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though the tenfettefs of the Nerves favour it : but I conceive 
it done in the MeJiflla of the Brain, where is the common 
flock of Spirits ; as in an Organ^ whofe Pipes being unco- 
vered, the Air rufhes into them, but the Keys let go, are 
ftopt again : Now if by repeated Ads or frequent entertain- 
ing of the Ideas of a favon.rite Paffion or Vice, which Na- 
tural Temperament has hurry'd one to, or Cuftom dragged, 
the Face is Co often put into that pofture which attends fuch 
Ads, that the Animal Spirits find fuch patent paflages into 
its Nerves, that it is fometimes unalterably fer, (as the Indian 
Religious are, by long continuing in ftrange Poftures in their 
Tagods,) but moft commonly fuch a Habit is contracted, that 
it falls infenfibly into that Pofture, when fome prefent Ob- 
i^d: does not obliterate that more Natural Impreffion by a 
new, or diflimuktion hide it : Hence it is that we fee great 
Drinkers with Eyes generally fet towards the Nofe, the ad- 
ducent Mufcles being often employed to let them fee their 
loved Liquor in theGlafs, in the time of drinking; which 
were therefore called Bibitory ; Lafcivious Perfons are Re- 
markable for the Oculorum moUlts fetulant 'm, as Tetronius calls 
it. From this alfo we may folve the Quakers expeding Face 
waiting the pretended Spirit, and the Melancholy Face of the 
Se5}ariesy the Studious Face of Men of great Application of 
Mind, Revengeful and Bloody Men like Executioners in the 
Ad ; and though Silence in a fort may a while paft for Wit 
dom, yet fooner or later Sir Martin peeps through the Di(^ 
guife to undo all. A changeable Face I have obferved to fliew 
a changeable Mind. But I would by no means have what 
has been faid underftood as without exception, for I doubt 
not but fometimes there are found Men with great and ver- 
tuous Souls under unpromifing outfides, as if Nature defigned 
to Ihew, what Seneca faid of his Friend Claranus, Ut a^probet 
'virtutem omni loco nafcii And a little after, Claranus mihi vi' 
detur m exemplum edit us y ut fcire fojfemus non deformitate corporis 
f cedar i animum^ fed pulcbrittidine animi corpus ornari. 
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