88 LECTURE II. 



The bridge of the nose is also peculiar to 

 the human face ; it is represented very 

 prominent, or raised much above the level 

 of the orbits. The Greeks thouo;ht it most 

 beautiful when it proceeded in a strait 

 line from the forehead, whilst the Romans 

 preferred it arched. The nostrils are formed 

 as little like a snout as possible ; they are 

 apertures for respiration, and for smelling, 

 in the human subject, and their motions 

 contribute to expression. The orifice of 

 the mouth, though occasionally used for 

 eating, seems chiefly constructed in the hu- 

 man face, for the articulation of our words ; 

 and the motions of the lips are also 

 strongly indicative of our feelings. The 

 Greeks represented the mouth according to 

 these views of the subject. They made it as 

 little like a devouring aperture as possible. 

 They made the orifice of small dimensions ; 

 the lips thin, but muscular and expressive ; 

 and they sometimes even flattened the 

 arch of the jaws in an excessive degree^ 

 The chin, which is peculiar to the human 

 countenance, they made to project very 

 considerably, and in the males they repre- 



