OF MANHOOD. 447 



The cheeks are uniform features, and have 

 little motion or expreiTion, except from that in- 

 voluntary rednefs or palenefs with which they 

 are covered in different paffions ; they unite 

 the features, and give a contour to the face ; they 

 contribute more to beauty than to expreffion ; 

 and the fame obfervation may be applied to the 

 chin, the ears, and the temples. 



Shame, anger, pride, joy, equally give rife to 

 blufhlng ; while fear, terror, and forrow, pro- 

 duce a palenefs in the face. This change of 

 colour is involuntary ; it exhibits the ftate of 

 the mind without its confent. It is an effed: of 

 fentiment over which the will has no command. 

 We can eafily difguife the other marks of paf- 

 fion ; for a moment's reflection enables us to 

 (top the adion of the mufcles of the face which 

 charadlerife particular paffions, and even_ to 

 change their direction ; but to ftop or alter the 

 rednefs or palenefs of the countenance, is be- 

 yond our power ; becaufe thefe depend on a 

 peculiar motion of the blood, occafioned by the 

 adtion of the diaphragm, which is the chief in- 

 ternal organ cf fenfaiion. 



In different paflions, the whole head is affeded 

 with different motions and pofuions : It hangs 

 forward during (hame, humility, and forrow j 

 it inclines to one fide in languor and compaf- 

 fion ; it is elevated in pride, ered and fixed in 

 obftinacy and felf conceit ; it is thrown back- 

 ward in aflonifliment or furprife ; and rolls from 



fide 



