George Combe

Educator

1788-10-21

Books by George Combe

A System of Phrenology. By George Combe, Late President of the Phrenological Society
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Letter from George Combe to Francis Jeffrey, Esq. in Answer to His Criticism on Phrenology, Contained in No LXXXVIII. of the Edinburgh Review
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Introduction. George Combe "The constitution of Man" 8th ed., 1847
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The interval allowed was only five minutes, at the end of which I resumed the lecture; but so refreshing was the effects of the brief rest and, above all, the admission of pure air, that during the second hour the attention was as completely sustained as during the first.
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The friends whom I have are invaluable, and although not numerous they are sufficient for my enjoyment; and the texture of my own mind renders me very indifferent to the rest of the world.
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They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense.
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I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.
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