The influence of the stars : $b a book of old world loreBaughan, Rosa
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The influence of the stars : $b a book of old world lore
Baughan, Rosa
Astrology; Palmistry; Physiognomy
When the lips retreat on each side of the mouth and open into an oval
form, it denotes a subtle intelligence, tact and refinement of nature.
A sharp indentation immediately above the chin, between it and the
lower lip, shows good understanding.
A pointed chin is a sign of craftiness, wisdom, discretion and
intuitive perception.
A soft, fat, double chin shows epicurism and love of sensual pleasures
of all sorts; it also indicates an indolent temperament. We never see
such chins in persons of an energetic, restless nature. Charles James
Fox, who was excessively indolent, had this chin even in youth.
A flat chin shows avarice and a cold, hard nature; a small chin
indicates weakness, want of will-power and cowardice.
A retreating chin is a sign of silliness and, if the brow is shallow,
of imbecility.
Where the space between the nose and the red part of the lip is short
and very sharply cut, it indicates refinement and delicacy of
perception, but not much power--no _force_ of intellect; where this
space is unusually short, it denotes silliness and weakness of purpose.
A rather long but not flat upper lip, especially where the serpentine
line of the middle of the mouth is much defined and the middle of the
lip droops to the lower lip and is very flexible, denotes an eloquent
person. We see this form of upper lip in the bust of Demosthenes, the
greatest of Grecian orators; in Cicero, whose eloquence was unsurpassed
in his age; in Fox, whose powers of oratory were great; in the
demagogue Wilkes, in Edmund Burke, in Lord Palmerston and numerous
other orators.
A very long upper lip, which is flat and which belongs to a straight
and formless or too thick-lipped mouth, is a sign of a low and vicious
type of character. Almost all the faces of great criminals have this
defect, combined with massive jaws and high cheek-bones, which last
defect is, both Lavater and Perneti (a great French writer on the
subject of physiognomy) tell us, a sign of rapacity and egotism.
A round chin, with a dimple in it, denotes kindliness and benevolence,
a tender and unselfish nature. In a very massive double chin the dimple
increases the quality of love of sensual pleasures. A square and
massive chin shows strong perseverance and determined will.
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