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into which they are inserted. ... If they are con- 

 tented to allow me to have bin the first that by Art 

 endeavoured to linke the Muscles and the Affections 

 together in a new Pathmyogamia ... I ask no 

 more." 



" All the outward expressions we have or can 

 make are performed by motion, and therefore 

 signify the affections of the mind, which are 

 motions ; the moving of the instruments and parts, 

 answering in a kind of semblance and representa- 

 tive proportion, to the motions of the mind " (p. 4). 



" The Eyes of Man are the most cleere Interpre- 

 ters of the affections of the mind ; wherefore since 

 they were for that purpose to be endued with a 

 voluntary motion, and all motions are performed 

 by Muscles, therefore the great Architect gave 

 muscles to the Eyes, whereby they are most swiftly 

 moved according to the inward motions of the 

 mind, whence the Eye by the Philosopher is said 

 to be the most moveable part of our Body, by which 

 advantage it hath more opportunities to express the 

 motions of our mind " (p. 166). 



All the descriptions of expression given by 

 Bulwer are muscular movements or nerve-muscular 

 signs. 



All expression of feeling is effected by muscular 

 action, whether it be by words, by facial movement 

 or gesture, movements effected by voluntary muscles ; 

 or expression may be produced by dilatation of the 

 pupil, erection of the hair, or disturbed action of 

 the heart, these being due to the conditions of 

 involuntary muscular fibre. 



