The language of handwriting : a textbook of graphology / by Richard Dimsdale Stocker.

  • Richard Dimsdale Stocker
Date:
1904
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Credit: The language of handwriting : a textbook of graphology / by Richard Dimsdale Stocker. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    graphical sign is Spirituality : as is demonstrated by the laterally extended bases of the letters. Language, Form, Size, Colour, Comparison, Human Nature, Con- structiveness, Ideality, and Sublimity are well indi- cated ; whilst the signs for Benevolence, Veneration, Conscientiousness, Cautiousness, Combativeness, Ac- quisitiveness, and Amativeness are all decided. The autographs of the Countess of Huntingdon, Whittier, &c., show Belief to have been very large. 21. Veneration = Respect; modesty; reverence; as- piration ; the inclination to pray and exhibit religious feeling. Veneration has three manifestations— (1) Love of antiquity is indicated by the shape of the capitals, when they are made according to the “ old ” pattern [A, &c.] (2) The love of worship is denoted according to the positions of the dots above the i, the inverted commas (quotation marks), apostrophes, and accents, &c.; when these are placed high, the faculty will be well defined when low, the reverse will be the case. (3) Respect is shown by simple, homely forms of letters, especially of the capitals. As humility is the basis of this feeling, it is not surprising to find that those possessed of it should write in an unostentatious, humble way; which accounts for the “ style ” being pure and without