Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . succeed in their wicked designs — for art is pleasing to indications of this evil disposition in them are the signsof the several faculties enumerated above, together with theirresemblance to the horse. Not unfrequently they have clas-sic features, of exceeding delicacy, like those of an Italianbeauty ; but in such cases the signs of the moral and religiousfaculties are wanting, and the signs of deception are largerthan they should be. To be possessed of superior talents for art is therefore dan-gerous. The talent for
Comparative physiognomy; or, Resemblances between men and animals . succeed in their wicked designs — for art is pleasing to indications of this evil disposition in them are the signsof the several faculties enumerated above, together with theirresemblance to the horse. Not unfrequently they have clas-sic features, of exceeding delicacy, like those of an Italianbeauty ; but in such cases the signs of the moral and religiousfaculties are wanting, and the signs of deception are largerthan they should be. To be possessed of superior talents for art is therefore dan-gerous. The talent for acting is perhaps more liable to per-version than any other. The danger in this case is from thefaculty of affectation, which in its higher action is love ofceremony, or politeness. External politeness is made to ex-ceed the internal; the rites of religion are more than thespirit and the power; the profession is better than the life;an appearance of sanctity is made the cloak of wickedness, 130 COMPARATIVE PHYSIOGNOMY. and religion is made finally to consist of
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