A keen glance betokens lordly birth, and it is plain that he whom fairness, that sure sign of nobleness, commends, is of no mean station.

The outward alertness of thine eyes signifies a spirit of radiance within.

Face vouches for race; and the lustre of forefathers is beheld in the brightness of the countenance.
For an aspect so benign and noble could never have issued from base parentage.

The grace of thy blood makes thy brow mantle with a kindred grace, and the estate of thy birth is reflected in the mirror of thy countenance.

It is no obscure craftsman, therefore, that has finished the portrait of so choice a chasing.