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 be a woman that do so with her left eye, trust her not as to the faithfulness of her love.

You will seldom find deceit when the eye looks with a modest confidence, not staring you out of countenance, nor averting as if detected of a crime; but when in business, love or friendship, there appears a tender firmness.

A long nose denotes a vain mind, unruly disposition, much given to wrangling, and not to be depended on.

A high nose denotes a violent person, a vain liar, and extremely laciviouslascivious [sic], easily believing another, and very inconstant.

He that hath a big nose every way, long and hanging down, is covetous in every thing.

When the nose is crooked it signifies a proud man, and the person who possesses it is never good, but justice overtakes them.

He that hath the nose hairy at, or above the point, is a person altogether simple hearted.

A Roman or acquline nose denotes a haughty, arbitrary, and wranglesome person.

A nose that is round and long, and of a pleasant feature, besides being one of the perfections of beauty, denotes the woman or maid wise, prudent and chaste, particularly if she has blue eyes.

He that hath a great and broad mouth is shameless, a great babler, and liar, proud to an excess, and ever abounding in quarrelsome words.

A little mouth denotes a person peaceable and faithful.

Those that have the lips small and thin are great talkers and railers, and given to deceit and falsehood.

Lips that are a little thick and well coloured, are faithful, and given to virtue; and those who have the lips pleasantly pouting are sure to be of Venus’s greatest beauties.