d and violently agitated. If this
strong remorse is succeeded by the more gracious disposition of
penitence, or contrition, then the eyes are raised (but with great
appearance of doubting and fear) to the throne of heavenly mercy; and
immediately cast down again to the earth. Then floods of tears are seen
to flow. The knees are bended, or the body prostrated on the ground. The
arms are spread in a suppliant posture, and the voice of deprecation is
uttered with sighs, groans, timidity, hesitation and trembling.

_Courage_, steady, and cool, opens the countenance, gives the whole form
an erect and graceful air. The accents are strong, full-mouthed and
articulate, the voice firm and even.

_Boasting_, or affected courage, is loud, blustering, threatening. The
eyes stare; the eyebrows draw down; the face red and bloated; the mouth
pouts out; the voice hollow and thundering; the arms are set a-kimbo;
the head often nodding in a menacing manner; and the right fist,
clenched, is brandished, from time to time, at the person threatened.
The right foot is often stamped upon the ground, and the legs take such
large strides, and the steps are so heavy, that the earth seems to
tremble under them.

_Pride_, assumes a lofty look, bordering upon the aspect and attitude of
anger. The eyes open, but with the eyebrows considerably drawn down; the
mouth pouting out, mostly shut, and the lips pinched close. The words
walk out a-strut, with a slow, stiff bombastic affectation of
importance. The arms generally a-kimbo, and the legs at a distance from
one another, taking large tragedy strides.

_Obstinacy_ adds to the aspect of pride, a dodged sourness, like that of
malice. See _Malice_.

_Authority_, opens the countenance, but draws down the eyebrows a
little, so far as to give the look of gravity. See _Gravity_.

_Commanding_ requires an air a little more peremptory, with a look a
little severe or stern. The hand is held out, and moved toward the
person to whom the order is given, with the palm upwards, and the head
nods towards him.

_Forbidding_, on the contrary, draws the head backwards, and pushes the
hand from one with the palm downward, as if going to lay it upon the
person, to hold him down immoveable, that he may not do what is
forbidden him.

_Affirming_, especially with a judicial oath, is expressed by lifting
the open right hand and eyes toward heaven; or if conscience is appealed
to, by laying the right hand upon the br