Physiognomy are irascible". The principal promoter of physiognomy in modern times was the Swiss pastor Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741–1801) who was briefly a friend of Goethe. Lavater's essays on physiognomy were first published in German in 1772 and gained great popularity. These influential essays were translated into French and English. Lavater found 'confirmation' of his ideas from the English physician-philosopher Sir Thomas Browne (1605–1682), and the Italian Giambattista Della Porta (1535–1615). Browne in his "Religio Medici" (1643) discusses the possibility of the discernment of inner qualities from the outer appearance of the face, thus: He reaffirmed his physiognomic beliefs in "Christian
A Book of Human Language A Book of Human Language A Book of Human Language is a studio album by American rapper Aceyalone. It was released on Project Blowed in 1998. The album was entirely produced by Mumbles. Bill Cassel of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Aceyalone wins major points for even trying to tackle weighty topics like life, death, time, and language." Brian Coleman of "CMJ New Music Monthly" called it "one of the most intelligent albums" of the year. Malik Singleton of "Vibe" described it as "an uninhibited exhibition of lyric artistry laid over jazzy breakbeats and rare