Comparative Physiognomy - Or Resemblances Between Men and Animals #224186

The first formidable obstacle we meet with is this: The naked skull of poor Yorick, notwithstanding its yawning eye sockets and ghastly grin, presents the evidences of his former warmth of affection and his racy wit, although the signs of these emotions in the face are obliterated for ever. Is there, then, nothing left of the skull but the cranial portion? And does not Physiognomy claim that the character is indicated in the features of the face, as well as in the expressions?