New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . 694 CHARACTER-READING. THE HUMORIST. Mr. Thackeray was a specimen of the better class of literaryEnglishmen. He was at once bluff and kindly, full of humansympathies, and endowed with a keen and quick appreciation of character in its variousphases. His intellect waseminently practical, yet hadbreadth and comprehen-siveness. Mirthfulness, Be-nevolence, Combativeness,Constructiveness, and Com-parison were large, givinghim vivacity, kindliness,force, inve
New Physiognomy : or signs of character, as manifested through temperament and external forms, and especially in the "the human face divine." . 694 CHARACTER-READING. THE HUMORIST. Mr. Thackeray was a specimen of the better class of literaryEnglishmen. He was at once bluff and kindly, full of humansympathies, and endowed with a keen and quick appreciation of character in its variousphases. His intellect waseminently practical, yet hadbreadth and comprehen-siveness. Mirthfulness, Be-nevolence, Combativeness,Constructiveness, and Com-parison were large, givinghim vivacity, kindliness,force, invention, and criti-cal acumen. In his writ-ings we should look forgood-humor, sprightliness,and piquancy, pervadedwith a vein of satire. It is Fig. 1000.—Wm. Makepeace Thackeray.* well known that throughhis encouragement Miss Brontes writings first obtained pub-lic notice. He saw her genius and originality, and deemedher well worthy of general favor. He was more sensible thanshowy, more practical than imaginative, more observing thanreflective, and, judging only from this portrait, more worldly-minded than spiritual. Tf William Makepeace Thackeray was born of
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