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[The] legitimate office [of the human face] is to perfect the life, a legible language to those who will study it, of the majestic mistress, the soul.

Source: Woman and Her Era, Pt. I, Ch. I , 1804.
-- Eliza Wood Burhans Farnham, (Nov 17 1815-1864), US social reformer, lecturer; She was head of the women's department of Sing-Sing, 1840s; instituted penal reforms.

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