. The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects. question, existing nearly in the state of equilibrium. Thenatural tendencies of such an individual are equally strongtowards vice and virtue; and his actual conduct is gener- * See Phrenological Journal, vol. vii. p. 446. FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THE ORGANIC LAWS. 145 ally determined by the influence of external life of Sheridan shows, that while he possessed highmental qualities, he was also the slave of degrading anddiscreditable vices. The head of the celebrated Philip Melancthon the refor-mer and associate
. The constitution of man considered in relation to external objects. question, existing nearly in the state of equilibrium. Thenatural tendencies of such an individual are equally strongtowards vice and virtue; and his actual conduct is gener- * See Phrenological Journal, vol. vii. p. 446. FROM INFRINGEMENT OF THE ORGANIC LAWS. 145 ally determined by the influence of external life of Sheridan shows, that while he possessed highmental qualities, he was also the slave of degrading anddiscreditable vices. The head of the celebrated Philip Melancthon the refor-mer and associate of Luther, furnishes an example of thedecided predominance of the moral and intellectual regionsover that of the animal propensities. The drawing iscopied from a portrait by Albert 4. The following description of the head is given in work, Phrenology in Connection with theStudy of Physiognomy. It is the brain of an extraordi-nary man. The organs ofthe moral and religious feelingspredominate greatly, and will disapprove of all violence,irreverence, and injustice. The forehead betokens a vastand comprehensive understanding; and the ensemble a mindthe noblest, the most amiable, and the most intellectual thatcan be conceived. He was born in 1495, and renderedgreat services to the cause of the reformation by his admi- 13 146 ON THE EVILS THAT BEFALL MANKIND rable abilities and great moderation. He was humane,gentle, and readily won upon by mild and generous treat-ment; but when his adversaries made use of imperiousand menacing language, he rose superior to his generalmeekness of disposition, and showed a spirit of ardor,independence, nay, of intrepidity—looking down with con-tempt upon the threats of power, and the prospect even ofdeath. The demarcations
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