New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . et—An Art Writer—A Preacher and Poet—The Woman ofGenius—The Dress Reformer—The Great Historian—The Old ManEloquent —The Scotch Philanthropist—The Man of the People—TheGreat Lawyer—The Eminent Jurist The Father of his Country—The Ambitious Ruler — The Religious Reformer — The Priest andDiplomatist—The Pulpit Orator — The Friend — The PhilosophicalHistorian—The Delineator of Life and Character—The Physiognomist—The Founder of Phrenology—The Practical Rel
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . et—An Art Writer—A Preacher and Poet—The Woman ofGenius—The Dress Reformer—The Great Historian—The Old ManEloquent —The Scotch Philanthropist—The Man of the People—TheGreat Lawyer—The Eminent Jurist The Father of his Country—The Ambitious Ruler — The Religious Reformer — The Priest andDiplomatist—The Pulpit Orator — The Friend — The PhilosophicalHistorian—The Delineator of Life and Character—The Physiognomist—The Founder of Phrenology—The Practical Religionist—The Theolo-gian— Sartor Resartus—The Great Prussian Page 6G5-727 CHAPTER XL. INTERESTING MISCELLANEOUS ADDENDA. Aristotle -An Ideal Head—Head of St Paul—Eyebrows—Life as Seen fromOpposite Stand-points- Physiognomical Anecdotes 729-738 CHAPTER XLI. A BRIEF RECAPITULATION OR SUMMING UP. A Synopsis of the Work—New Illustrations Introduced—Additional Hints—A Group of East Indians—The Shapes of Heads Illustrated—Howto Observe and How to Read Character 739-759 ^N its most generalsense, Physiognomy(from cpvcfig, nature, and ^VOdfJLOVIXOcr, know ing) signifies a knowl-edge of nature; butmore particularly ofthe foTTTis of things—the configuration ofnatural objects, whe-ther animate or inani-mate. As restricted in itsapplication to man, itmay be defined as aknowledge of the relation between the external and the inter-nal, and of the signs through which the character of the mindis indicated by the developments of the body. Popular usage limits the signification of the term still more,and makes it mean simply, thS art of reading character bymeans of its signs in the face. A more full and exact definition of the word, as we wish itto be understood in this work, will be found in our thirdchapter. Figure 1. XIV INTRODUCTION A HISTORICAL SKETCH. Physiognomy seems to have attracted considerable atten-tion am
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