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dreams, which discovereth the state of the body by the 

 imaginations of the mind. In the former of these I note 

 a deficience. For Aristotle hath very ingeni- Pars Physio . 

 ously and diligently handled the factures of gnomice, 

 the body, but not the gestures of the body, &amp;lt;/ gestu she 

 which are no less comprehensible by art, and motu cor &quot; 

 of greater use and advantage. For the linea- ^ om * 

 ments of the body do disclose the disposition and inclina 

 tion of the mind in general ; but the motions of the coun 

 tenance and parts do not only so, but do further disclose 

 the present humour and state of the mind and will. For 

 as your majesty saith most aptly and elegantly, As the 

 tongue speaketh to the ear so the gesture speaketh to the eye. 

 And therefore a number of subtile persons, whose eyes 

 do dwell upon the faces and fashions of men, do well 

 know the advantage of this observation, as being most 

 part of their ability; neither can it be denied, but that 

 it is a great discovery of dissimulations, and a great direc 

 tion in business. 



3. The latter branch, touching impression, hath not 

 been collected into art, but hath been handled dispers- 

 edly; and it hath the same relation or antistrophe that 

 the former hath. For the consideration is double : either, 

 how and how far the humours and affects of the body do 

 alter or work upon the mind ; or again, how and how far 

 the passions or apprehensions of the mind do alter or 

 work upon the body. The former of these hath been 

 inquired and considered as a part and appendix of medi 

 cine, but much more as a part of religion or superstition. 

 For the physician prescribeth cures of the mind in phren- 

 sies and melancholy passions; and pretendeth also to 

 exhibit medicines to exhilarate the mind, to confirm the 

 courage, to clarify the wits, to corroborate the memory, 



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