A New Light of Alchymie: Taken out of the Fountaine of Nature, and Manuall Experience. Etc.Sedziwój, Michal
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A New Light of Alchymie: Taken out of the Fountaine of Nature, and Manuall Experience. Etc.
Sedziwój, Michal
Alchemy -- Early works to 1800; Sulfur
Great eyes, a covetous, ravenous man, especially if they hang out of
the head.
[Sidenote: Alwayes Winking.]
Eyes that are alwaies winking, declare a weak sight, and a man to be
fearefull, and solicitous.
[Sidenote: Rolling.]
Rolling Eyes shew an amorous affection, and a prudent man, and a man of
quicke intention.
[Sidenote: Continually dejected.]
Eyes continually dejected shew a bashfull, modest man, &c.
[Sidenote: Red.]
Eyes that are red, signifie a bold, and strong man, &c.
[Sidenote: Cleare.]
Clear eyes, and not easily moveable, shew an heroick, magnanimous,
strong, chearfull, and a man formidable to his enemies, &c.
[Sidenote: Eares great.]
Great eares shew a good hearing, a good memory, attention, diligence, a
sound brain, and head, &c.
Low eares are an ill omen. For, for the most part they signifie a man
to be malitious, fraudulent, unjust, and a bad hearing, a bad memory, a
bold man, and easily exposing himselfe to dangers.
[Sidenote: A long Nose.]
A long nose, and crooked downwards is a good sign, it signifies a man
to bee valiant, prudent, close, rigorous, and yet just, &c.
[Sidenote: A flat Nose.]
A flat nose signifies a man to be malicious, lustfull, given to lying,
inconstant, &c.
[Sidenote: Sharp.]
A sharp nose, a man to bee a turne-coate, a mocker, &c.
[Sidenote: Long.]
A long nose, a man to be slow in all his actions, and to be of a very
quick smell.
[Sidenote: Hollow cheeks.]
The cheekes with pits in them signifie a man to bee talkative, a
Scorner, contentious, &c.
[Sidenote: A long Chin.]
A long chin, with a long face, signifie a man to be given to anger, and
slow to labour, &c.
[Sidenote: A divided Chin.]
A divided chin signifies a man to bee faithfull, officious, subtile,
and various in his words, speaking one thing, and meaning another,
angry, yet sorry for his anger, ingenious, and given to inventions.
[Sidenote: A great Mouth.]
A great and large mouth signifies a man to bee a great devourer, silly,
foolish, imprudent, dareing, &c. A little mouth signifies the contrary.
[Sidenote: Lips drawn to.]
Lips drawne to, where the upper is greater then the lower, signifie a
man to bee angry, warlike, couragious, yet for the most part of rude,
and uncivil behaviour, and manners like to a swine.
[Sidenote: Lips great beneath.]
Lips great beneath, signifie a man to be dull, foolish, and blockish,
&c.
[Sidenote: Haire signifies nothing by Art.]
Judgement by the haires either of the head, or beard, is not very
certain, because use teacheth that they can be divers wayes varyed, as
to bee made black, or yellow, or red, or white, and hoary, or curled,
soft, or hard, as any one desires to have them.
Hence it will come to passe, that many who are otherwise skilfull
enough in the Art of Physiognomy would be most shamefully deceived,
whilst they should rashly judge by the hairs, imputing that to the
stars, which should rather be ascribed to men themselves.
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