Mouths as Mirrors of Character and Destiny
An editor extols physiognomy to judge presidents and nations noting the mouth reveals passions and will. He cites Tommaseo and Harrison Fisher on lips, recalls a publisher's boast of a lips collection, and Fisher’s quip about avoiding lab terms in portraying mouths.
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Mouths as the heart of character and passion in Lavater
Fragment from a 19th century discussion on physiognomy cites Lavater and Mantegazza to claim the mouth expresses mind and heart. It links lip prominence to virtue or vice, notes varied mouth types, and contrasts upper and lower lips with traits from gentleness to obstinacy and sensuality.
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Gil
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