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Show UliAl'. X. I 'NEEUTNU ANJ DEFIANCI~. 251 " oyes ho <lrow np the outer part of the upper lip, and " diRcover d a Rharp angular tooth." Tho nncov ring of tho canine tooth is the roBnlt of a (lonblo n1ovemont. Tho angle or corner of tho month iR drawn a littl backwards, and at the same ti1n a nlnRcle which runs parallel to and near tho nose draws np th outer part of the upper lip, and exr o. s tho (lanin on this ide of the face. The contraction of this 1nu. I makes a distinct furrow on the cheek, ancl produces strong wrinld s under the y , esp cially at its innor corner. The action is the same as that o{ a snarling dog; and a clog when pr tending to fight ofton draws up the lip on one side alone, namely that facing his antagonist. Our word snem· is in fact tho same as snarl, which was originally snar, the l " b ing 1nor ly an element implying continuanc of action.'' 16 I , uspoct that w soe a trace of this same expreRsion in what is called a derisive or sardonic smile. Th lipR ar th n kept joined or ahnost joined, but one corner of the mouth is retracted on the side towards tho dcricled 1 erson; and this drawing back of the corner i~ part of a true sneer. Although some persons smilo 1nore on one side of their face than on tho other, it iR not ea y to understand why in casas of derision tho , mile, if a real ono, should so co1nmonly be confined to one sid . I have also on theso occasions noticed a slight twitching of the muscle which draws up th outer part of the upper lip; and this 1novoment, if fully carried out, would have uncovered the canine, and would have produced a true sneer. lVI:r. Bulmer, an Australian missionary in a ro1noio part of Gipps' Land, says, in answer to my query abont IB Hon. leigh Wedgwoocl, 'Dictionary of English Etymology,' HWfl, Ynl. iii. pp. 2-tO. 21 ~L |
