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"All mens faces are true, whatsomeer their hands are."
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PhysiognomyI knowe wele by thy fisnamy, thy kynd it were to stele. — Physiognomy
"I knowe wele by thy fisnamy, thy kynd it were to stele."
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Physiognomy or face reading, sometimes known by the later term anthroposcopy, is the practice of assessing a person's character or personality from their outer appearance—especially the face. The term physiognomy can also refer to the general appearance of a person, object, or terrain without reference to its implied characteristics—as in the physiognomy of an individual plant or of a plant commun
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