THE GOLDEN FORTUNE-TELLER
⟨revenge⟩ an injury. He whose hair is of a brownish ⟨colour⟩, and curled a little, is a well-disposed man, ⟨and⟩ a lover of peace.
Forehead.—The forehead that riseth in a round, ⟨signifies⟩ a man liberally minded, of a good understanding, and generally inclined to virtue. Ho ⟨whose⟩ forehead is low and little, is of a good understanding, magnanimous, confident, and a great {{reconstruct|pretender to love and honour.
Eye-brows.—Those eye-brows that are much ⟨arched⟩, whether in a man or woman, show the ⟨person⟩ is proud, high-spirited, bold, and threatening, ⟨and⟩ a lover of beauty. Those, on the other side, ⟨whose⟩ eye-brows are black, and the hair of them ⟨but⟩ thin, will do nothing without great consideration, and are bold and confident in the performance ⟨of⟩ what they undertake.
Eyes.—He whose eyes are hollow in his head, ⟨is⟩ one that is suspicious, malicious, perverse in his ⟨conversation⟩, and of an extraordinary memory. ⟨He⟩ whose eyes are, as it were, starting out of his ⟨head⟩, is a simple foolish person. He who looks ⟨studiously⟩ and acutely, with his eyes and eye-lids ⟨downwards⟩, denotes thereby to be of a malicious ⟨nature⟩, very treacherous, and false. He who hath ⟨a⟩ wandering eye, and which is rolling up and ⟨down⟩, is for the most part a vain, simple, deceitful ⟨man⟩, lustful, treacherous, or high-minded. He ⟨whose⟩ eyes are twinkling, and which move forward or backward, show the person to be luxurious, ⟨unfaithful⟩, and hard to believe. They whose eyes ⟨are⟩ addicted to be bloodshot, ⟨aro⟩ naturally choleric, ⟨proud⟩, cruel without shame, and much inclined to ⟨superstition.⟩
Thus from the eyes we several things may see,
By nature's art of physiognomy;
And this may teach us goodness more to prize,
For where one s good, twenty are otherwise.
