter, and which formidable virtue, if rightlydirected, would have found its highest employment in doingthat for the true religion, which it has never been able to doagainst the false. OBSTINACY. One head given of this disposition in its most unquestionable character, inorder that it may act as a direct reference to those more specious lines, whichmay still exist in other connections, although in more various and less deter-mined forms. The eyes not so full as they are protruding. The eyebrows weak and indecisive. The nose in every sense the opposite to that of Resolution. The mouth not so determined as Resolution, full and pouting, but notpliable ; lips thick, and swelling with discontent. The forehead small but full, with fleshy projections over the eyes. A general round swelling of the muscles of the face, the features ratherblunt, and partaking of the same character. The general expression equally divided between determination and dissatis-faction, with no small portion of T, on i:jii.: W. T^w c e ai ?: OBSTINACY. If an attempt to separate two approximating passions bya definition of one may have the effect of determining theother, little should remain for the one in question beyond find-ing it a place on the countenance; this would seem to be theonly way of disposing of that all-defying and self-contradic-ting quality, Obstinacy; having in its very nature that whichexposes the futility of attempting to describe an object whichproposes to itself no end ; and which is too unaccountable evenfor itself to explain; since, however, there is no more to bediscovered than lies upon the surface of obstinate characters,it is in vain to remark upon anything but their absurdities;and hence it must have been especially noticed in these piecesof inconsistency, that whether in act or argument (as thoughstudious only of their own inconvenience) they are not satisfiedwith getting on the wrong side of the question, but take upthe most awkwar
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