..."like charcoal in the bottom of a deep dark well," or, as Carlyle said, "dull dark eyes underneath a precipice of brows like dull anthracite furnaces needing only to be blown," with massive jaw and mastive mouth artistically arched and "accurately closed," dignified, apparently...

...parliamentary Hercules, one would be inclined to back him at first sight against the extant world. The tanned complexion, that amorphous crag-like face, the dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces needing only to be blown, the mastiff mouth accurately...

...parliamentary Hercules, one would incline to back him at first sight against all the extant world. The tanned complexion ; that amorphous crag-like face ; the dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown ; the mastiff mouth,...

...Parliamentary Hercules, one would incline to back him at first sight against all the extant world. The tanned complexion, that amorphous, crag-like face,...anthracite furnaces needing only to be blown, the mastiff-mouth, accurately closed: — I have not traced as much of silent Berserkir-rage, that I remember...

...the extant world. The tanned complexion ; the amorphous craglike face; the dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces...to be blown; the mastiff mouth, accurately closed; I have not traced so much of silent Berserkir rage that I remember of in any other man." — THOMAS...

...grim, tall, yellowskinned man ; the crag-like face ; the huge, black, wearied, yet unweariablelooking eyes, under their precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown ; the angriest shut mouth I have anywhere seen ; a droop on the upper side is quite mastiff-like ; magnificent...

...were coals of fire. Carlyle, in a letter to Emerson, describes the eyes as " dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces needing only to be blown," and characterizes the mouth as a " mastiff mouth." In 1839, on a visit to Liverpool, Webster was walking...

...Parliamentary Hercules, 5 one would incline to back him at first sight against all the extant world. The tanned complexion, that amorphous crag-like face...anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown ; the mastiff-mouth, accurately closed : — I have not 10 traced as much of silent Berserkir-rage, that...

...Parliamentary Hercules, one would incline to back him at first sight against all the extant world. The tanned complexion, that amorphous crag-like face;...anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown; the mastiff-mouth, accurately closed: — I have not traced as much of silent Berserkir-rage, that I remember...

...parliamentary Hercules, one would incline to back him at first sight against all the extant world. The tanned complexion ; that amorphous, crag-like face ; the dull black eyes under the precipice of brows, like dull anthracite furnaces, needing only to be blown ; the mastiff mouth,...