New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . * John Marshall, eminent as a patriot and jurist in the early days of theAmerican republic, was born at Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia,September 24, 1755. He was the eldest of fifteen children. In earlyyouth he exhibited considerable aptitude for literature and acquired a faireducation. In the war of the Revolution he did good service as a volun-teer. In 1781 he commenced the practice of law, and in a short time be-came eminent. He was called to
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . * John Marshall, eminent as a patriot and jurist in the early days of theAmerican republic, was born at Germantown, Fauquier County, Virginia,September 24, 1755. He was the eldest of fifteen children. In earlyyouth he exhibited considerable aptitude for literature and acquired a faireducation. In the war of the Revolution he did good service as a volun-teer. In 1781 he commenced the practice of law, and in a short time be-came eminent. He was called to take part in the political aifairs of hisState, by being elected to a seat in the Virginia Legislature when but twen-ty-six years of age. He afterward was appointed ambassador to France,and at a later period occupied a seat in Congress. In 1801 he was chosenChief-Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, and in this officeconducted himself with spotless integrity. His decisions are authorities,the world over. He died at Philadelphia, July 6, 1835. 712 CHARACTER-KEADlNGr. Fig. 1018.—George Washington.* « George Washington was born in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Feb-ruary 22, 1732, ana died at Mount Vernon, Virginia, December 14, received a good but not superior education nt school, afterward usingto advantage all opportunities for mental improvement. His entire lifefrom the very cradle has been the theme of many a historian : but it i,s onhis successful leadership of the American armies during the trying yearsof the Revolution that his fame chiefly rests When the Federal constitu-tion was formed, Washington was unanimously chosen the first President .^ THE AMBITIOUS EULER. 713
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