New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . inciples ofFirmness, Conscientiousness,and Caution—was not full,and the domestic affectionsFig. 551.—DEMosTi^^iTEs. were only moderately devel- oped. Such was the Greek head; what was the Greciancharacter ? History shovrs that it combined the highest giftsof intellect and unequaled artistic and poetic powers w^ithstrong impulses, imperfectly controlled by moral sentiment,and not greatly influenced by either friendship or gifts of the Greek
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . inciples ofFirmness, Conscientiousness,and Caution—was not full,and the domestic affectionsFig. 551.—DEMosTi^^iTEs. were only moderately devel- oped. Such was the Greek head; what was the Greciancharacter ? History shovrs that it combined the highest giftsof intellect and unequaled artistic and poetic powers w^ithstrong impulses, imperfectly controlled by moral sentiment,and not greatly influenced by either friendship or gifts of the Greek were pre-eminently intellectual, his^lefects essentially moral. Me was a philosopher, a writer, atv^t, an artist, a genius, but lacked principle, steadiness ofVfUrpose, devotion, fldelity, and affection. T^arge Size, Form, Constructiveness, and Ideality, unitedtiih his perfect balance of mental power, made the ancientGreek pre-eminent in sculpture and architecture; and herehe remains not only unsurpassed but unequaled; but the beautyhe created was merely physical, lacking spiritual significance,as his life lacked a spiritual THE GR^CO-EGYPTIAN, 439
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