HUMAN PHYSIOGNOMY. 5 A Brief Description, by Lavater, of the Members of the Human Body, with their Signification. Of the Head.—The head short and round, denotes one to be forgetful and foolish ; the head long, in fashion to the hammer, to be prudent and wary, and in the fore part of the head a hollowness, to be wily and ireful; the head big, doth denote a dull person, and applied to the ass; the head little, to be foolish, and applied to the dog ; the head of middling bigness doth argue a good wit naturally; the head pineable shape, to be unshamefaced and a boaster. Of the Forehead.—The forehead smooth, to be a flatterer, applied to the fawning dog; the forehead big and wrinkled, to be bold, applied to the bull and lion; a low forehead to be sad, applied to passion ; a low forehead, to be a flatterer, applied to the dog; a high forehead, to be liberal, applied to the lion ; an over-wrinkled forehead, to be unshamefaced, and puffed up in the temples, to be high-minded, ireful, and of a rude wit; the forehead small, to be unapt to learn, inconstant, and applied to the sow; the forehead very big, to be slow, and applied to the ox; the forehead round, to be of a dull perseverance, ireful, and applied to the ass; and being somewhat a plain forehead, to be circumspect and applied to the dog; a square formed forehead, to be bold, applied to the lion. Of the Eyes.—The eyes small and quivering, to be shamefaced and yet a lover ; how much the bigger the eyes, so much the less miice, yet the more foolishness ; the eye thwart writhing, to be deceitful, a niggard and ireful; the eyes big out, to be foolish, fearful, faint-hearted, and unshamefaced ; the eyes disorderly moving, as one while running, another while staying, to be rash, disquiet, and troubled in mind, wicked and a briber; the eyelids quivering, to be fearful; the eye swift moving, with a sharp look, to be fraudulent, unfaithful, and a thief; the eyes steadfastly looking, to be troubled in mind and a deceiver ; the eyes situated as into a length, to be a deceiver and envious ; little bags or bladders swelling out from the eyes, to be great wine drinkers; little bladders swelling out before the eyes, to be great sleepers ; the eyes small, to be faint-hearted, applied to the ass; the eyes big, to be slow and tractable, applied to the ox ; the eyes hollow standing, to be envious and wicked, applied to the ape ; the eyes somewhat hollow, to be stout of courage, applied to the lion; the eyes somewhat big, and a little imminent, to be gentle, applied to the ox; the eyes very wide open, to be impudent; the corner of the eyes fleshy, unto the nose joining, to be malicious; the eyes of length, to bo
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