New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . iM the torrent of their imag-ination and are almost alwaysvery firm, self-reliant, per-severing in whatever theyundertake, and constantin friendship and are the acknowl-edged leaders in thesphere of active are men of the fieldrather than the closet—men with whom to thinkand to feel is to act; andthey attain success bymeans of energy and per-severance rather than by forethought or deep scheming. Asspeakers, they use str
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . iM the torrent of their imag-ination and are almost alwaysvery firm, self-reliant, per-severing in whatever theyundertake, and constantin friendship and are the acknowl-edged leaders in thesphere of active are men of the fieldrather than the closet—men with whom to thinkand to feel is to act; andthey attain success bymeans of energy and per-severance rather than by forethought or deep scheming. Asspeakers, they use strong expressions, emphasize many words,and generally hit the nail on the head with a heavy Caesar, Oliver Cromwell, and Andrew Jackson weremen of this stamp, and they illustrate the character we have. Fig. 126.—Andrew Jackson. THE ROUND FACE 119 attributed to the oblong face. The traits we have named areof course modified by sex, but are as easily recognized in ^\ o-man as in man. Tlie outlines of some oblong faces approach closely to therectilinear, as shown in our portrait of Menschikoff (fig. 123),in which case we find the mental characteristics of this formintensified or increased by an added degree of uncompromisingdirectness and unsAverving per-sistency in any particular courseof action. In this face—thoughbelonging more properly thanelsewhere to the class we areconsidering — there is greatbreadth both of the base ofthe brain and of the lower partof the face proper, indicatinggreat executiveness, abundantvitality, and immense animalpower. Ethnologically, it isthe Sclavonic face, and belongsmore particularly to a race not-ed for physical strength, endur-ance, and unconquerable tena-city. Menschikoff, who com-manded the Russian army in the Crimean war, was of this race,an
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