New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . rst charge in battle is almost irresistible ; but if it fail, andhis lines be broken, he becomes discouraged, and can not imme-diately regain his formerspirit. His excessive Ap-probativeness makes himvain, fond of show, praise,and fame, and ready tofiofht and* to die for theglory of France. As awriter, he is animated,dramatic, and rich in im-ages and illustration, butoften verbose and is not deficient in ideas,but his many words some-times s
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . rst charge in battle is almost irresistible ; but if it fail, andhis lines be broken, he becomes discouraged, and can not imme-diately regain his formerspirit. His excessive Ap-probativeness makes himvain, fond of show, praise,and fame, and ready tofiofht and* to die for theglory of France. As awriter, he is animated,dramatic, and rich in im-ages and illustration, butoften verbose and is not deficient in ideas,but his many words some-times serve to conceal ra-ther than to express them. Fisr. Baron Ccvier*He excels in descriptive writing and in fiction, especially that in which there is room forthe display of his dramatictalent. In spite of his mentaldeficiencies — his lack ofbreadth, depth, and solidityof character—the French-man is to-day the foremostman. of Europe, and no onebut the Sclavonic Russ canclaim even a rivalship withhim. In literature andscience, few countries canboast a more numerous orbrighter galaxy. Mon-535.—FoTTRiTO. taigne (fig. 81), Rousseau,. ?^ It should he mentioncrl hco thit Cuvicr, though classed as a French-man, was cthnologically a Goth heing of German origin His head wasor\e of the most massive on record, weighing 4 lbs. 13J oz., and conform-ing nearly to the Teutonic type. 424 NATIONAL TYPES. Voltaire, Montesquieu, St. Pierre, Moliere, Chateaubriand, DeStael, Dudevant, Lamartine. Dumas, Hugo, Las Casas (), Buffon, Cuvier (tig. 534), Bichat, Broussais, Fourier (), Compte, Cousin, and Michelet are among the Frenchnames which will go down to the latest posterity. THE ITALIAN. The Italians are far from being a homogeneous people. Thediversity of race is greater in Italy than almost anywhereelse. Brace, in his Racesof the Old World, says .^ The Teutonic blood—the Lombard — accordingto Mariotti, can be observedin the population of Pied-mont, Lombardy, Parma,Mode
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