New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . Fig. 745.—^Princess Alexandea. Fig. 746.—Sally Muggins. Beauty is made to appear still more lovely by setting it sideby side with ugliness; and virtue seems to shine with itsgreatest effulgence in contrast with vice. As are characters, so are heads and faces. This is one ofthe fundamental doctrines of this book, and we purpose nowto illustrate it, and, incidentall}^, other important truths, bymeans of some contrasted physiognomies. That there are marke
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . Fig. 745.—^Princess Alexandea. Fig. 746.—Sally Muggins. Beauty is made to appear still more lovely by setting it sideby side with ugliness; and virtue seems to shine with itsgreatest effulgence in contrast with vice. As are characters, so are heads and faces. This is one ofthe fundamental doctrines of this book, and we purpose nowto illustrate it, and, incidentall}^, other important truths, bymeans of some contrasted physiognomies. That there are marked differences in the physiognomies ofdifferent persons is self-evident; and yet all human beings are CONTRASTED FACES 637 somewhat alike. Each—white, black, and red—has preciselythe same number of organs of body and brain. The differenceis in quality^ in size^ and in degree of cultivation. The Crea-tor bestowed the same number of organs and faculties onBridget McBruiser that he did on Florence Nightingale. Norhas the beautiful Princess Alexandra any more bones, muscles,or nerves than the plain, good-natured, uncultured Sally Mug-
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