Aristotle's works:: Containing the Master-piece, Directions for Midwives, and Counsel and Advice to Child-bearing Women with Various Useful Remedies
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eyes like oxen, are persons of good nutriment, but of a weak memory, are
dull of understanding, and silly in their conversation. But he whose
eyes are neither too little nor too big, and inclined to black, do
signify a man mild, peaceable, honest, witty, and of a good
understanding: and one that, when need requires, will be serviceable to
his friend.
A long and thin nose denotes a man bold, furious, angry, vain, easy to
be persuaded either to good or evil, weak and credulous. A long nose
extended, the tip of it bending downwards, shows the person to be wise,
discreet, secret and officious, honest, faithful, and one who will not
be over-reached in bargaining.
A bottle-nose is what denotes a man to be impetuous in obtaining his
desires, also vain, false, luxurious, weak, and an uncertain man, apt to
believe, and easy to be persuaded. A nose broad in the middle, and less
towards the end, denotes a vain talkative person, a liar, and one of a
hard fortune. He who hath a long and great nose, is an admirer of the
fair sex, but ignorant of the knowledge of any thing that is good,
extremely addicted to vice; assiduous in obtaining what he desires, and
very secret in the prosecution of it; and though very ignorant, would
fain be thought very knowing.
A nose very sharp on the tip of it, and neither too long nor too short,
too thick nor too thin, denotes the person, if a man, to be of a fretful
disposition, always pining and peevish; and if a woman, a scold, or
contentious, wedded to her own humours; of a morose and dogged carriage,
and if married, a plague to her husband. A nose very round at the end of
it, and having but little nostrils, shows the person to be munificent,
and liberal, true to his trust, but withal very proud, credulous and
vain. A nose very long and thin at the end of it, and something round
withal, signifies one bold in his discourse, honest in his dealings,
patient in receiving, and slow in offering injuries, but yet privately
malicious. He whose nose is naturally more red than any other part of
his face, is thereby denoted to be covetous, impious, luxurious, and an
enemy to goodness. A nose that turns up again, and is long and full on
the tip of it, shows the person that has it to be bold, proud, covetous,
envious, luxurious, a liar and deceiver, vain-glorious, unfortunate and
contentious. He whose nose riseth high in the middle, is prudent and
polite, and of great courage, honourable in his actions, and true to his
word. A nose big at the end shows a person to be of a peaceable
disposition, industrious and faithful, and of a good understanding. A
very wide nose, with wide nostrils, denotes a man dull of apprehension,
and inclined more to simplicity than wisdom, and withal contentious,
vain-glorious, and a liar.