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“ The Face of Alexander Magnus upon his Coins, 
“ his Eyes fet high and great, with his Chin thrud 
“ our, fpeak him haughty, earned, and couragious, 
<c as ‘Plutarch remarked from the Phyfiognomids. 
“ The frizzled Hair of Pompey , and his forward 
“ Countenance, fhew his Stoumefs and Ambition. 
tc The Temperament and Difpofition of 'Julius Cafar 
€C is read in his Coins, as divers have obferved, and 
IC at length Dr. Andreas , out of Argoli: Marcus 
“ Antoninus's double Chin Chews his Love of Plea* 
“ fure. The Air of King Juba argues him cruel and 
“ arrogant. The good Features of Augujlus declare 
“ an excellent Mind, a Mixture of Sweetnefs, and 
tc Prudence, and Courage. The little Eyes of Nero , 
“ his thick Neck, his Throat and Chin conjoin'd, 
<£ were no good Signs to the Romans ; and the Sta- 
<c ture of Maximinus , and narrow Chin, befpake 
<c his Cruelty/' 
VIL 
But all this kind of Do&rine of Phyiiognomy 
mull very often deceive, becaufe it was taken chiefly 
from Incidents that happened during the Reigns and 
Authority of great Perfonages, who were very con- 
fpicuous in their Stations, and who, confequently, 
drew the Attention of thefe O’ofervers upon them- 
felvcs. Thus when the Chara&er of the Perfon was 
known, an Account of his Face was immediately 
taken, and a Standard laid down for every Perfon, 
who in any wife had a Refemblancc to it : As if the 
Length or Shortncfs of Nofe or Chin could be an 
indication of the Difpofition of the Mind : But fuch 
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