e accompanied with much
the same looks and gestures as express love, but more moderate.

_Wonder_, or _Amazement_, (without any other _interesting_ passion, as
_Love_, _Esteem_, &c.) opens the eyes, and makes them appear very
prominent; sometimes raises them to the skies; but oftener, and more
expressively, fixes them on the object, if the cause of the passion be a
present and visible object, with the look, all except the wildness, of
fear. (See _Fear_.) If the hands hold any thing, at the time when the
object of wonder appears, they immediately let it drop, unconscious, and
the whole body fixes in the contracted, stooping posture of amazement;
the mouth open; the hands held up open, nearly in the attitude of fear.
(See _Fear_.) The first excess of this passion stops all utterance; but
it makes amends afterwards by a copious flow of words, and exclamations.

_Admiration_, a mixed passion, consisting of wonder, with love or
esteem, takes away the familiar gesture and expression of simple love.
(See _Love_.) Keeps the respectful look and gesture. (See _Modesty_ and
_Veneration_.) The eyes are opened wide, and now and then raised toward
heaven. The mouth is opened. The hands are lifted up. The tone of the
voice rapturous. This passion expresses itself copiously, making great
use of the figure hyperbole.

_Gratitude_ puts on an aspect full of complacency. (See _Love_.) If the
object of it is a character greatly superior, it expresses much
submission. (See _Modesty_.) The right hand pressed upon the breast,
accompanies, very properly, the expression of a sincere and hearty
sensibility of obligation.

_Curiosity_, as of a busy-body, opens the eyes and mouth, lengthens the
neck, bends the body forward, and fixes it in one posture, with the
hands nearly in that of admiration. See _Admiration_. See also _Desire_,
_Attention_, _Hope_, _Enquiry_, and _Perplexity_.

_Persuasion_ puts on the looks of moderate love. (See _Love_.) Its
accents are soft, flattering, emphatical and articulate.

_Tempting_, or _Wheedling_, expresses itself much in the same way, only
carrying the fawning part to excess.

_Promising_ is expressed with benevolent looks, the nod of consent, and
the open hands gently moved towards the person to whom the promise is
made, the palms upwards. The sincerity of the promiser may be expressed
by laying the right hand gently on the breast.

_Affectation_ displays itself in a thousand different gestures, motions