or neatness without foppery, which are the virtues that produce such irresistible charms.

"Vice, in like manner, in persons yielding to its influence, may highly deform; especially when, in consequence of bad education, and want of knowledge of the traits of moral beauty or of will to assume them, the vicious may fin no day, no hour, in which to repair the depreda tions of vice.

"Where is the person who will not listen the mouth, in which no trait, no shade of false hood is discoverable? Let it preach the experienc of what wisdom, what science it may, comfor will ever be the harbinger of such a physician and confidence hasten to welcome his approach

"One of the most hateful objects in the crea tion, says a certain writer, is a vicious and de formed old woman. We may also say, that the virtuous matron, in whose countenance goodnes and the ardour of benevolence are conspicuous is an object most worthy our reverence. Age never deforms the countenance, when the mind dares appear unmasked; it only wears off the fresh varnish, under which coquetry, vanity, and

Wherever age

is exceed

vice were concealed. ingly deformed, the same deformity would have been visible in youth, to the attentive observer.

"This is no difficult matter, and were men to act from conviction, instead of flattering themselves with the hope of fortunate accidents, happy marriages would be more frequent; and, as

akspeare says, the bonds which should unite arts would not so often strangle temporal ppiness.

This certainly is the language of the heart. ! that I could have written my fragments in mpany with such an observer! Who could ve rendered greater services to physiognomy in the man who, with the genius of a mathetician, possesses so accurate a spirit of obrvation?

CHAP. XXXII.

Description of Plate V.

Number 1.

ILLIAM HONDIUS, a Dutch engraver, after andyck. We here see mild, languid, slow inustry, with enterprizing, daring, conscious heoism. This forehead is rounded, not indeed ommon nor ignoble. The eyebrows are curved, he eyes languid and sinking, and the whole countenance oval, ductile, and maidenly. -

Number 2.

if

This head, if not stupid, is at least common; hot rude, clumsy. I grant it as a caricature, yet, however, there is something sharp and fine in the eye and mouth, which a connoisseur will

discover.

Number 3.

This is manifestly a Turk, by the arching and

position of the forehead, the hind part of the head, the eyebrows, and particularly the nose The aspect is that of observation, with a degree of curiosity. The open mouth denotes re marking, with some reflection.

Number 4.

It must be a depraved taste which can call th graceful, and therefore it must be far from m jestic. I should neither wish a wife, mothe sister, friend, relation, or goddess, to possess countenance so cold, insipid, affected, ston unimpassioned, or so perfectly a statue.

Number 5.

The strong grimace of an impotent madman, who distorts himself without meaning. In the eye is neither attention, fury, littleness, no greatness.

Number 6.

The eyes in this head are benevolently stupid Wherever so much white is seen as in the le eye, if in company with such a mouth, there seldom much wisdom.

IT

CHAP. XXXIII.

General Remarks on Women.

It may be necessary for me to say, that I am bu little acquainted with the female part of the hu